Abstract: A work machine including a machine base mounted movably over an undercarriage, and a hydraulic arrangement which includes a first cylinder configured for operating a working blade of the work machine, a second cylinder configured to vary the width of the undercarriage, a source of fluid at high pressure which is fluidly connected to the first and second cylinders and which is housed in the machine base, and a selection valve which is fluidly interposed between the source and at least one of the first and second cylinders. The valve is housed in the undercarriage.

Abstract: The present invention aims to reduce the costs of construction machine by providing a side frame that can be shared by a plurality of construction machines of different models. A left side frame has: a cab support portion for supporting a cab; a cooler support portion provided behind the cab support portion to support a cooler; and a tank support portion provided between the cab support portion and the cooler support portion to support a tank. The tank support portion is configured to allow one of a first tank and a second tank that is different from the first tank in size in the right-and-left direction to be selectively attached to the tank support portion.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for material distribution, including a drawbar to which is fixedly connected a bucket body. Wheels are attached to the drawbar on opposite sides of the bucket body between an open side and a gate thereof. A lower edge of the open side of the bucket body, which can receive material, is in the form of a cutting blade or teeth. The gate, which is disposed opposite from the open side, can be opened and closed. At least part of a top side of the bucket body forms a platform for an operator. At least one engine is provided and is drivingly connected to the wheels. A handlebar is connected to the bucket body, forward of the platform, for pivoting the bucket body about the wheels so that the cutting blade or teeth can be brought into or out of contact with a surface.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for material distribution, including a draw-bar to which is fixedly connected a bucket body. Wheels are attached to the drawbar on opposite sides of the bucket body between an open side and a gate thereof. A lower edge of the open side of the bucket body, which can receive material, is in the form of a cutting blade or teeth. The gate, which is disposed opposite from the open side, can be opened and closed. At least part of a top side of the bucket body forms a platform for an operator. At least one engine is provided and is drivingly connected to the wheels. A handlebar is connected to the bucket body, forward of the platform, for pivoting the bucket body about the wheels so that the cutting blade or teeth can be brought into or out of contact with a surface.

Abstract: A sidewalk grader provided for grading a sidewalk base disposed along a curb of an existing road structure. The sidewalk grader comprises a tracking assembly fixable to a vertically adjustable backfill blade of a compact excavator positioned to move forward over an existing road structure to advance the sidewalk grader. The tracking assembly comprises a vertically adjustable tracking means disposed for engagement with the top surface of the curb, to provide a reference point. A grading assembly is mounted to the tracking assembly. The grading assembly comprises a frame, and a grading blade rotatingly mounted to the frame to permit adjustment of slope of the blade. An adjustable link connects the grading blade to the frame to adjustable fix their relative position.

Abstract: A hydraulic control system for a swiveling construction machine includes at least one hydraulic travel motor, a first hydraulic actuation device, a second hydraulic actuation device and a hydraulic diverter valve assembly. The at least one hydraulic travel motor is configured to move the swiveling construction machine in a first travel speed and a second travel speed based on a variable pilot pressure signal. The first hydraulic actuation device is configured to actuate a first function of an implement. The second hydraulic actuation device is configured to actuate a second function of an implement. The hydraulic diverter valve assembly is configured to divert hydraulic power between the first hydraulic actuation device and the second hydraulic actuation device while maintaining operation of the at least one hydraulic travel motor in one of the first and the second speeds.

Abstract: A compact excavator includes a base frame, an upper frame and first and second track assemblies supporting the base frame. The compact excavator also includes a primary implement assembly coupled to the upper frame and a secondary implement assembly. The secondary implement assembly includes a lift arm assembly pivotally coupled to the base frame and an implement coupler pivotally coupled to the lift arm assembly. The implement coupler is configured to latch an implement to the lift arm assembly.

Abstract: An improved dipper stick, tool, and thumb combination includes a progressive linkage for connecting the thumb to a thumb actuator wherein the pivot axis of the thumb idler link connection is spaced from the pivot axis of the tool idler link connection. The pivot axis of the thumb idler link connection may be offset outwardly from the inner surface of the dipper stick. A mounting plate may be connected to the inner surface of the dipper stick to locate the pivot axis in the offset position.

