Circular saw head

• US 6,311,746 B1
• Filed: 08/07/2000
• Issued: 11/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alamo Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Alamo Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Halvorson, David J., Anderson, Travis A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bray, W. Donald
• Application Number:
  US09/633,706
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 373/02, 56/152, 56/171, 56/174, 56/175, 56/101, 56/119, 562/95, 562/35, 839/28, 302/76, 302/86, 303/47, 144/4.1, 144/24.13, 144/34.1, 144/251.1, 144/335, 144/343
• US Class Current: 144/24.13
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 3/08 Other tools for pruning, branching or delimbing standing trees

Abstract

A circular saw head for use as a boom mounted head attachment is disclosed for agricultural trimming. The blades can cut as much as four inches of material. An adjustable head piece is provided that is also reversible allowing for exposure of more or less of the blades. Safety aprons are provided to deflect cut material away from the operator.

Claims

1. An agricultural trimming apparatus for use in trimming vegetation and for use on a tractor or the like comprising:

a boom arm attached to said tractor;

a boom head attached to said boom arm;

a plurality of circular saw blades rotatably mounted to said boom head;

a driving means housed within said boom head for driving said plurality of circular saw blades;

a power source mounted to said boom head for engaging said driving means; and

a shielding means attached to said boom head, wherein said shielding means is positioned so as to deflect cut vegetation away from an operator when said plurality of circular saw blades is engaged into said vegetation.

2. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said circular saw blades can cut as much as four inches of said vegetation.

3. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 2 wherein said circular saw blades are in a substantially staggered and overlapped relationship.

4. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 3 wherein said power source is a hydraulic motor.

5. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 4 wherein said circular saw blades are 26 inches in diameter.

6. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 5 wherein said circular saw blades are at least {fraction (3/16)} inches thick.

7. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 6 wherein said shielding means is positioned 45 degrees downward from said boom head.

8. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 7 further comprising a bumper means attached to said boom head to keep said circular saw blades off the ground when said apparatus is in certain positions.

9. The agricultural trimming apparatus of claim 8 wherein said boom head is reversible.