Patent ID: 7367368

Claim:
A telescoping boom support comprising, a boom coupler including an elongate top side adapted and arranged for receiving a telescoping boom, a bottom side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front end and a rear end, the boom coupler being detachably connected to a backhoe boom, and a telescoping boom carried by the boom coupler, the telescoping boom being modified for trimming vegetation, wherein the boom coupler includes a first mounting piece extending beneath the bottom side and detachably connecting to a first boss of the backhoe boom, the first boss being that boss which is normally used to pivotally attach a conventional backhoe boom dipperstick to the backhoe boom, and a second mounting piece extending beneath the bottom side and detachably connecting to a second boss of the backhoe boom, the second boss being that boss which is normally used to attach a hydraulic actuator to the backhoe boom for pivoting the dipperstick.