Abstract: A displacement-controlled hydraulic system for installation on a multi-function machine, and multi-function machines equipped with the hydraulic system and having devices for propelling the machine, at least a first implement, and multiple actuators that perform multiple functions of the machine. The multiple actuators include first actuators that control the first implement and second actuators that control the propelling devices. The hydraulic system comprises multiple pumps for controlling the first actuators and optionally the second actuators, and valves that enable at least one of the pumps to sequentially control two of the multiple actuators and a corresponding two functions of the multiple functions performed thereby. None of the pumps sequentially controls the second actuators in combination with any of the first actuators.

Abstract: A sidewalk grader provided for grading a sidewalk base disposed along a curb of an existing road structure. The sidewalk grader comprises a tracking assembly fixable to a vertically adjustable backfill blade of a compact excavator positioned to move forward over an existing road structure to advance the sidewalk grader. The tracking assembly comprises a vertically adjustable tracking means disposed for engagement with the top surface of the curb, to provide a reference point. A grading assembly is mounted to the tracking assembly. The grading assembly comprises a frame, and a grading blade rotatingly mounted to the frame to permit adjustment of slope of the blade. An adjustable link connects the grading blade to the frame to adjustable fix their relative position.

Abstract: A sidewalk grader provided for grading a sidewalk base disposed along a curb of an existing road structure. The sidewalk grader comprises a tracking assembly fixable to a vertically adjustable backfill blade of a compact excavator positioned to move forward over an existing road structure to advance the sidewalk grader. The tracking assembly comprises a vertically adjustable tracking means disposed for engagement with the top surface of the curb, to provide a reference point. A grading assembly is mounted to the tracking assembly. The grading assembly comprises a frame, and a grading blade rotatingly mounted to the frame to permit adjustment of slope of the blade. An adjustable link connects the grading blade to the frame to adjustable fix their relative position.

Abstract: A wood splitting grappler is provided which may grab debris, split debris and move the debris to a desired location such as a materials reducing machine for further processing or disposition.

Abstract: A hydraulic control system for a swiveling construction machine includes at least one hydraulic travel motor, a first hydraulic actuation device, a second hydraulic actuation device and a hydraulic diverter valve assembly. The at least one hydraulic travel motor is configured to move the swiveling construction machine in a first travel speed and a second travel speed based on a variable pilot pressure signal. The first hydraulic actuation device is configured to actuate a first function of an implement. The second hydraulic actuation device is configured to actuate a second function of an implement. The hydraulic diverter valve assembly is configured to divert hydraulic power between the first hydraulic actuation device and the second hydraulic actuation device while maintaining operation of the at least one hydraulic travel motor in one of the first and the second speeds.

Abstract: A method of operating a working machine which includes a body, a first working arm carrying in use, at its outermost end, a mounting structure (for releasably carrying a first working implement, and the body carrying towards a second end of the body opposite to the first end, a superstructure which is rotatable relative to the body about a first generally upright axis, the superstructure providing a mounting for a second working arm, and the second working arm in use, carrying at an outermost end, a mounting for a second working implement, the machine further including a third implement carried at the second end of the body, on a further mounting structure to provide a further mounting assembly capable of mounting the first working implement, and the method including manipulating the second working arm to move the mounting for the second working implement to the mounting structure carrying the first working implement, releasing the engagement between the mounting structure of the first working arm and the fir

Abstract: A scraping device, a system and a method for collecting a material are provided. The scraping device may have a bowl having a first end and a second end. A lip may be positioned at the first end and may cover an opening at the first end. In an embodiment, direct mounted cylinders may be attached to the lip and may move the lip to completely cover or uncover the opening. The scraping device may have a tongue mounted to the bowl having a triangular-shaped plate mechanism that may be used to raise and to lower a cutting edge attached to the bowl. Cylinders connected to the mechanism may be retracted or extended to raise or to lower the scraping device. A load within the scraping device may be lifted by force exerted from a barrel end of a cylinder, thus utilizing a maximum potential of the cylinder.

