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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7520306 | Tree remover A tree and stump remover, suitable for use on skid-steer or similar vehicles, has a coupling operative with standard bucket mounts. Forward and generally centrally protruding from the coupling is a knife with teeth, serrations, or hooks. In alternative embodiments, ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7302765 | Implement attaching apparatus An apparatus for connecting a mechanized implement to an all-terrain vehicle having an undercarriage with a front axle and a rear axle includes a unitary frame having a base connected to the unitary frame and a swingable portion. The mechanized implement includes an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7240702 | ATV mounted tree shear The present invention is a vegetation cutting apparatus for connection to an all terrain vehicle. A frame attaches to the front grill of the all terrain vehicle. Specifically, a first frame member attaches to the front grill while a second frame member, which extend... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7150300 | Disc-type stump grinder A stump grinding machine for cutting and grinding a stump in the ground includes a mounting frame attachable to a powered vehicle and is a disc mount that is pivotally mounted to the mounting frame. The disc mount rotatably mounts or supports a grinding disc, such t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7124522 | Cultivating tool and apparatus incorporating same A cultivating tool for breaking up and spreading plant material over and into the ground has opposed ends and upper, lower and intermediate portions extending longitudinally between the ends. The lower portion includes a cutting edge. The intermediate portion includ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104294 | Stump grinding apparatus The present invention provides a stump grinding apparatus. The apparatus includes a rotatable wheel, a plurality of blocks each having an inner side attached to a side of the rotatable wheel, and a plurality of teeth each individually received within a groove formed... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100651 | Stump grinding disk and wear strips therefor A stump grinding disk includes a metallic wheel defining an axis of rotation and including a pair of side surfaces and a circumferential outer edge surface. The outer edge surface includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses. Each recess extends axially... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094169 | Rotary cutter assembly A rotary cutter assembly (11) includes a rotary cutter (74) rotated by a motor (76) through a drive including pulleys (250, 264) and a belt (326) inside of a combination guard and belt tensioner assembly (260). The rotary cu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086432 | Flex coupling for grinders and chippers A cutting machine and a method of using the cutting machine includes a cutting apparatus having a cutting device, a jackshaft sheave, an endless belt and an engine sheave. The cutting machine may have a jackshaft sheave, which is rotatably connected to the cutting i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082743 | Land clearing apparatus An apparatus for cutting and clearing brush, trees and land debris includes a housing adapted for mounting to a carrier and a rotor assembly with a predetermined plurality of cutting tools mounted for rotation within the housing and driven by a gearbox and a motor c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7011124 | Stump grinder having automatic reversing feed assembly A reversing automatic feed assembly for a stump grinder includes at least one sensor adapted to sense excessive load placed on the stump grinder and output a signal thereof. The reversing automatic feed assembly also includes a control system operatively connected t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6955310 | Remote control assembly for wood chipper A remote control assembly for an infeed area of a wood chipper includes an infeed mechanism(s) associated with the infeed area of the wood chipper and a control system operatively connected to the infeed mechanism(s). The remote control assembly also includes a rece... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6848485 | Stump grinding apparatus having a rotatable toothed disc A stump grinding mechanism includes a disc having recesses formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof. Peripheral cutting assemblies are mounted in respective recesses. Each cutting assembly includes a holder fixed in the recess, and a cutter tooth mounted in the... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6708743 | Stump grinder apparatus A stump-grinding apparatus includes a block having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is adjacent to a side of the wheel between the center of wheel and the peripheral edge. The outer surface defines both a groove and a first aperture in the gr... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6640851 | Shaft assembly for stump cutter A stump grinding apparatus of the type adapted to be mounted in a frame on the end of a boom is described. The apparatus comprises a grinding wheel mounted between hubs keyed to a shaft that is connected though belts and gears to a source of motive power,... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6601620 | Stump grinding bit and tip therefor A stump cutter includes a rotary drum, holders mounted on the drum, and cutting bits mounted in respective bores of each holder for rotation relative thereto. Each cutting bit includes a shank having a pocket formed in a front end thereof in which the cut... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6564836 | Apparatus for excavating and crushing tree stumps The present invention provides an apparatus that lifts, secures, splits and/or crushes tree stumps or other materials, particularly wooden materials and other materials that may be present at an excavation site. The apparatus is characterized in part by a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6550504 | Stump grinding wheel The present invention contemplates a stump grinding wheel that provides a user of a stump grinder with visual access through the wheel. The wheel comprises first and second opposing surfaces joined by a common edge. The edge is shaped in the form of a pol... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6484766 | Stump grinding apparatus having improved cutter tool A stump grinding wheel includes a wheel member having a plurality of receiving brackets. Each receiving bracket includes a cutting tool channel. A cutting tool is received in each of cutting tool channel. Each cutting tool includes an elongated shaft havi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6435234 | Self contained stump grinder A disc cutter is rotatably mounted on a self-contained power unit which is detachably mounted on lift arms of a hydraulic excavator for locating the disc cutter at a position on the opposite side of a stump from the excavator and providing curling movemen... