Excavating – Scoop or excavating and transporting container – Mounted rearwardly of vehicle
Patent
1997-04-28
1999-06-29
Batson, Victor
Excavating
Scoop or excavating and transporting container
Mounted rearwardly of vehicle
37341, 1726845, E02F 364
Patent
active
059158360
ABSTRACT:
An earth handling apparatus and a method for cleaning livestock ponds. The inventive apparatus comprises: a body structure; a hitch positioned at the forward end of the body structure for coupling the apparatus with a tractor, maintainer, or other appropriate vehicle; a plurality of wheels rotatable mounted for carrying the body structure; a scoop structure operably mounted behind the rearward end of the body structure; and at least one positioning assembly for raising, lowering, and rotating the scoop structure. The inventive method comprises the steps of: moving the inventive apparatus into a pond; operating the positioning assembly to lower the scoop structure such that the scoop structure contacts the bottom of the pond; pulling the inventive apparatus such that material on the bottom of the pond is scooped into the scoop structure; operating the positioning assembly to raise the scoop structure and rotate the scoop structure as necessary to retain the scooped material in the scoop structure; and removing the material from the pond by pulling the inventive apparatus out of the pond.
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