necessary by counter weight motor drive 14 to balance the weight of conveyor 31 conveyor support rack 33 is integrally attached to the hopper spreader frame 21 and may be from 10 to 14 feet tall camera 23 has a wide angle lens with continous picture output to tv screen 46 fig5 a capstan type hydraulically driven cable winder 22 raises or lowers conveyor 31 using adjustable support cables 27 a similar type capstan winder 24 may tighten or loosen stabilizing cable 29 box 25 contains controls to interact with control panel 45 fig5 mounted in excavator 1 fig1 control panel 20 has manual over ride controls to allow manual operation to stop start back up move forward or to turn the hopper spreader unit step 16 allows an operator to stand on the moving unit when necessary to use the manual over ride controls fig3 shows a front end view of the hopper spreader unit with all numbers indicating parts as previously described under fig2 fig4 shows a right side view of the hopper spreader no 15 shows one of the dual hydraulically driven dual tracks but other drive modes would also be feasible step 16 is mounted to frame 21 to allow an operator to stand.