Abstract: A conventional back hoe type earth moving machine is equipped with an earth fracturing ripper tooth mechanism attached to the back hoe boom and dipper so that it can not only be manipulated into working position as required but also stored out of the way, when the back hoe bucket is operated for conventional digging. Two hydraulic cylinders or rams are attached to the center pivot pin of the back hoe boom and dipper, for extending, retracting and manipulating the ripper tooth. Support for the rams is provided by a combination of the back hoe boom, the dipper and the bucket which are extended to form an "A" frame. The distal end of the "A" frame is supported by resting the back hoe bucket on the ground. The back hoe boom, dipper and bucket "A" frame, supported at each end, will resist, at the "A" frame apex, the reactive force required to move the ripper tooth into and upwardly through the material to be fractured.

Abstract: A dolly for maneuvering, lifting and transporting removable wall modules in the erection and disassembly of a modular wall system comprises an upwardly extending A-frame pivotally secured to a triangularly shaped wheeled base frame and having a vertically extendable grip arm with a lip at its end engageable in a groove in the module ceiling channel for moving the latter into and out of operative position against the ceiling; the lower edge of the A-frame has a horizontal lift member engageable in a longitudinal groove of the modular floor channel for lifting and supporting the module in cooperation with the grip arm. The A-frame is pivotally supported on the base frame about two axes so that the module when gripped by the grip arm end plate and the lift member may be lifted off the floor and tilted rearwardly to make an acute angle with the base frame for convenience and stability in transporting the module.