Abstract: A stabilizer system for a utility vehicle that includes a stabilizer unit having a hydraulically-actuated piston cylinder, a leg connected to an end of the piston and carried within a protective sleeve, a ground engaging pad, and a hydraulic actuating and control means by which the leg and pad may be extended and retracted within the dimensional profile of the vehicle. In the retracted position, the leg and pad are carried above the undercarriage clearance space of the vehicle. Advantageously, a utility vehicle equipped with the system may be moved into and operated stably in terrain providing limited sidewall and undercarriage clearance space and having highly hetereogeneous and non-supportive soil conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing trees, bushes, and other plants for transplantation and other purposes consisting of an elongated, concave scoop mounted on a rigid frame. This apparatus may be adapted for attachment to any standard hydraulically-operated loader. Providing support to the scoop and increasing the rearward carrying capacity of the scoop are gussets which are affixed at the point at which the scoop attaches to the frame.