| 1. A residue splitter apparatus for a horizontal spreader having an inlet opening for receiving material and a pair of spreader
paddles disposed generally side-by-side for rotation about generally vertical axes and downstream from the inlet opening,
comprising a flow guide element having top and bottom portions, a front edge portion, and a pair of opposed arm portions extending
rearwardly and sidewardly from said front edge portion to free end portions, wherein said arm portions are hingedly connected
to said front edge portion to be rotatable towards and away from one another, said arm portions including surfaces extending
between said top and bottom portions of said flow guide element towards said free end portions, said extending surfaces defining
material flow surfaces, said flow guide element disposed with said front edge portion generally intermediate to the spreader
paddles with said arm portions extending rearwardly and also outwardly sidewardly from one another to generally aft of at
least portions of the spreader paddles, whereby, as a flow of material is introduced into the inlet opening of the spreader
at least a portion of such flow is directed towards said material flow surfaces of said flow guide element by operation of
the spreader paddles and is adjustably directed by said flow guide element, dependent upon its positioning relative to the
spreader paddles, sidewardly outwardly to controllably distribute the material in a desired pattern behind the spreader.
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