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431231 | Hydraulically controlled stump grinder The stump grinder has a rotating cutting wheel that is mounted onto an arm for raising and lowering movement and is driven by a hydraulic motor. The arm is capable of being moved about a generally upright axis to control the rate of laterally feed of the ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6382277 | Stump grinding wheel and cutting assemblies therefor A stump grinding tool includes a rotary cutting wheel having a pair of side surfaces and an outer peripheral surface. Cutting assemblies are mounted on the cutting wheel, each cutting assembly including first and second pockets disposed on respective side... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6305445 | Stump grinding machine having improved cutting boom support structure An improved stump grinding machine includes a frame structure having an engine mounted thereon. A boom has a proximal end and distal end and is pivotally mounted to the frame structure at its proximal end. A grinding wheel is rotatably mounted to the dist... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6263930 | Stump grinder A stump grinder including a frame, a drive shaft, a gearbox, a rotatable shaft, a grinding drum, and a shroud cover. The frame extends longitudinally and supports at its free end a transversely mounted rotatable shaft upon which is mounted a grinding drum... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6230770 | Stump chipper and method for the operation thereof A stump chipper for at least partially removing a stump and the like from the ground, by means of chipping, comprises a subframe that can be positioned on the ground and that supports a movable arm at the end of which a chipping wheel is mounted such that... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6047749 | Stump grinding apparatus A grinding apparatus for grinding a stump or the like includes a frame, a rotating member supported by the frame, and a plurality of grinding members mounted to the rotating member. The grinding apparatus further includes a first driver which selectively ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6026871 | Stump cutter safety system A safety system for a stump cutter machine which comprises a swing out operator's control console equipped with an interlock to prevent rotation of the stump cutter wheel when not locked into the operating configuration, and a restraint means to hinder an... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6021825 | Stump cutter apparatus for quick connection to an excavator or other prime mover A stump cutting apparatus for connection to an excavator or other prime mover for conveyance in any ground breaking or farm industry. The stump cutter apparatus comprises a chassis for supporting for supporting stump cutter, a cutting assembly, an engine ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6014996 | Control system for stump cutters An apparatus to maintain optimum engine speed and cutter wheel speed to maintain peak power output of the engine and peak flywheel effect of the stump cutter wheel and method for maintaining optimum engine speed. The stump cutter has a rotating cutting wh... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6003570 | Stump grinder machine having turntable mounted engine arrangement An improved stump grinding machine includes a turntable assembly on which the engine is mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane. Preferably, the turntable assembly includes a flat plate element on which the engine is carried. One rotatable ring of a tu... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5996657 | Stump cutter tool life extender A stump cutter having a rotatable disk having a plurality of cutting tool holders with a cutting tool cantilevered therefrom to engage a stump brought into contact with the cutting tool with a protector having a massive leading non-cutting edge that exten... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992483 | Backhoe grinder A tree grinder movable from tree to tree. The tree grinder includes a frame movable from tree to tree, a drum and a drum support rotatably mounting the drum to the frame. The drum support rotates or swivels relative to the frame via a swivel motor. A hydr... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5921302 | Method and apparatus for tree stump clearing A method and apparatus for removal of tree stumps, by first splitting the upper part of the stump with a splitting plate, and then utilizing a digging member to sever and/or dislodge roots of the stump from the ground strata. This apparatus is desirably p... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915430 | Cost-effective cutting device A rotary cutting device suitable for stump grinding comprises a power shaft having a fixed annular flange, a segmented tool carrier removably mounted to the flange and constituted by plural segments which together form a disc. Each of the segments of the ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5887634 | Tractor mounted stump grinder and methods of constructing and operating it A tractor driven stump grinder for a wheeled tractor frame having a drive motor operating the wheels to move the tractor forwardly and rearwardly, the tractor having a support member movable vertically on the tractor frame and rotatably carrying a general... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5857505 | Root and stump cutter A depth-of-cut bushing is mounted above a cutter-arm array to provide a cutting head mounted on a rotary lawn mower or mower/trimmer. The bushing is shaped so that it acts together with the cutter-arm array to accomplish control of the cutting action. Thi... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845689 | Feed rate control system for stump cutters An apparatus to maintain optimum engine speed and cutter wheel speed to maintain peak power output of the engine and peak flywheel effect of the stump cutter wheel and method for maintaining optimum engine speed. The stump cutter has a rotating cutting wh... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5823238 | Backhoe grinder The invention pertains to a tree grinder movable from tree to tree. The invention includes a frame movable from tree to tree, a drum and a drum support rotatably mounting the drum to the frame. A hydraulic motor is attached to the drum support with a firs... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5794866 | Cutter device for clearing and mulching trees A cutter device is provided for being attached to an end of a movable working arm of a self-propelled vehicle for clearing and mulching trees. The cutter device includes a rotatably mounted drum with a plurality of spaced cutter teeth attached to an exter... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5794673 | Stump grinder A cutting head (20) is mounted on the outer end of a boom structure of a self-propelled machine, such as an excavator. The cutting head housing has a vertically oriented rotary cutter wheel (48) mounted on a side portion thereof. Side and top portions of ... | 08/18/1998 |
