GENERAL  INFORMA  TION
Table  3:  Determining  Vehicle  Payload
Example
Coarse  Salt  -Dry
Material  Type
Equipment  installed  when  vehide
was  weighed
RC  Mild  Steel  8'
Hopper  Spreader
Front  Gross  Axle  Weight  Rating
(FGAWR)
Rear  Gross  Axle  Weight  Rating
(RGAWR)
Gross  Vehide  Weight  Rating
(GVWR)  (lb.)
8600
Gross  Vehicle  Weight  (GVW)  (lb.)
(empty)
-6500
Payload  Available  (Ib. }
=  2100
=
=
Material  Weight  (lb./cu.  yd.)
+  1431
+
Maximum  Volume  {cu.  yd.)
=  1.47
=
=
Maximum  Height  (Approximate)  (in.)
24"
Loaded  Front  Gross  Axle  Weight
(FGAW)  (lb.)
Loaded  Rear  Gross  Axle  Weight
(RGAW)  (lb.)
Loaded  Gross  Vehicle  Weight
(GVW)  (lb.)
Table  4:  Spreader  Specifications
Overall
Spreader
Length
(inches)
Empty
Weight  (lb.)
(No  screen
or  battery)
Capacity
Struck
(cu.  yd.)
Capacity
Rounded
(cu.  yd.)
Overall
Width
(inches)
Overall
Height
(inches)
Spreader
Description
Recom-
mended  Use
Regular  Capacity
8'  Hopper  Body
16 Gauge  Stainless  Steel
113
624
314 or  1 Ton
Pick-up
Trucks
above  8500
Ib. GVWR
1.8*
2.3*
50-3/4
32-1/2
Regular  Capacity
8'  Hopper  Body
12 Gauge  Mild  Steel
113
820
1.8**
2.3**
50-3/4
32-1/2
High  Capacity
8'  Hopper  Body
12 Gauge  Mild  Steel
Dump  or
Flat  Bed
Trucks
above
15,000  Ib.
GVWR
113
1000
2.6
3.2
58
41
High  Capacity
10'  Hopper  Body
12 Gauge  Mild  Steel
137
1200
3.3
4.1
58
41
.Side  Extensions are not recommended for the 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Spreader and will  void  all warranties.
..6"  Side Extension adds 0.6 cu. yd. capacity,  12" Side Extension adds 1.2 cu. yd. capacity.
Fonn No.80357
6
April  2,  1998