Abstract: A digging implement (10) including an extendable linkage (12) including a bucket (14) and a thumb assembly (34) for holding materials in the bucket (14). The thumb assembly (34) is configured to rotate as the linkage (12) extends, and both the bucket (14) and the thumb assembly (34) are independently operable.

Abstract: An excavator bucket adapted to receive subsoiler shanks and an optional coulter blade enables multiple treatment of compacted soil. In a preferred embodiment, the shanks depend downward below the bucket and curve forward toward the bottom of the bucket. The shanks allow a single implement to be used for both excavating and subsoiling, and also for contouring sloping terrain. One application for such an implement is for decommissioning forest roads without the need for multiple pieces of heavy equipment or for multiple entries into the treatment area.

Abstract: A combination plow and claw assembly is provided which is attached to a vehicle. The assembly is used for plowing a surface and/or for clawing a surface wherein the function of the combination plow and claw assembly can be easily changed by an operator of the vehicle during operation of the assembly so that a plowing function can be obtained when the vehicle is moved forward and a clawing function obtained when the vehicle is moved backward. In a preferred aspect, a rotating plate (which can be a flexible rake tine or a serrated plate) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft. A drive shaft is axially disposed in the rotating shaft and secured to the rotating shaft. The drive shaft extends through openings in support plates and is fixedly connected to rotating means. The rotating plate in combination with a stationary plate converts the assembly into a plow or claw depending on the rotation of the rotating plate.

Abstract: A wheeled work vehicle includes a traveling body including front and rear wheels, a traveling drive unit having an engine and a power transmission mechanism, a fuel tank, a work oil tank, and a vehicle frame mounting the front and rear wheels, the traveling drive unit, the fuel tank and the work oil tank. The vehicle includes a swivel base disposed upwardly of the traveling body and mounted via a swivel bearing on the traveling body, a driver's seat mounted on a rear portion of the swivel base, a steering unit disposed forwardly of the driver's seat and a ground-work implement supported on an implement support unit. The vehicle frame includes a front region mounting a front-wheel suspension unit for the front wheels, a rear region mounting a rear-wheel suspension unit for the rear wheels and an intermediate region supporting the swivel bearing.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for shearing a soil layer and removing it is provided. An apparatus in accord with the present invention has a frame mounting a shearing blade reciprocally movable substantially vertically into an operational position where the shearing blade will extend below the ground surface to shear the layer of soil above the shearing blade from the soil beneath it. An apparatus will also have a pushing blade mounted for use in pushing sheared soil. In a method in accord with the present invention, apparatus is provided that includes a shearing blade and a pushing blade. Each of the blades is positionable in operational and non-operational positions. The pushing blade is placed in its non-operational position and the shearing blade is placed in the operational position and is used to shear an upper layer of soil to a desired depth to produce a sheared soil layer and to create a new surface layer below the sheared soil layer.

Abstract: A scraping device, a system and a method for collecting a material are provided. The scraping device may have a bowl having a first end and a second end. A lip may be positioned at the first end and may cover an opening at the first end. In an embodiment, direct mounted cylinders may be attached to the lip and may move the lip to completely cover or uncover the opening. The scraping device may have a tongue mounted to the bowl having a triangular-shaped plate mechanism that may be used to raise and to lower a cutting edge attached to the bowl. Cylinders connected to the mechanism may be retracted or extended to raise or to lower the scraping device. A load within the scraping device may be lifted by force exerted from a barrel end of a cylinder, thus utilizing a maximum potential of the cylinder.

Abstract: A combination plow and claw assembly is provided which is attached to a vehicle. The assembly is used for plowing a surface and/or for clawing a surface wherein the function of the combination plow and claw assembly can be easily changed by an operator of the vehicle during operation of the assembly so that a plowing function can be obtained when the vehicle is moved forward and a clawing function obtained when the vehicle is moved backward. In one aspect, the assembly employs a rotatable pipe support member axially disposed within a first elongated horizontal support member wherein a plow and claw plate is fixedly secured to the rotatable member. In use, the plow and claw plate is rotated upward or downward depending on the function desired.

