Turfco Manufacturing, Incorporated

Lavalley Industries, LLC

David Cress

Jason LaValley

Daniel Larson

Matthew Justin Michel

Jesse J Kilde

Steven Ferguson

Rodney Wurgler

Thomas E Isaman

Tim Berg

Stuart Johnson

Jason Lavalley

A two-piece grab arm housing for a grapple mechanism useable on a grapple attachment is described. The grab arm housing includes a lower arm housing with grab arms mounted to the lower arm housing, and an upper arm housing mounted to the lower arm housing. The upper arm housing and the lower arm housing are movable relative to one another in an x-direction and are moveable together in a y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction. In addition, the upper arm housing includes an opening through which a main beam of the grapple attachment can extend.

Grab arm housing for grapple attachment

A top dresser () includes sheeting () in the form of an endless belt passing around first and second drums () and a bed () including a plurality of rollers (). Continuous V-shaped guides () are received in pulleys () on the drums () for tracking the endless belt. A blocking device () in the form of a rod is slid in the mid-frame () to prevent the shafts () of the rollers () from axially sliding against their bias from their operative positions to their installation positions. Ledges () having friction reducing strips () extend over the shafts () of the rollers (). A compound gear () in gearing relation with the second drum () and in driving relation with a spindle () of a brush () is rotatably mounted to an arm () pivotally mounted to the second drum (). The spindle () includes two portions () removably connected by a coupler (), with the first portion () being cantilevered supported from the side frame ().

Top dresser

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Eagan, MN, United States of America

David Cress