Patent ID: 6931826
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: C05F,Y02P,Y02W

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for turning material piled on the ground in a windrow comprising: a first track assembly and a second track assembly spaced apart from one another and having continuous tracks, each having elongated track axes spaced apart from one another and approximately parallel to one another, the track assemblies engaging the ground and being adapted to move in a forward direction on the ground toward the material piled on the ground; a lift assembly connected between the first and second track assemblies and comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a belt trained around the upper and lower ends; the lower end being positioned adjacent the ground and the upper end being positioned in spaced relation above, and rearwardly of the lower end whereby the belt includes an upwardly presented front belt surface extending upwardly from the lower end to the upper end, and a downwardly presented rear belt surface extending from the upper end to the lower end; a power source connected to both of the first and second track assemblies for independently driving the first and second track assemblies; the power source being connected to at least one of the upper and lower ends for causing the at least one end to rotate and cause the front surface of the belt to move continuously from the lower end toward the upper end and to cause the rear surface of the belt to move continuously from the upper end toward the lower end, whereby the belt will engage the material piled on the ground and carry the material upwardly on the front surface of the belt and then drop the material back onto the ground as the belt passes over the upper end.