The shovel makes it easy to spread a range of materials such as concrete, asphalt, bulk material (sand, chips, ballast, top soil, salt, wood chips, pebbles etc.) evenly over a conveyor belt. The shovel is emptied laterally over a conveyor belt; exact material metering is controlled by the conveyor belt-and drive speed of the carrier vehicle. It represents an affordable alternative to a pivot loader or a side dump bucket. In contrast to a side dump bucket, weight is not relocated during emptying; thus a heavy carrier machine is not required to prevent tipping.

The shovel is either filled directly from a lorry like a conventional shovel, or from a second wheel loader.

The shovel is a wheel loader attachment and is fitted on the appropriate quick release plate on the wheel loader.

Wide application: Inc. roads, piping and lines, sports grounds & municipal applications:

Road construction:

• For the distribution of foundation and backstop concrete in the construction of surrounds
• Distributing top soil for green areas
• Distributing ballast / chips in road-edge screeding / maintenance
• (An optional levelling blade can be used to add material at the same height or scratch out old material)

Cut-and-cover line construction:

• Clearance of ditches and lines
• Distributing asphalt with repair work

Sports grounds:

• Clearances of drainage ditches

Municipal uses:

• Distributing ballast / chips in road-edge screeding / maintenance
• (an optional levelling blade can be used to add material at the same height or scratch out old material)
• Distributing salt in the salt container
• Distributing wood chips in plant beds
• Flood protection: Filling sand hoses / sacks

Advantages:

• Saves time
• Saves material
• Simple operation
• Makes work easier
• Exact metering
• Low space requirements - the wheel loader drives parallel to the depositing point
• Self-loading or external loading by a lorry or wheel loader
• Large range of deployment
• Quick assembly