Abstract: A self-loading machine for dispersing material contained in large bales. The machine has a generally trough shaped body with a movable side which lowers to engage a bale and raises to load the bale into the machine. A cylindrical rotor is made up of a series of plates having hammers which are pivotally attached at alternate locations between the plates. The machine is also provided with a conveyor which, in conjunction with the action of the rotor, serves to tumble a round bale as material is removed and peel off material from the bottom of a rectangular bale. As material is removed from the bale, it is mixed with air generated by the rotor and discharged in a uniform stream at high velocity from the machine.

Abstract: A water-borne craft is supported by laterally spaced pontoons, wherein an open-topped receptacle mounted in the open space between the pontoons is movable between a fully elevated position wherein the bottom of the receptacle is at or above the water line of the craft and a fully lowered position wherein the bottom of the receptacle is submerged beneath the water line and the open top of the receptacle is above the water line. Water and materials are introduced into and mixed in the receptacle when in a fully lowered position, after which the mixture is pumped from the receptacle and discharged under pressure through a nozzle.