Excavating – Land clearer – Tree or stump remover
Patent
1996-04-19
1998-02-10
Reese, Randolph A.
Excavating
Land clearer
Tree or stump remover
37409, 37461, 172689, 414 23, A01G 2306
Patent
active
057156140
ABSTRACT:
A transplant machine including a bucket for digging a plant such as trees and shrubs from the ground, a main frame for pivotably supporting the bucket, an arm for lifting the main frame, a shaft extending from the main frame at right angles and an intermediate frame for connecting the main frame with the lifting arm such that the frame can rotate about the shaft relative to the lifting arm. The frame and the bucket rotate together. As the main frame rotates about the shaft, the bucket rotate with the main frame. Therefore, the transplant machine can change a direction of the a tree after a digging operation. In other words, it is possible to turn the tree while the bucket is holding the tree above the ground. During the turning of the tree, the lifting arm (or a main body of the transplant apparatus) is stopped since the intermediate frame allows the main frame and the bucket to rotate relative to the lifting arm. The bucket may be removable from the lifting arm. After digging the tree, the bucket which is holding the tree may be detached from the lifting arm and placed on a truck for long distance transportation. The main body of the transplant machine stays at the digging place and only the bucket and the tree are carried by the truck.
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Fujiwara Takanori
Ookuwa Masaaki
Batson Victor
Benefiel John R.
Kabushiki Kaisha Ishikatsu Exterior Inc.
Reese Randolph A.
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