Patent ID: 7426769
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: A01C,A01K,B08B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A vacuum truck for use in cold and inclement weather to collect cold stall and manure material by vacuum, comprising: a self-propelled steerable vehicle including a frame; a storage tank on the frame; a scraper mounted on the frame and defining a collection area for scraped stall and manure material; a suction line extending from the collection area to the storage tank; a vacuum source operably connected to at least one of the collection area, the suction line, and the storage tank for creating suction to move the stall and manure material from the collection area along the suction line into the storage tank; and a heat source and a hot air line connecting the heat source to the suction line, whereby the vacuum truck can be used in cold and inclement weather without the cold stall and manure material collecting and plugging the collection area and plugging the suction line.