Patent ID: 8827627

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a frame having attachment points for attachment to a vehicle; a bucket rotatably mounted on said frame, said bucket having a bottom wall, side walls, an open mouth and an open back, said bucket rotatable between a first position wherein said bottom wall of said bucket is generally horizontally disposed with said open mouth facing rearward away from said vehicle and said open back facing forward toward said vehicle, and a second position wherein said bucket is rotated to a sufficient degree that loose material within said bucket flows out of said open back; a blade fixed to said frame and disposed within said bucket between said open mouth and said open back, wherein when said bucket is in said first position said blade blocks loose material in said bucket from flowing out said open back, and when said bucket is in said second position an opening is formed between said blade and said bucket such that loose material within said bucket flows out of said open back; further comprising drag members affixed to said bucket, whereby when said drag members are in contact with a ground surface and said vehicle is moving forward, said bucket rotates with respect to the frame such that said loose material flows out of said bucket.