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TRAILER SPREADER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trailers and Hauling
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

A small salt-spreading machine with a trough-like hopper body mounted on a single two-wheeled axle.

OBS

[Trailer spreaders are] towed close-coupled behind a salt carrying vehicle, normally a tipper. Some [of them] distribute the salt onto the road surface through a variable width slot in the base of the hopper. Others use a spinner similar to that used on bulk spreaders.

OBS

trailer spreader: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Remorques et remorquage
  • Entretien des routes
DEF

Petite épandeuse avec trémie montée sur un essieu simple à deux roues.

OBS

[Les remorques d'épandage sont attelées] de près à un véhicule transportant du sel, normalement un camion-benne. [Certaines d'entre elles] distribuent le sel à la surface de la route par une fente d'ouverture variable à la base de la trémie, d'autres utilisent un système rotatif similaire à celui des épandeurs à grande capacité.

OBS

remorque d'épandage : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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