Patent ID: 6591919
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: E02D,E04H

Abstract:
A post driving apparatus comprising:a. a chassis having a longitudinal axis; b. a frame pivotably carried by said chassis, said frame including an upper support member having an axis of elongation substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said chassis; c. a post magazine indexingly supported by said frame; d. means for transferring a post from said post magazine to said post driver for subsequent driven placement; and, e. a post driving assembly suspended from a portion of said upper support member for reversible travel therealong so as to laterally position said post driving assembly from said chassis, said post driving assembly including a post driver adapted to retain a post supplied from said post magazine, a portion of said chassis being displaced about a driving pivot so as to shift weight from said chassis to said driving assembly to thereby complete driven placement of a post retained by said post driver, said post driver being initially driven by a hydraulic ram and subsequently driven by a displaced mass of said apparatus, said frame being hydraulically pivoted about said longitudinal axis of said chassis so as to change the angular relationship between said post driving assembly and the ground surface.