Patent ID: 6813850
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A continuous ditch excavator, comprising:(a) a chassis having a forward portion and a rear portion; (b) first and second rotatably-mounted driving elements having treads thereon, said driving elements carried by the chassis in laterally spaced-apart relation to each other for driving and steering the chassis along a ground surface, said first and second driving elements defining a centrally-disposed excavation work area therebetween; (c) an excavating auger rotatably-mounted on the chassis in the excavation work area forwardly of the rear portion of the chassis, rearwardly of the forward portion of the chassis and intermediate the first and second driving elements for penetrating the ground surface and excavating a ditch therein; and (d) auger positioning means carried by the chassis and connected to said auger for moving said auger laterally in a continuous path between said first and second driving elements to permit adjustment of the position of the auger in relation to the first and second driving elements.