Abstract: The invention comprises a snow plow system capable of attachment to a vehicle. The snow plow system comprises a front snow plow assembly and a rear snow plow assembly. The front snow plow assembly includes a blade, a frame assembly and an attachment system. The attachment system is capable of attaching the blade to the frame assembly. The rear snow plow assembly includes a frame and a blade attached. The frame of the front snow plow assembly and the frame of the rear snow plow assembly comprise an aluminum material having a temper of at least T4.

Abstract: A device and method for straightening earthen walls which allows installation of shoring and forms with minimal manual labor and risk to life. The device comprises a blade joined with two beams in a substantially U-shape all of which is attached to and works in conjunction with a backhoe bucket. The beams attach onto a backhoe bucket and allows the blade to cut earthen walls. An alternative embodiment directly attaches the substantially U-shape to the boom of a backhoe.

Abstract: An undercarriage having tracks or the like is attached thereto is provided for moving the undercarriage along the ground. A turret is attached to the undercarriage along a first substantially vertical axis so that the turret can rotate. A backhoe is pivotally attached to the turret along a second substantially vertical axis. A trencher is operatively attached to the turret and occupies an area adjacent the undercarriage. Structure is provided for preventing the backhoe from moving into an area occupied by the trencher.

Abstract: A dozer blade attachment comprising a bucket element having a closed floor panel (31) defining two opposed sides, a rear edge (35) and a front edge (33), where the rear and front edge are spaced from each other and extend between the sides, the bucket element further comprising two side panels (37), the side panels being located at the opposed sides of the floor panel and extending upwardly from the floor panel, the side panels extending at least partially between the front and rear edge, fixing means (41) provided in association with each side panel proximate the rear edge, the fixing means being adapted to enable the attachment to be mounted to a dozer blade to enable the attachment to be movable on the dozer blade about an axis substantially parallel to the main axis of the dozer blade between a lowered position at which the rear edge is closely adjacent the lower portion of the dozer blade and the floor panel extends forwardly there from to define a bucket having a substantially closed lower portion and a

Abstract: A work vehicle comprises an articulated frame having a first frame segment and a second frame segment that are pivotally coupled to one another by a vertical pivot. An actuator is coupled to the frame segments for articulating the segments relative to one another to steer the vehicle. Each frame segment is provided with ground engaging wheels which support the respective frame segments. A work implement in the form of a backhoe is mounted to the second frame segment. A stabilizer comprising two stabilizer arms is mounted to the first frame segment. The stabilizer arms have a work position and a transport position. In its work position the stabilizer arms are lowered and the ground engaging wheels of the second frame segment are lifted off the ground. The actuator for steering the vehicle can then be used to pivot the backhoe about a vertical axis defined by the vertical pivot.

Abstract: A multifunctional, self-contained towable backhoe apparatus adapted for direct over-the-road trailering by a towing vehicle, has a support frame having a front and a rear, and a trailering hitch attached to the front. Wheels support the frame at the front and the rear. The rear wheels can function as drive wheels. A backfill blade is movably attached to the rear of the frame. An articulated arm assembly is pivotably mounted on the rear of the frame. A stabilizer with a street pad, a spade, or both, can be secured to the front of the frame for stabilizing the apparatus while in a digging position. The movable backfill blade is capable of movement to a raised position for supporting the articulated arm during transport and movement to at least one lowered ground-engaging position capable of stabilizing the apparatus, of earth moving, or a combination thereof. One end of the articulated arm is adapted for attachment of a tool, including a digging bucket, a pavement breaker, an auger, a grapple, or a fork.

