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Irrigation pipe laying and pick up vehicle

  • US 4,093,082 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1976
  • Issued: 06/06/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle for picking up and laying irrigation pipe of the type consisting of a plurality of rigid sections and couplings between the sections forming a line of pipe, said vehicle comprising:

  • a vehicular frame having a raised platform,inclined guide means mounted on said frame at a first end of said vehicle for guiding the end of a section of irrigation pipe being picked up from the ground level to above the level of said platform as said vehicle is operated toward said line of pipe and for guiding the pipe section down said guide means as said vehicle is operated away from said line of pipe,rack means adjacent said platform for supporting a plurality of said sections of irrigation pipe in stacked relationship,uncoupling means for uncoupling a section of said pipe being picked up from the subsequent pipe section,said uncoupling means comprising angulation guide means for guiding the free end of the leading pipe section and elevating said end relative to the longitudinal axis of the adjacent section.

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