Patent ID: 8087342

Claim:
A multi-purpose vehicle apparatus comprising: a vehicle configured with a length, a width and a height, the vehicle having: a body defining a proximal front aspect, opposing medial side aspects, a distal rear aspect and a top aspect; the body enclosing an operator's compartment having an entrance thereto proximal the top aspect; the operator's compartment having therewithin a plurality of first connectors; a canopy engaged with the body and covering the entrance to the operator's compartment; a drive system including a pair of opposing tracks positioned proximal the side aspects and engaged with the body for support and movement thereof; and an extensible boom engaged with the vehicle proximate the rear aspect thereof, the boom positionable between a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation and rotatable over a full circle about a vertical axis thereof; the boom comprising a plurality of boom segments for selectively adjusting the boom between a fully retracted state and a fully extended state, the fully extended state providing a reach exceeding the length of the vehicle; a plurality of second connectors mounted distally on the boom, the second connectors interconnected with at least one of the first connectors through at least one length adjustable communicator mounted on, and extensible with the boom; whereby devices engaged with the first and second connectors are controllable from within the operator's compartment.