Patent ID: 8657025

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: (a) an elongated tongue member of fixed length having a front end and a rear end and being adapted at the front end thereof to be operatively attached to a towing prime mover; (b) a frame operatively slideably attached to the rear end of the elongated tongue member, said frame disposed in a transverse orientation relative to the elongated tongue member and slidable between a transport position closer to the rear end of the elongated tongue member and an operating position forward of the transport position thereof; (c) an actuator operatively attached to the elongated tongue member at a first end, and operatively attached to the frame at a second end to transform the apparatus between the transport position and the operating position; (d) wherein the tongue is non-telescopic; and (e) ground engaging wheels operatively attached to the frame for permitting the frame to be moved at least in a forward direction, at least one of the ground engaging wheels being rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, at least some of the time said axis being fixed with respect to the frame as the frame moves with respect to the tongue member between the transport and operating position.