Dirthauler, were you placing rock or cement with that telebelt truck? I read on the website you can modify the conveyer to run in reverse to bring material out to the truck, which would be slick for digging basements in heritage buildings.
To answer a few questions i see you guys have, you can place just about any type on construction material up too 4" in diameter. Rock, ABC, backfill, slurry, concrete up too about a 7" slump depending on the mix.
For concrete applications a collapsable hopper assembles with 6 cotter pins in just a few minutes and also controls the volume of mud going up the feeder belt.
For Aggregate we have 1 yard and 5yard hoppers that are usually trailered to the job and mount in the same location as the concrete hopper, but have there own base and support legs due to the weight on the larger hoppers and heavier materials.
Clean up in simple if the machine is set up properly, the wiper blades at each end of both the feeder and telescoping belts is what keep the belt clean.
We carry 100gallons of water on board in a tank that runs the lenght of the truck body and have a hydraulic water pump that feds a pressure washer for a quick clean up.
I have a blast running these machines, the set up options are endless and I usually get the more challenging jobs that pump trucks either cant do or dont have the reach or clearance. Offen times i get jobs with high voltge overhead powerlines that the pump guys flat out refuse to do, but for me its no worries at all. Its the best of both worlds in concrete and aggregate and keeps me working long after the pumps are headed back to the yard.:drinkup
If you can get past the weird music this is a pretty cool video of all the differtent ways to use these machines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzg3rh_frlQ