Abstract: A combined bucket and scarifier includes a bucket having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two side walls coupled to the bottom wall and the rear wall to define an interior space. The bucket has an open front end and a generally smooth lower front edge. A scarifier is operatively associated with the bucket. The scarifier has a plurality of teeth constructed and arranged to be rotated with respect to the bucket between an inoperative position so as not to obstruct the lower front edge and the bottom wall of the bucket, and an operative position with portions of the teeth extending outwardly with respect to the bottom wall of the bucket. An actuating structure is mounted with respect to the bucket and is constructed and arranged to move the teeth between the inoperative and operative positions.

Abstract: A tilling machine having independently driven wheels and a generally V-shaped plow. Tilling machine comprises digging chain that moves between a raised position and a lowered position, a housing carried by front wheels and rear casters, a motor that drives front wheels to propel housing, a guide wheel that aligns tilling machine with trench upon a second pass, and a generally V-shaped plow, wherein the plow may be positioned on the front or the rear to collect and deposit the dirt surrounding the trench into the trench. A method of gardening/landscaping wherein a trench is dug by a first pass, soil amendments are added to the trench, and then on the second pass, the excavated dirt is plowed back into the trench and mixed with the amendments. A method of gardening/landscaping wherein vegetation cover between trenched rows is maintained thus utilizing only the ground area that is needed for planting.

Abstract: A screening apparatus (6) is removably connected to front arms (7) of an excavator (1) by means of quick release couplings to enable the screening apparatus to be quickly attached and removed as required. Material is fed to the screening apparatus (6) by means of a conveyor (2) attached to the side of the back-hoe excavator (1). The excavating shovel (5) is used to load material into hopper (9) at the lower end of the conveyor (2) to allow the material to be conveyed upwardly. The excavator (1) can move on wheels (3). The screened material may fall directly to the ground or onto a stock piling conveyor located adjacent the screening apparatus (6). The screening apparatus may also be mounted on a tracked excavating machine.

Abstract: A TLB includes a tractor body, a reinforcing frame disposed around the tractor body and supported by the tractor body, a pair of right and left side frames for pivotably supporting a pair of right and left booms having a loader bucket attached to distal ends thereof, and braces for connecting the side frames to the tractor body. The side frames are connected to the reinforcing frames by at least two connecting bosses attached to the side frames, at least two connecting bosses attached to the reinforcing frame, and pins inserted through bores of the connected bosses and bores of the connecting bosses. Rear positions of the reinforcing frame are attached to cylindrical portions of rear axle cases by holders rotatable about an axis of the cylindrical portions, and mounting members for connecting the holders to the reinforcing frame, respectively.

Abstract: A combined bucket and scarifier device includes a bucket having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two side walls coupled to the bottom wall and the rear wall to define an interior space. The bucket has an open front end and a generally smooth lower front edge. The bottom wall includes a plurality of openings therethrough. A scarifier is operatively associated with the bucket. The scarifier has a plurality of teeth constructed and arranged to be movable with respect to the bucket between an inoperative position within the interior space so as not to obstruct the lower front edge and the bottom wall of the bucket, to an operative position with portions of the teeth extending through the openings in the bottom wall of the bucket. An actuating structure is mounted with respect to the bucket to move the teeth between the inoperative and operative positions.

Abstract: A backhoe loader is provided with a reversible operator's seat having a first working position facing the loader and a second working position facing the backhoe. A first hydraulic pump directs pressurized hydraulic fluid through a first supply line to loader control valves, stabilizer control valves and backhoe control valves that are mounted in series. A second hydraulic pumps directs pressurized hydraulic fluid through a second supply line to the first supply line upstream from the loader control valves. The second supply line is provided with a two-position solenoid valve. In its first position, the valve directs pressurized hydraulic fluid from the second hydraulic pump to sump. In its second position, the valve directs pressurized hydraulic fluid from the second hydraulic pump to the first supply line. The solenoid of the two-position solenoid valve is in electrical communication with a seat switch signaling the working position of the operator's seat.

