Patent ID: 6945482

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a chassis; a combination body for selectively dumping and spreading materials, the body pivotably secured to the chassis at a hinge, the body comprised of front and rear ends and first and second side walls; a hoist extending between the body and the chassis for pivoting the body about the hinge; a conveyor assembly comprising an endless conveyor disposed between the side walls and extending beyond the rear end of the body; a spreader for selectively spreading materials, the spreader adjustably mounted to the vehicle and cooperatively arranged with the conveyor assembly to receive materials, and wherein the spreader is selectively movable along a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis; a spreader mounting assembly, the spreader mounting assembly mounted to the body, and the spreader adjustably mounted to the spreader mounting assembly, wherein the spreader mounting assembly Includes a support member and an adjustment mechanism, the support member secured to the body, the adjustment mechanism secured to the support member, and the adjustment mechanism allowing the spreader to selectively move along the first, second, and third axes, and wherein the adjustment mechanism includes first, second, and third adjustment members, the first adjustment member movably mounted to the support member such that the first adjustment member is selectively movable along die first axis, die second adjustment member movably mounted to the first adjustment member such that the second adjustment member is selectively movable along the second axis, the third adjustment member mounted to the second adjustment member, the spreader adjustably mounted to the third adjustment member such that the spreader is selectively movable along the third axis.