Abstract: A pressure adjustable, soil-cleating attachment for front of bulldozers, designed for erosion control by cleating the ground in the area between the bull dozer tracks, thus facilitating one pass cleating of the entire area under the bull dozer. The present invention may also be used to crimp straw and when reseeding land. A cleated roller is connected to two support arms, which releasably mount to the bottom of the bulldozer push arms. A protective shield is connected to each support arm, and covers the upper visible portion of the roller as the roller rotates, thereby reducing flying debris during cleating of the ground. Roller stabilization arms are designed to compensate for movement of the support arms as the bottom of the bulldozer blade wears during use.

Abstract: In the operation of a landfill compactor, it is a common problem for the wheels to pick up debris, especially wire and cable, and carry it around with the wheels as they rotate. When the debris falls from the wheels in the direction toward the frame and the axles, it becomes packed between the frame and the axle hampering machine operation and requiring hours of corrective maintenance. The apparatus of the subject invention for inhibiting the wrapping of debris about the axle assembly provides a hook member to ensnare debris. As the wheel rotates, the debris picked up by the hook member is dragged across a serrated blade portion mounted on the axle assembly to pull apart the debris and thus prevent the debris from wrapping around the axle assembly.

Abstract: On a compactor wheel having outer and inner cylindrical drums, the inner drum being mounted on the vehicle axle, there is provided an axially extending shroud. The shroud is equipped with a cover plate which together serves to define a cavity enclosing the axle seals and bearings preventing trash from intruding into those components of the compactor vehicle.

Abstract: A rumble strip rolling device for attachment to a conventional asphalt roller. The rumble strip rolling device includes a support member for attachment to the asphalt roller, a pivot member having one end thereof pivotally secured to the support member for movement between a first position and a second position, a slide member slidably mounted on the pivot member for movement between a third position and a fourth position, a first hydraulic cylinder for adjusting the pivot member between the first position and the second position, a second hydraulic cylinder for adjusting the slide member between the third position and the fourth position, a roller drum assembly having a roller drum frame and a roller drum rotatably supported on a shaft that is supported by the roller drum frame, and a connector for pivotally connecting the roller drum frame to the slide member.

Abstract: A chemical barrier is formed by injecting a suspension of solid particles or colloids into the subsurface. First, a stable colloid suspension is made including a surfactant and a non-Newtonian fluid. This stable colloid suspension is characterized by colloid concentration, colloid size, colloid material, solution ionic strength, and chemical composition. A second step involves injecting the optimized stable colloid suspension at a sufficiently high flow rate to move the colloids through the subsurface sediment, but not at such a high rate so as to induce resuspending indigenous soil particles in the aquifer. While injecting the stable colloid suspension, a withdrawal well may be used to draw the injected colloids in a direction perpendicular to the flow path of a contaminant plume. The withdrawal well, may then be used as an injection well, and a third well, in line with the first two wells, may then be used as a withdrawal well, thereby increasing the length of the colloid barrier.

Abstract: A road surface condition changing apparatus which increases a coefficient of friction between a wheel of a vehicle and a road surface without using any consumable materials. A cylinder member is provided in front of the wheel of the vehicle. The cylinder member is rotatable about a rotational axis corresponding to a longitudinal center of the cylinder member. The cylinder member is pressed against a road surface so as to change a road surface condition while being rotated. A support mechanism supports the cylinder member so that the rotational axis of the cylinder member is parallel to the road surface and is inclined with respect to the rotational axis of the wheel. Protrusions, brushes or a water absorbing material may be provided on an outer surface of the cylinder member.

Abstract: A concrete finishing machine includes a surfacing unit having two finishing cylinders and two augers mounted in line with the two cylinders, a pair of compacting rollers located on either side of the augers and suspended by a frame which is attached to the surfacing unit by a mounting assembly which allows adjustment in the vertical height of the compacting rollers relative to the surfacing unit for setting the compacting rollers relative to the surface being finished. The frame is adapted to be vibrated for vibrating the compacting rollers in use. The compacting rollers each have an outer peripheral planar surface extending about the periphery of the roller and a plurality of recessed planar surfaces spaced equally about the periphery of the roller.

