Patent ID: 8650037
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: B02C,E01C

Abstract:
1. A method of sequentially transporting a rock crusher on a plurality of highways where each highway has differing regulations with respect to the transportation of trailers thereon, comprising the steps of: determining vehicle size restrictions for a plurality of different highways each having differing vehicle restrictions and determining an origin and a destination and planning a route from the origin to the destination where a total amount of tow vehicle mileage is minimized; providing, within the political boundaries of a first state, an aggregate processing apparatus with a first plurality of wheels so as to be legally towable on a first highway, the aggregate processing apparatus being configured with an inlet opening for aggregate to be handled and a discharge opening for discharging processed aggregate; providing, within the political boundaries of said first state, a material feed structure with a second plurality of wheels so as to be legally towable on said first highway; on said first highway, pulling said aggregate processing apparatus from a first tow end with a first truck in a first direction extending from said first plurality of wheels to said first tow and simultaneously pulling said material feed structure from a second tow end with a second truck, in a second direction extending from said second plurality of wheels to said second tow end; translating and then mating said aggregate processing apparatus with respect to said material feed structure and thereby forming a bifurcatable unified structure which is in a unified configuration to perform aggregate material processing, and is larger than is permissible to be legally towed on said first highway in said first state and which unified structure is without a capability of substantial intermediate angular articulation between the aggregate processing apparatus and the material feed structure and where said first direction and second direction are oriented in a common direction; and towing said unified structure in said unified configuration on a second highway which legally permits larger loads than said first highway; where said unified structure in said unified configuration can be operated for processing aggregate material without separating; said aggregate processing apparatus and said material feed structure and while maintaining said first direction and said second direction in said common direction.