It improves the safety and traction of icy haul roads in winter by applying road grit. During spring thaw, the material spreader is said to easily tackle deteriorating road areas by spreading repair material and building up areas. “We receive multiple requests every year for a sanding body that can apply grit to haul roads,” says Josh Swank, Philippi-Hagenbuch (PHIL) vice president of sales.
“When we started designing the material spreading system, we wanted to ensure that it met the same criteria as all of our products. This spreader, like all PHIL products, is robustly built to withstand the harshest worksite conditions, simple to operate, and designed to maximise efficiency and achieve the truck’s true hauling capacity.” Central to the system is a patented PHIL rear-eject body coupled with the new material spreader attachment. The material Spreader is said to easily spread road grit, sand or other material ranging in size from very fine to more than 5cm. Its spreading width can be adjusted from 4.6m to over 18.3m, and the material spreading rate and width is controlled from the truck’s cab.
An optional top-loading grizzly screen controls the maximum size of the material being spread. An ejector blade on the proven PHIL rear-eject body moves material to the rear of the body and into a cross auger channel, which gathers material to the centre of the spreader and then discharges it onto a set of material spinners for spreading. The material spreader body is said to eliminate the need to purchase a dedicated piece of sanding equipment, and to adapt to year-round use as the spreader, adding traction to icy roads during the winter, and building up and maintaining haul roads in the spring and autumn.
