being screened a set of rollers is supported by the frame with each roller associated with a corresponding sprocket a mesh forming a continuous loop and supported by the rollers is provided for elevating and screening earth provided by the guide structure a drive chain coupled along an edge of the mesh is adapted to engage the sprockets associated with the rollers a driver is provided for rotating a selected one of the rollers and the associated sprocket to thereby cause the mesh to elevate and screen the earth provided by the guide structure a transverse conveyor supported by the frame transports earth screened by the mesh to a discharge point adjacent to the compact filtering machine application_number US 89592807 A description the principles of the present invention and their advantages are best understood by referring to the illustrated embodiment depicted in fig1 3 of the drawings in which like numbers designate like parts additionally the following issued patents are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes u s pat no 5 097 610 to bishop for compact padding machine issued mar 24 1992 u s pat no 5 261 171 to bishop for pipeline padding machine attachment for a vehicle issued nov 16 1993 u s pat no 5 479 726 to bishop for compact padding machine issued jan 2 1996 u s pat no 5 540 003 to osadchuk for padding machine with shaker for separator issued jul 30 1996 and u s pat no 5 741 087 to osadchuk for chain separator for padding machine issued apr 21 1998 fig1 a is a perspective drawing of a compact padder attachment 100.