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A manure spreader includes a box for containing manure. The manure spreader box includes a bottom wall, a front wall, two side walls, and a manure discharge opening. The manure spreader also includes a wheeled frame supporting the box, and a vertical beater assembly for engaging and expelling manure

A manure spreader includes a box for containing manure. The manure spreader box includes a bottom wall, a front wall, two side walls, and a manure discharge opening. The manure spreader also includes a wheeled frame supporting the box, and a vertical beater assembly for engaging and expelling manure. The vertical beater assembly includes a first vertical beater rotatable about a first axis and includes a shaft having a first flighting forming a left-handed helix, and a second flighting forming a right-handed helix. The manure spreader also includes a manure transfer mechanism for moving manure contained in the box to the manure discharge opening for engagement with the vertical beater assembly.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A manure spreader comprising:a box including a front end, rear end, and sides defining an interior and an opening;a manure transfer mechanism located at least in part within the interior of the box and defining a manure path of travel, the manure transfer mechanism for t

The invention claimed is: 1. A manure spreader comprising:a box including a front end, rear end, and sides defining an interior and an opening;a manure transfer mechanism located at least in part within the interior of the box and defining a manure path of travel, the manure transfer mechanism for transferring manure in the interior of the box along the path of travel toward the opening of the box; anda vertical beater assembly located adjacent the opening of the box for engaging and expelling manure from the box, the vertical beater assembly including at least a first vertical beater rotatable about a first fixed axis in a first direction, the first vertical beater including a shaft having a first flighting forming a first helix thereon, and a second flighting forming an oppositely directed helix extending thereon, the first fixed axis generally transverse to the manure path of travel.