Abstract: An excavating machine, representatively a tracked excavator has a boom stick portion on which both an excavating bucket and a hydraulic breaker are mounted for hydraulically driven pivotal movement between first and second limit positions. With the breaker in its first limit position, the bucket may be swung away from its first limit position and used independently of the breaker for digging operations. Similarly, with the bucket in its first limit position, the breaker may be swung away from its first limit position and used independently of the breaker for refusal material-breaking operations. Thus, the same excavating machine may be used for both digging and breaking operations without the previous necessity of changing out excavating apparatus on the boom stick. A specially designed electrical and hydraulic circuit is provided which permits the positional control of both the bucket and the breaker with the same control device typically used to control the pivotal orientation Of an excavating bucket.

Abstract: A loading machine and chassis for the same, of small size, with an excavator supplement, which can be used for loading, excavation, drilling, etc. in small spaces which were previously only accessible to persons. The operator sits astride the chassis with lateral support points for the operator's feet. A hydraulic system activates the excavator supplement coupled to a loader arm mechanism. Work tools are coupleable to the excavator supplement or the loading arm mechanism.

Abstract: A trenching machine having independently driven wheels. Trenching machine comprises digging chain that moves between a raised position and a lowered position, a housing that is carried by a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear casters, a motor that independently drives front wheels to propel housing, and a guide wheel that aligns trenching machine with trench upon a second pass. Trenching machine also has a front plow and a rear plow that collect and deposit the dirt surrounding the trench into the trench. A method of gardening/landscaping wherein a trench is dug by a first pass, soil amendments are added to the trench, and then on the second pass, the excavated dirt is plowed back into the trench and then mixed with the amendments. A method of gardening/landscaping wherein vegetation cover between trenched rows is maintained thus utilizing only the ground area that is needed for planting.

Abstract: A rake for attachment to a horizontally elongated blade on a tractor. After attachment the rake can be can be lifted, lowered, and pressed down into the soil or gravel etc. being raked with hydraulic power. The rake comprises comprises: a horizontally elongate member adapted to be carried adjacent, parallel to, and beneath the bottom portion of the blade; arms affixed along the elongate member for releasably attaching the member beneath the bottom portion of the blade; and, teeth spaced along and extending downwardly beneath the elongate member. In a preferred embodiment of this invention the elongated member comprises a channel, the blade attachment means comprises arms which extend from opposite side portions of the channel and surround the blade, and the teeth comprise hardened replaceable bolts.

Abstract: When a conventional swivel working vehicle is constructed such that a real part of a swivel body is not extended beyond a traveling device in order to improve an operability at a small site, a balance weight must he significantly increased in weight so as to prevent falling and tumbling of a machine body. In the invention, left and right core metal projections of a crawler are laterally offset from a center line of the crawler and right and left lugs are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the crawler. The lugs are formed to assume the same shape on the right and left sides or laterally symmetrical shapes or occupy the same area on the right and left sides, and to be symmetrically shaped about a center of rotation of the swivel body between the left and right crawlers of the machine body.

Abstract: A sweeping assembly for a machine having a handle generally comprising a first implement pivotally connectable to the handle; a strut assembly including a first arm member operatively connectable to the handle, a second arm member and a spring device operatively interconnecting the first and second members, and means for yieldably biasing the second arm member into a predetermined position relative to the first arm member; and a second implement mounted on the second arm member.

Abstract: A hood for earthmoving machines, such as a backhoe, includes a top panel and two side panels extending beneath and on opposite sides of the top panel to form a substantially upside down U-shaped shell resting on a frame of the vehicle to close the engine compartment of the backhoe. The side panels extend substantially parallel to a vertical centerline plane of the vehicle and are hinged to the frame of the vehicle to rotate, about an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the vertical centerline plane of the vehicle, between an open position in which the side panel is located over the top panel to permit access to the engine compartment, and a closed position in which the side panel is located beneath the top panel to close the engine compartment.

