Patent ID: 8881715

Claim:
A front wheel drive concrete saw, comprising: a saw frame and at least one rear axle and at least one rear wheel; a left and a right front wheel on a front axle, with both of said wheels being powered for pulling said saw frame while said saw is engaged in cutting concrete below said wheels; a wheel drive motor attached to said frame and is connected to said rear wheels and to said front wheels by chains and gears, with a primary chain providing power to said rear axle and a secondary chain providing power to said front axle, with a first sprocket on said wheel drive motor, and a second sprocket on a rear wheel axle, and a third sprocket on said front axle and a fourth sprocket on said rear axle, with said fourth sprocket on said rear wheel axle connected to said secondary drive chain and to said third sprocket on said front axle; a concrete saw blade attached to said frame and to a saw motor; a blade lifting mechanism for raising and lowering said saw blade from a transport position to a cutting position; and with said saw blade configured to rotate to a position below said saw frame in order to saw concrete below said wheels.