Trenching and drain installation system and method
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1. A trencher system comprising:
- a. a front loader comprising a front loader plate, a hydraulic power source and hydraulic control system;
b. said front loader plate configured to slidably receive an implement driven trencher assembly, said implement driven trencher assembly comprising;
a circular trenching blade configured to produce a rectilinear trench comprising a profile width and a profile depth;
c. said circular trenching blade mounted on a drive axle, said drive axle supported by a first arm and a second arm;
d. said first arm and said second arm each pivotably connected to a front loader attachment plate, said front loader attachment plate configured to slidably attach to said front loader plate;
e. said hydraulic power source and hydraulic control system interoperating with a first hydraulic arm pivotably attached to said front loader attachment plate and said first arm, said first hydraulic arm configured to lift and release said first arm to engage and disengage said implement driven trencher assembly from a ground engaging location.
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Abstract
A system for trench and drain installation. The system utilizes an implement driven trenching assembly and a backfill pipe installation assembly. The implement driven trenching assembly digs a trench utilizing a circular trenching blade which is hydraulically operated and is mounted onto a front loader plate. The backfill pipe installation assembly uses a backfill hopper to simultaneously install drainage pipe above the trench floor and envelop the drainage pipe in backfill material to maintain the drainage pipe at a constant height above the trench floor.
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33 Claims
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1. A trencher system comprising:
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a. a front loader comprising a front loader plate, a hydraulic power source and hydraulic control system; b. said front loader plate configured to slidably receive an implement driven trencher assembly, said implement driven trencher assembly comprising;
a circular trenching blade configured to produce a rectilinear trench comprising a profile width and a profile depth;c. said circular trenching blade mounted on a drive axle, said drive axle supported by a first arm and a second arm; d. said first arm and said second arm each pivotably connected to a front loader attachment plate, said front loader attachment plate configured to slidably attach to said front loader plate; e. said hydraulic power source and hydraulic control system interoperating with a first hydraulic arm pivotably attached to said front loader attachment plate and said first arm, said first hydraulic arm configured to lift and release said first arm to engage and disengage said implement driven trencher assembly from a ground engaging location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for trench and drain installation, said method comprising:
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positioning a trenching unit along a trenching profile utilizing a skid steer, said skid steer having a front loader plate, wherein said skid steer is attached to said trenching unit at said front loader plate; lowering a trenching unit onto a ground engaging location arranged along said trenching profile; engaging said trenching unit; digging a trench along said trenching profile; lowering a trenching shoe into said trench during digging to remove excess debris; removing debris from said trench during said the trenching along said trenching profile; installing a drainage pipe above a trenching floor in a backfill envelope; wherein said lowering a trenching unit further comprises; engaging a trenching hood controller from a hydraulic controller, said hydraulic controller comprising said trenching hood controller, trench shoe controller, an articulating member controller, and a blade controller; moving said trenching unit comprising a trenching hood, an articulating member interacting with a trench blade, and a debris removal conveyor, and a trenching shoe; moving said trenching unit by utilizing a hydraulic power source operated by said hydraulic controller, said trenching unit comprising a trenching hood, an articulating member interacting with a trench blade, a debris removal conveyor, and a trenching shoe; actuating said trenching hood controller to move said skid steer front loader plate and lower said trenching hood onto said ground engaging location in line with said trenching profile. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for trench and drain installation said system comprising:
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an implement driven trencher assembly and a backfill pipe installation assembly; said implement driven trencher assembly configured to produce a rectilinear trench comprising a profile width and a profile depth utilizing a circular trenching blade operably mounted on a front loader; said backfill pipe installation assembly configured to install a drainage pipe into said trench at a riser height above a trench floor and, simultaneously envelop said drainage pipe with backfill material to maintain said drainage pipe at said riser height; wherein said implement driven assembly further comprises a front loader attachment plate to slidably interconnect with said front loader at a front loader plate;
said circular trenching blade mounted on a drive axle, said drive axle supported by a first arm and a second arm;wherein said implement driven trencher further comprises;
a hydraulic power source and a hydraulic control system interoperating with a first hydraulic arm pivotably attached to said front loader attachment plate and said first arm, to lift and release said first arm in order to engage and disengage said implement driven trencher assembly from a ground engaging location. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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