Patent ID: 8561325
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A skidsteer loader grubbing attachment, the attachment comprising, a frame configured for removable attachment to a skidsteer loader having a hydraulic power source; a pincer comprising two substantially straight pincer jaws, each pincer jaw pivotably mounted to and extending substantially perpendicularly in a common pivot plane from the frame, the pincer jaws pivotable toward each other to a substantially parallel and adjacent position so as to allow the jaws to grasp vegetation along their length; two hydraulic pistons each configured for connection to and actuation by the hydraulic power source, one hydraulic piston being pivotably mounted to the frame and to one pincer jaw, the other hydraulic piston being pivotably mounted to the frame and to the other pincer jaw; a first leg having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first leg being mounted to the frame; a second leg having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second leg being mounted to the frame; a base plate mounted to the second end of the first leg and to the second end of the second leg; and a ‘V’-shaped blade configured for substantially non-severing engagement with the vegetation, the blade mounted to the base plate such that the ‘V’ opens away from the frame and is directly below the pincer when the pincer is horizontally oriented, the base plate and blade being in a fixed position with respect to the pincer and sufficiently distant from the pincer to allow the blade to engage the vegetation below ground level without contacting the pincer with the ground, and the pincer arms being of sufficient length to grasp vegetation below ground level when the frame is tilted forward by a skidsteer.