Abstract: A mechanism (22) for supporting an earthworking tool from a vehicle such as a front end-loader (21) includes: (i) a primary support structure (23) adapted to be pivotally attached, in a readily releasable manner, about a generally upright, slewing axis (24), to a conventionally-provided elevating linkage mechanism (25) of a vehicle; (ii) power driver (26,27) to effect controlled slewing of the primary support structure (23) about its slewing axis (24); (iii) a secondary support structure (28) rotatably mounted about a generally forwardly directed axis (29) on the primary support structure (23); (iv) power driver (30) to effect controlled rotation of the secondary support structure with respect to the primary support structure; (v) tool support (32) pivotally mounted on the secondary support structure (28); and (vi) driver (33) to pivot the tool support with respect to the secondary support structure.

Abstract: In general, apparatuses or machines for compacting the shoulders of roads include a plurality of wheels in side by side relationship, which are merely rolled over the gravel shoulder of a road. Such machines rely on the weight of the wheels to effect compacting.

Abstract: In a vehicle equipped with a road shoulder compacting apparatus, the apparatus includes a ground engagement member for rolling engagement with a shoulder of a road as the vehicle travels along the road, and a support structure carrying the ground engagement member on the vehicle and including an adjustable connection between the vehicle and the ground engagement member. The adjustable connection permits displacement of the ground engagement member from one side to the other of the vehicle and vice versa, so that the ground engagement member can be utilized at opposite sides of the vehicle. A selectively adjustable mechanism is provided for raising and lowering the ground engagement member into and out of engagement with the ground.

Abstract: A powered lawn mower of the type particularly adapted for mowing greens on golf courses and having a powered vertically adjustable reel cutting unit is converted into a greensroller when a vibratory roller unit is substituted for each reel cutting unit. The vibratory roller unit has a drum, an unbalanced shaft and a framework. The unbalanced shaft is rotatably mounted within the drum and the drum is rotatably mounted in the framework. When the greensroller is powered over a golf green, it provides a fast, smooth, consistent and somewhat firm playing surface without scalping or otherwise compromising the health of the grass.

Abstract: A vibratory compactor attachment for mechanical equipment, such as an excavator or backhoe. The attachment includes a support frame which is pivotally attached to both the boom and the tilt arms of the excavator. One end of the support frame carries a scraper blade that can be used for leveling soil prior to compaction. A drum frame is connected to the support frame and a compaction drum is mounted for rotation on the drum frame. To vibrate the drum, an exciter is mounted on the drum frame and resilient isolation mounts interconnect the support frame and the drum frame to minimize the transmission of vibration to the support frame.

Abstract: A surface conditioning attachment for a motor grader or the like for use in maintenance operations on gravel roadways comprises a gang of harrow disks carried on a support shaft, there being a support structure for deploying said disks laterally outwardly of the grader at an angle to the direction of travel and with the concave sides of the disks facing forwardly. In use the gang of disks engages the surface of the road shoulder and cuts up and moves gravel and vegetation thereon laterally towards the roadway.

Abstract: A paving surface roller having indentation rumble strips comprising main pipe segments is mounted for support and operation on a frame structure of a paving machine or other vehicle and the drum is movable from operable to inoperable position above the surface by means of hydraulic rams attached to swinging arms on the frame. In one version the drum is supported and moved. In other versions for use with fixed drums, ground engaging wheels are selectively moved into place to elevate or lower the drum.

Abstract: A surface conditioning attachment for a motor grader or the like for use in maintenance operations on gravel roadways comprises a gang of harrow disks carried on a support shaft, there being a support structure for deploying said disks laterally outwardly of the grader at an angle to the direction of travel and with the concave sides of the disks facing forwardly. In use the gang of disks engages the surface of the road shoulder and cut up and moves gravel and vegetation thereon laterally towards the roadway.

