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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Mark Underwood, Burr Oak, KS (US);
Great Plains Manufacturing, Incorporated, Salina, KS (US);
Abstract
A tree saw attachment ( ) for use with a loader vehicle includes a base frame ( ), a generally V-shaped blade assembly ( ), a brush guard ( ), and a tweezer arm assembly ( ). A swingable tweezer arm ( ) of the tweezer arm assembly is movable using a hydraulic cylinder ( ) to grasp objects against an upper surface of the base frame or the blade assembly. The brush guard and tweezer arm assembly are removable from the base frame as a single unit to facilitate shipping and assembly. A sprayer assembly ( ) is positioned within the base frame for applying a herbicide to tree stumps cut by the V-shaped blade assembly. The blade assembly can be a single integral blade ( ), or can be formed of right and left blades ( ) with intermeshing projections ( ) secured to a rib member ( ) along a centerline of the blade assembly.