Patent ID: 8646847

Claim:
A manhole remover, comprising: a radially expanding powered clamp controlled with powered clamp actuator adapted to be placed at least partially into a manhole and operated to expand to engage the inner surface of a manhole, the clamp actuator adapted to be remotely actuated by an operator from a control station; a powered cutting drum connected to the radially expanding clamp and adapted to rotate around the clamp, the drum adapted to cut into a surface surrounding a manhole and to be remotely actuated by an operator from the control station; and a powered extension actuator connected to the clamp and to the drum, the extension actuator adapted to extend and move the drum downward relative to the clamp while the drum is rotating and while the clamp is engaged with the inner surface of a manhole to cut into the surface surrounding the manhole, the actuator adapted to be remotely actuated from the control station.