Patent ID: 7963053

Claim:
An excavator, comprising: a) a frame; b) an undercarriage having a ground engaging propeller that enables the undercarriage to move the frame; c) the frame including an upper working portion that supports an elongated articulating boom having at least two boom sections that are pivotally connected; d) the frame including a cab having a motor drive and a hydraulic system that powers the boom, the cab rotatable upon the undercarriage about a generally vertical axis; e) the boom having a distal end portion with a bucket that has one or more bucket teeth; f) a scraper having one end connected to the boom distal end portion and another end that is extendable to a position generally below the cab and to the vertical axis; g) a connection that joins the boom distal end to the scraper; and h) the connection including a connection of the bucket to a proximal end of the scraper and to an upper surface of the scraper, wherein the bucket tooth connects to the scraper at a position that is in between the scraper ends.