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A portable plant, systems and methods for processing material, the plant having a chassis configured to connect to a truck to transport the plant on a roadway, the chassis having wheels and a base frame, an uppermost portion of the base frame positioned below an uppermost portion of the wheels, a fi

A portable plant, systems and methods for processing material, the plant having a chassis configured to connect to a truck to transport the plant on a roadway, the chassis having wheels and a base frame, an uppermost portion of the base frame positioned below an uppermost portion of the wheels, a first material processing device such as a hydrosizer mounted to a tower structure, the tower structure rotatably fixed to the base frame, and a hydraulic cylinder connected to the base frame and to the tower structure where operation of the cylinder causes the hydrosizer and the tower to adjust between a generally horizontal orientation where the hydrosizer is generally horizonatally oriented or rests on the base frame and a generally vertical orientation. The hydrosizer may be a cone-shaped hydrosizer and the wheels may be associated with a removable suspension and the chassis is configured to rest on the ground and receive additional processing components for use in a processing mode where the additional components are placed on a position of the chassis vacated by the elevated first material processing device.

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1. A material processing method comprising: adjusting a first material processing device by moving the first material processing device from a generally horizontal orientation above a portable chassis to a generally vertical orientation above the portable chassis; andpositioning a second material pr

1. A material processing method comprising: adjusting a first material processing device by moving the first material processing device from a generally horizontal orientation above a portable chassis to a generally vertical orientation above the portable chassis; andpositioning a second material processing device on the portable chassis at a position previously occupied by the first material processing device, the second material processing device configured to process material to be supplied from the second material processing device to the first material processing device. 2. The method of claim 1 where the portable chassis is configured to connect to a truck for transportation and where the first material processing device comprises a cone-shaped hydrosizer configured to separate sand material, said method further comprising positioning a base frame of the portable chassis on a surface and where said adjusting step includes pivoting the first material processing device from the generally horizontal orientation to the generally vertical orientation. 3. The method of claim 1 where the first material processing device is a hydrosizer configured to separate sand and the second material processing device is an attrition cell configured to scrub sand, said method further comprising lowering the portable chassis to a surface prior to said adjusting the hydrosizer and positioning a wet screen and a dewatering screen on the portable chassis to process sand, said method providing complete processing of sand used for hydraulic fracturing. 4. The method of claim 1 where the first material processing device comprises a cone-shaped hydrosizer configured to separate sand material and where said adjusting includes positioning the hydrosizer above a feed box configured to receive material from the hydrosizer, the feed box configured to supply material to a dewatering screen module positioned on the portable chassis. 5. A material processing method comprising: adjusting a first material processing device by moving the first material processing device from a generally horizontal orientation above a portable chassis to a generally vertical orientation above the portable chassis; andpositioning a second material processing device on the portable chassis at a position previously occupied by the first material processing device, the second material processing device configured to process material to be supplied to the first material processing device where the second material processing device comprises one from a group of an attrition cell, a cyclone separator, a sump. 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising placement of the portable chassis on a ground surface and where said positioning of the second material processing device includes placement of the second material processing device on a platform elevated from the portable chassis. 7. The method of claim 1 where the first material processing device comprises a cone-shaped hydrosizer configured to separate sand material and where said adjusting includes positioning the hydrosizer above a sump configured to supply material to the hydrosizer, said positioning of the second material processing device includes placement of the second material processing device at or above a top level of the sump. 8. The method of claim 7 where the second material processing device includes a cyclone separator, the method further comprising positioning at least one attrition cell, at least one pump, and a sump at the position previously occupied by the first material processing device. 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising positioning a primary wet screen at a first end of the portable chassis opposite a dewatering screen which is positioned at a second end of the portable chassis. 10. A material processing system comprising: a first material processing device pivotally engaged upon a portable chassis, said first material processing device configured to pivot from a generally horizontal orientation at a first position above said chassis to a generally vertical orientation above said chassis;a second material processing device positioned on said chassis at said first position, said second material processing device configured to process material to be supplied from said second material processing device to said first material processing device; anda pump in communication between said second material processing device and said first material processing device. 11. The material processing system of claim 10 where said first material processing device is a cone-shaped hydrosizer configured to separate sand material and said second material processing device includes a cyclone separator, said system further comprising: at least one attrition cell and a sump positioned at the first position. 12. The material processing system of claim 10 where said first material processing device is a cone-shaped hydrosizer configured to separate sand material and said second material processing device is positioned on a platform elevated from the chassis. 13. The material processing system of claim 10 where said first material processing device is a cone-shaped hydrosizer configured to separate sand material and is positioned above a sump when said hydrosizer is in the vertical orientation, said second material processing device positioned at or above a top level of said sump. 14. A material processing system comprising: a first material processing device pivotally engaged upon a portable chassis, said first material processing device configured to pivot from a generally horizontal orientation at a first position above said chassis to a generally vertical orientation above said chassis; anda second material processing device positioned on said chassis at said first position, said second material processing device configured to process material to be supplied to said first material processing device where said chassis is configured to connect to a truck to transport said chassis on a roadway, said first material processing device being a hydrosizer mounted to a tower structure rotatably connected to said chassis such that said hydrosizer is moveable from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation. 15. The system of claim 14 where said chassis includes a base frame configured to be positioned on a ground surface, said hydrosizer moveable from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation, and vice versa, while said base frame is positioned on the ground surface. 16. The system of claim 14 where said chassis includes a base frame and a first elevated frame, said first elevated frame includes a top surface positioned above said base frame, said tower structure having a first support leg connected to said chassis at a pivot and a second support leg oriented to contact said elevated frame. 17. The system of claim 14 further comprising a sump connected to said chassis such that said hydrosizer aligns adjacent said sump when said hydrosizer is in the horizontal orientation and said hydrosizer aligns over said sump when said hydrosizer is in the vertical orientation. 18. The system of claim 14 further comprising a material processing device positioned on said chassis at a position previously occupied by said hydrosizer when said hydrosizer was in the generally horizontal orientation, said material processing device configured to process material to be supplied to said hydrosizer. 19. The system of claim 18 where said second material processing device includes a cyclone separator, said system further comprising: at least one attrition cell;at least one pump; anda sump positioned at the position previously occupied by said hydrosizer; anda primary wet screen positioned at a first end of said chassis opposite a dewatering screen which is positioned at a second end of said chassis. 20. The system of claim 18 where said chassis includes a base frame configured to be positioned on a ground surface and said material processing device comprises a bolt-on material processing device elevated by a platform positioned at the position previously occupied by said hydrosizer. 21. The system of claim 10 where said first material processing device is a cone-style hydrosizer, said chassis configured to receive a wet screen to separate sand at one end of said chassis, a dewatering screen at an opposite end of said chassis configured to receive sand from said hydrosizer, and at least one attrition cell between the wet screen and the hydrosizer and configured to receive sand processed at the wet screen and to release sand to be processed at said hydrosizer. 22. The system of claim 10 where said first material processing device is a hydrosizer, said system further comprising: a wet screen positioned at a first end of said chassis; andat least one attrition cell in communication between said wet screen and said hydrosizer, said attrition cell configured to receive sand processed at said wet screen and to release sand to be processed at said hydrosizer.