Abstract: A device for compacting surfaces includes a frame and wheels rotatably mounted to the frame. At least one compacting cylinder structure is rotatably mounted to the frame and has an operative position between at least two wheels and the surface to compacted. Structure for driving at least two wheels is provided. The frame is provided in the form of a vehicle whereby the weight of the vehicle and the weight of the driver contribute to compacting the surface. The compacting cylinder comprises disk structures mounted about a central shaft. The disks are secured to an inside surface of a cylindrical sleeve of the compacting cylinder which serves to reduce the inside diameter to a size compatible with a small axle diameter and to provide a cavity to support a bearing assembly. A means for engaging and disengaging the driven wheels and the compacting cylinder is provided.

Abstract: An arrangement of a roller in combination with a draft vehicle comprising a draft frame, axle means supported by the draft frame, and roller supported by the axle means to allow rotational freedom about a central axis of a cylindrical shape of the roller, the arrangement being characterized in that the draft frame is connected to the draft vehicle by means constraining rotation of the draft frame relative to the draft vehicle about a vertical axis.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing such compactors in different sizes that are meant to be used e.g. on dumping sites for crushing refuse and for compacting the refuse layer. The main parts of the compactors are chassis, engine and cylinder-shaped drums. As per the method according to the invention the compactors are essentially assembled of interchangeable components and modules, of which a varying number is used in assembling compactors of different sizes. The invention also relates to manufacturing a compactor of a compactor series by means of the method. According to the invention the compactor series is mainly assembled by selecting interchangeable drum unit components from three different widths and by using 1, 2, 3 or 4 power transmission gear assemblies, according to the size of the compactor, attached to the ends of the drum unit or units.

Abstract: An improved simplified compacting apparatus for mounting on the tool-support boom of a backhoe or other tractor. The apparatus includes a lower member with a convex cylindrical compacting surface which extends through an arc of less than about 180 degrees, preferably less than about 90 degrees, and terminates in front and rear edges. At least one and preferably two upright members are secured to the lower member, preferably to a top concave surface thereof, and pivot mounts are on the upright member to allow pivoting attachment to a tool-support boom. The apparatus is easy to operate and easily reaches edges not reached by many prior devices.

Abstract: A concrete finishing machine includes a surfacing unit having two finishing cylinders with two augers mounted in line with the two cylinders, and a pair of compacting rollers located on either side of the augers, suspended by a frame which is attached to the surfacing unit by a mounting assembly which allows adjustment in the vertical height of the compacting rollers relative to the surfacing unit for setting the compacting rollers relative to the surface being finished. The frame is adapted to be vibrated for vibrating the compactor rollers in use. In one embodiment, the compacting rollers each have rectangular fins projecting radially outward from the roller and extending the length thereof. In another embodiment, the compacting rollers each have a serrated outer surface.

Abstract: A unitary membrane-electrode assembly includes an electrode structure with multiple layers having different overvoltages for the desired electrochemical reaction. In the preferred arrangement the layer attached to the membrane has the higher overvoltage thereby preferentially locating the reaction zone a small but controlled distance away from the electrode membraneinterface. In a NaCl brine electrolysis process the use of a dual layer electrode as the cathode is particularly useful because it eliminates formation of concentrated caustic at the membrane surface. As a result, back migration of OH.sup.- ions is reduced and cathodic current efficiency is increased.

Abstract: A detachable roller for use on trucks that provides a portable multi-adjustable roller for compaction of material. The detachable roller has independently actuated roller control pistons that engage and disengage the roller to the compaction surface. The roller can adjust to uneven terrain by angular displacement of the roller's longitudinal axis support points.

Abstract: Asphalt handling apparatus includes a carriage portion, a hopper portion, a hopper heating portion, an asphalt dispensing portion, a liquid tack material dispensing portion and an equipment lifting portion. The hopper portion includes an elongated trough section with a generally V-shaped cross section. A pair of bi-fold doors selectively cover an open top section. The hopper heating portion includes an enclosed heat transfer medium first chamber disposed immediately below the V-shaped trough section and in direct contact therewith. The first chamber includes sloping wing sections and a deeper central section communicating therewith. A U-shaped burner channel is disposed substantially horizontally within the central section with a gas burner along a first arm and an exhaust stack extends upwardly from a second arm. An elongated electrical heating element is disposed between the arms.

