Patent ID: 7445419

Claim:
A method for delivering sizeable quantities of landscaping material from a distribution site to remotely located job sites using a trailer having a bin for storing and transporting such landscaping material such bin having a discharge opening and a gate for controlling the passage of landscaping material from the bin through the opening, the method comprising the steps of: (a) with the gate in a closed position, loading the bin of the trailer with landscaping material at a distribution site; (b) transporting the trailer to a job site remotely located from the distribution site using a vehicle to pull the trailer; (c) positioning the trailer at the job site so that it is generally level; (d) placing a wheelbarrow underneath the discharge opening in the bin of the trailer; (e) moving the gate to an open position using a lever to pivotally coupled to the bin and coupled to the gate through the use of a pin and hole to permit the passage of a desired quantity of landscaping material out of the opening and directly into the wheelbarrow, said lever extending a sufficient length so that one need not reach over said wheelbarrow positioned underneath said opening to actuate said lever; (f) moving the gate back to said closed position using said lever to obstruct the passage of material out of the bin; (g) using the wheelbarrow to distribute the landscaping material at the desired location at the job site; (h) repeating steps (d)-(g) until all the landscaping material needed for the job is distributed or the bin is empty; and (i) transporting the trailer back to the distribution site.