Patent ID: 8061435

Claim:
A lead assembly system configured to removably and releasably mount to an excavator having a pivotable boom connected at one end to the excavator and a pivotable front stick connected at the other end of the boom, the lead assembly system comprising: (a) a set of leads between about 48 and about 80 feet long having a driver that has a hammer slidably mounted to the set of leads; (b) at least one lifting means for engaging the driver and moving the driver on the leads; (c) a pivotable mounting assembly mounted to the set of leads and adapted to adjust the position of the set of leads about a vertical plane, the pivotable mounting assembly comprising a mounting head having a pivoting mechanism that allows for the pivot of the lead assembly up to a maximum 20° left or right on the vertical plane without movement of the boom or front stick of the excavator, and (d) a quick connect coupling having a pair of spaced-apart plates, each plate having a pair of recesses formed in an edge thereof, the quick connect coupling connected to the pivotable mounting assembly and configured to removably and releasably mount to the front stick of the excavator and to allow for the quick engagement and disengagement of the lead assembly system to and from the front stick, wherein a position of the lead assembly system is adjustable via the pivotable boom up to a maximum of 30° forwards and backwards of the vertical plane without movement of the front stick.