Abstract: The invention relates to vehicles which are particularly adapted for use in refuse collection, but may also have other uses, such as for self-loading of aggregates, or lifting and transportation of bulky objects.The body of the vehicle comprises a plurality of sections, one adapted to receive the material to be collected and to in turn deliver it to another body section. To unload the vehicle body, the said other body section is moved to cooperative relation with the said one body section so that the material flows through and outwardly of the latter.

Abstract: A multi-purpose vehicle which may be used for a variety of purposes, such for example, as a fork lift truck, a tow truck with a hoist, a tractor or truck for towing a four wheel vehicle, any of the foregoing in combination with each other or in combination with a load carrying bed or container, or a tractor for supporting and towing a semi-trailer, in combination with some of the foregoing.My invention may be readily installed on a conventional roadway tractor and comprises a sub-frame including a pair of beams which have a horizontal component adapted to rest on top of the usual longitudinally extending beams of the main frame of the tractor in a normal horizontal position, and a vertical component adapted to be pivotally connected to a support some distance above the main frame.