HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PIVOTING PLATFORM FOR USE AS A SPREADER TURRET BASE

The present invention(s) relates to a methodology and supporting mechanisms to facilitate a flat bottom or near flat bottom (minimal center of mass and or center of gravity) storage hopper that can be used to feed a throw conveyor. The throw conveyor needs to be positioned under the storage hoppers discharge (vertical and horizontal motion). The invention describes several possible solutions to achieve these goals through the use of a height adjustable pivoting platform, throw conveyor turret and pivot arm. All of these components need to be rigid in design and work together as a system to ultimately facilitate the transportation (motion) of a throw conveyor from the stowed position( typically along the side of the storage hopper off center) to the working position (on the storage hopper centerline below the storage hopper discharge).