Abstract: An excavator comprises a substructure and a superstructure pivoted on the substructure with an engine compartment and a valve box of the excavator being formed in the superstructure; and at least one fluid tank disposed between the engine compartment and the valve box essentially extending over the width of the superstructure. An excavator includes a first and a second fluid tank abutting each other with one positive and complementary side wall each to provide a particularly simple installation of the tanks in a wedge-like manner while utilizing the room in an optimum manner, for example, in the frame of the superstructure.

Abstract: An excavating device has conical milling tools each having a longitudinal center axis. At least one motor is provided for rotatingly driving the milling tools about their longitudinal center axis. The milling tools each have a mantle surface. The mantle surfaces are positioned at one circumferential point adjacent to one another at a minimum spacing defining a working play between the milling tools such that the mantle surfaces form a continuous working plane. The longitudinal center axis of the milling tools are positioned angularly to one another and to a vertical axis extending between the milling tools. Each longitudinal center axis is positioned at an angle of between 50.degree. and 70.degree. to the vertical axis. Each one of the longitudinal center axes is positioned at an angle of less than 90.degree. relative to the advancing direction of the excavating device.

Abstract: An underwater plough for ploughing an underwater bed, the plough comprising a first share (10) and a second share (21) which is movable with respect to the first share whereby the depth of the ploughing profile presented by the plough can be varied.

Abstract: A semi-submersible machine moves on rotatable endless belt tracks over diverse surfaces and has two tools on articulated booms for remediation of roadside drainage ditches, retention ponds and other shallow water bodies. One tool is a cutter bar for cutting vegetation at a plurality of angles and positions above or under water, and the other tool is a rotatable pair of opposing clawlike jaws for raking or scouring soil above or under water to restore percolation performance, and to remove loosened vegetative matter without removing soil and water. The vehicle is submersible to a depth of forty inches, and can traverse a slope of thirty degrees while its tilting control platform remains above water and level, thereby maintaining stability of the vehicle.

Abstract: A screening device, intended to be detachably fastened on a bucket of a digging machine, which in a suitable way includes a hydraulically operable arm, which is arranged to be detachably fastened on the bucket. The outer portion of the arm including a plate-formed member provided with two hooks, which are intended to mesh with elements on the bucket, which are shaped to these ones, and the plate-formed member being moveably arranged in relation to the arm by hinges and a hydraulic piston cylinder.

Abstract: An earthmoving apparatus collects windrows of loose material left behind during roadmaking via a ground tracking pick up head and without damaging the ground surface. The apparatus can be used for removing other types of loose material from the ground without damage to the ground.

Abstract: A multipurpose construction vehicle bears on its vehicle frame, which is realized as an axle-link pivot or center pivot type, a front swing loading device and a rear-mounted excavator. The swing loading device is permanently connected above the front axle (3) to a front subframe (22) which forms part of the vehicle frame, and the rear-mounted excavator is permanently connected to a rear subframe (32) which is connected to the rear axle (5) and forms part of the vehicle frame, both subframes (22, 32) being connected to one another at a suitable point along the longitudinal center axis of the vehicle by means of a self-aligning bearing (34) which can swivel about this longitudinal axis to a limited degree and by means of cylinders arranged at a distance from the self-aligning bearing on both sides, so that the two subframes can be locked with respect to one another at any desired swivel position.

Abstract: A hydraulic excavator includes a revolving upper structure having a rear half swingable within the width of the machine. The revolving upper structure has a front portion on which a cab is disposed. An internal combustion engine is mounted in the rear of the cab. Various components including a direction control valve, a hydraulic oil tank, and a fuel tank are mounted alongside the cab. The revolving upper structure has a front end portion supporting thereon a bracket, and a boom pivotally mounted on the bracket for undertaking a swing motion within an angular range of an angle less than 180.degree.. The swing angle is so set as to extend over a greater extent on one side located close to the cab than on the other side remote from the cab. The revolving upper structure further includes a projecting portion swelling out into an area kept out of the swing range of the boom.

Abstract: In combination a screen, a shaker, a conveyor and carbody device which is attachable to a vehicle of choice, such as an hydraulic excavator, a backhoe, etc., and when installed thereon allows the vehicle to perform as a padding machine.