Abstract: In a compacting machine for compacting a road or the like, the machine has a pre-assembled primary roller drum 4 and another roller drum 20 which perform a different compaction function than that of the primary roller drum. The roller drum 20 is formed by providing a plurality of split roller segments 21, 22. The segments are formed by dividing an annular wall member, at circumferentially different portions in the axial direction into a plurality of split roller segments having a mounting portion. Then the segments are combined together and detachably mounted to the outer surface of the roller drum 4 of the compacting machine.

Abstract: A trench compaction device adapted for mounting on construction and excavation type equipment. The device having a sheepsfoot open-rim wheel design which is static rather than vibratory and uses the down pressure of the equipment to achieve standard density compaction requirements.

Abstract: A compactor assembly and method of utilization thereof to compact soil in a trench are provided that do not require the hydraulic boom to which the compactor assembly is mounted to exert downward pressure to effect compacting. A sheep's foot roller defined by a cylindrical surface with a plurality of feet extending radially therefrom is mounted for rotation with respect to an axle having a length less than the length of the roller. The axle is completely contained within the interior volume defined by the roller's cylindrical surface. A frame operatively mounts to a crawler excavator or the like, the frame including a pair of side plates, a top plate, and back plate, and the axle is mounted to the frame side plates so that the axle remains stationary with respect to the side plates and the roller rotates about the axis defined by the axle. Each of the feet comprises a solid member tapered to a truncated apex in a circumferential direction, and having a pair of parallel flat spaced sides in an axial direction.

Abstract: A small roller attached to a conventional power-driven paving roller or the like is hydraulically positionable to roll a surface outside of the normal rolling track of the power roller, such as against a building, high curbing, or the like.

Abstract: A sheepsfoot assembly including a sheepsfoot frame section, an engine housing section with protective canopy, a vibratory sheepsfoot drum assembly mounted in the frame section, the drum assembly containing a rotatable drum with an internal bearing and eccentric shaft assembly and a plurality of spaced compacting teeth on the drum. The sheepsfoot drum is rotated when the machine is pushed or pulled over the soil by the prime mover to which the sheepsfoot assembly is attached. The drum is not powered for rotation, but only for vibration by the engine assembly.The sheepsfoot frame includes a mounting jaw arrangement for securing the machine to the integral lip of certain prime movers, e.g., front end loader, or to an added lip as for attachment to dozer blades. In this manner, the prime mover can straddle a trench and the sheepsfoot assembly can be then lowered into the trench until it contacts a backfill layer for soil compaction.

Abstract: An operating and down-pressure hydraulic control system for vehicle-mounted implements such as earth compactors and the like. The assembly of hydraulic cylinders, valving and a hydraulic accumulator provided herein operates as a hydraulic system to raise, lower and otherwise position an implement and to provide down-pressure to it. The assembly also permits the hydraulic support of the implement to flex, while maintaining down-pressure on it, when the ground surface elevation rises or falls away relative to the implement as it moves over the ground being worked.

Abstract: A roller attachment for fixed engagement to any of a variety of conventional vibrator compactors to convert same into a vibrator roller device, the roller attachment including a generally rectangular bottom frame portion defining a generally rectangular central opening in which a plurality of spaced apart parallel rollers are rotatably carried; a top frame portion, fixed to the bottom frame portion, is configurated to receive the operating plate portion, of a conventional vibrator compactor, which is aligned with and bolted to the top frame, and removable rubber tubular treads are provided for the rollers.

Abstract: The present invention is a self-transportable truck mounted roller for paving or repairing paved roads. The invention comprises a lightweight roller and roller assembly mounted to the front end of a truck, and includes hydraulic cylinders or other means for raising and lowering the roller. In operation, the roller is lowered enough to displace the weight of the truck from the front wheels onto the roller, thereby providing a highly compressive paving force.

