Patent ID: 9587374
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A01D,E01H,E02F

Claim:
1. A movable machine for raking undesirable plant matter from a surface comprising: a) a chassis having ground engaging wheels, the chassis structured and operable to be driven in a forward direction, the chassis having a pair of movable arms mounted on opposite sides of the chassis; b) a loader bucket controlled by a forward and reverse loader bucket controller mounted in the chassis, the loader bucket connected between the pair of movable arms; c) at least one hydraulic lifting cylinder connected between a movable arm of the pair of movable arms and the chassis, the at least one hydraulic lifting cylinder for lifting the loader bucket from a first position aligned with the surface to a second position not contacting the surface; and d) a hydraulically movable rake mounted to the loader bucket for operating between a raised position and a lowered position while mounted to the loader bucket, the hydraulically movable rake comprising: