Patent ID: 6349777
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A post driver having a carriage and a ram movable vertically relative to said carriage, a base to which said carriage is mounted, said base extending rearwardly from said carriage and including a mount provided for connection of a post driver to a hitch of a vehicle, a support frame mounted to said base rearwardly of said carriage, said support frame having a vertical member extending downwardly from said mount and a horizontal member extending generally horizontally from a bottom of said vertical member, said horizontal member having a first end and second end, and a vertically extending leg mounted at said first end and at said second end of said horizontal member, each leg being movable vertically relative to said horizontal member, said support frame vertical member is generally centered with respect to said support frame horizontal member, said vertical member extending between said horizontal member and said mount, said support frame including a pair of diagonal side members which extend from said mount substantially to said first and second ends of said horizontal member, said mount including an adjusting assembly, said adjusting assembly including means for adjusting the lateral and forward positioning of said carriage and post driver approximately generally parallel to the ground to properly position the post driver during its usage.