Patent ID: 7588203

Claim:
A silage pile defacer comprising: a frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the frame comprises a first elongate beam, a second elongate beam spaced from and generally parallel to the first elongate beam, and a plurality of lateral braces coupled between the first and second beams, wherein each of the first and second elongate beams is configured with an angled mounting surface at the first end of the frame, the angled mounting surface formed at an obtuse angle relative to the frame, and quick attach mount means connected to the first end of the frame for coupling the first end of the frame to a quick connect system on a lift arm mechanism of a tractor, the quick attach mount means oriented at the obtuse angle; a transverse beam coupled to the second end of the frame, the transverse beam having a length, an upper surface and a lower surface; and a plurality of tines spaced along the length of the transverse beam and coupled to extend away from the lower surface of the transverse beam, each of the plurality of tines extending at an acute angle relative to the frame in a direction toward the first end of the frame.