Abstract: An apparatus for compacting subgrade and pavement materials during a road building operation, and which is characterized by the ability to selectively perform a plurality of distinct road rolling functions to thereby facilitate a road building operation. The apparatus is self-propelled and includes compacting means which comprises a pair of steel cylindrical rollers and two sets of rubber wheels having overlapping tracks. Provision is made for selectively moving the sets of rubber wheels into and out of operative engagement with the ground, whereby selective compaction by the independent operation of either the steel cylindrical rollers or the rubber wheels may be effected, and without simultaneous operation by the non-operating compacting means. A unitary steering system is also provided whereby the direction of the apparatus may be controlled when either compacting means is in operation.

Abstract: An earth working apparatus is disclosed including means for removably coupling a compacting roller into operative engagement with a hydraulically manipulated boom while simultaneously maintaining the excavating bucket of the apparatus in its operative association with the boom. The coupling means includes a specially designed link which connects the hydraulic means of the boom to the bucket and which is adapted to receive and engage the compacting roller upon upward movement of the boom.

Abstract: A roller chassis including front and rear ends is provided and a rear horizontal transverse roller is journalled from the rear end of the chassis. A front roller support is dependingly supported from the front end of the chassis for oscillation about a vertical axis and a front horizontal roller is journalled from the roller support. The chassis includes opposite side longitudinally extending wheel ramp portions projecting forwardly from the rear roller and which are adapted to support the front wheels of a lawn tractor driven forwardly therealong. The chassis includes a rear portion for anchoring the rear end of a lawn tractor to the roller chassis with the rear driving wheels of the lawn tractor supported from and disposed in driving frictional engagement with the upper peripheral portion of the rear horizontal roller of the chassis.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire-type compacter is mounted to be towed behind a road maintainer to pack the road immediately after it is graded. A single hydraulic cylinder raises the packer unit for maneuvering the grader; also, the hydraulic cylinder provides means for transferring weight from the maintainer onto the packer. Links between the maintainer and compacter provide proper operation. A small moldboard is attached to the compacter in front of the compacter to handle the dirt rolled from the maintainer.

Abstract: A dirt compacting and asphalt compacting roller unit of sufficient weight for utilization in compacting fill dirt introduced into a ditch to fill the ditch, and for utilization in compacting hot asphalt subsequently applied over the previously compacted fill dirt. The roller unit comprises a smooth-surface circumference drum shape roller with concentrically positioned shaft protruding laterally on each side. The roller has two or more detachable dirt compacting plates having multiple exteriorly projecting protrusions which, when the plates are attached to the roller, become the exterior circumference of the roller and act to compact fill dirt when the roller with plates attached is repeatedly rolled over fill dirt within a ditch. When the plates are detached, the smooth-surface circumference of the roller acts to compact hot asphalt when the roller's smooth-surface circumference is repeatedly rolled over hot asphalt subsequently applied over the previously compacted fill dirt.

Abstract: A slit trenching and cable laying device includes: a frame held above the ground by a support, preferably adjustable to various levels above the ground, a plow for digging a slit trench and laying a cable or line therein, the plow being mounted so as to be relatively movable with respect to the frame, a mechanism for imparting a digging motion to the plow, preferably, adjustable to impart a variable motion and being adapted to be driven by a vehicle towing the device, and another mechanism for imparting a motion to the plow for reducing surface contact and resultant drag between the plow and the sides of the trench, preferably adjustable for varying the magnitude of the motion as conditions warrant.

Abstract: A roller attachment for dump trucks has one or more road rollers mounted on a shaft which in turn is carried on the end of a pair of hydraulic piston and cylinder assemblies mounted on a beam positioned transversely of the truck and detachably secured to the frame thereof. Actuation of the hydraulic piston and cylinder assemblies from the hydraulic system of the dump truck moves the roller toward and away from a road surface so that when the roller is engaged on the road surface and the truck is moved forwardly and backwardly the roller will compact materials therebeneath.

Abstract: A surface conditioning attachment for a motor grader or the like for use in maintenance operations on gravel roadways comprises a gang of harrow disks carried on a support shaft, there being a support structure for deploying said disks laterally outwardly of the grader at an angle to the direction of travel and with the concave sides of the disks facing forwardly. In use the gang of disks engages the surface of the road shoulder and cuts up and moves gravel and vegetation thereon laterally towards the roadway.