Abstract: The application discloses an apparatus and method for selectively cutting trees on plantations, such as might be done for thinning or stocking control. The apparatus may be drawn by a wheeled or tracked prime mover. It comprises an outwardly biasable primary arm mounted on a supporting frame. The distal end of this arm bears a guide means that serves to assist in moving it past those trees that are not to be removed in a manner that prevents injury to the tree. The guide means also acts as a guard for a tree-severing means. When a tree is to be removed the severing means is moved forward in the direction of travel so that it contacts the tree before the guide means. Otherwise, the severing means is prevented from contacting the tree by the guide means. The severing means may be manually deployed or it can be controlled by a simple logic system into which travel speed and take/leave decisions are made. The device is normally used in plantations in which trees have been planted in approximate rows.

Abstract: A refuse transport vehicle having improved structure for picking up bagged refuse placed alongside a roadway. The pickup structure includes paddle structure for lifting the picked-up bagged refuse and transferring it to a portion of the vehicle hopper. To provide improved efficiency in the refuse handling operation, the transferred refuse may be compacted in a compacting portion of the hopper prior to delivery thereof to a storage portion of the hopper. The refuse pickup structure permits the handling of the refuse automatically without the need for additional manual labor with the pickup operation being effected as a concomitant of the travel of the vehicle past the position of the set out bagged refuse.

Abstract: A pivotally disposable digging-loading bucket for use with earth moving machines comprises a vehicle, a bucket defining a standard cutting edge, and first and second end-wall members; one of said end-wall members being disposed on an attitude angled outwardly of the other end-wall member, and defining a stinger-bit cutting edge thereon. The bracket member is pivotable to bring the standard cutting edge into engagement with a work surface and pivotable to bring the stinger-bit cutting edge into engagement with the work surface, and may be locked in a chosen pivotal attitude.