Patent ID: 7658233

Claim:
An improved self-propelled, transportable, rock picker system, comprising: a prime mover, said prime mover including an operator's cab and means for towing a dump trailer; windrow means detachably and foldingly mounted to and extending forward from said prime mover, for agitating soil and causing rocky soil to move toward centrally mounted collector means; said collector means mounted to said prime mover for collecting said rocky soil from said windrow means and moving said rocky soil to separator means; said separator means mounted to said prime mover for receiving said rocky soil from said collector means and separating rocks from said rocky soil and moving said rocks to transfer means; said transfer means mounted to said prime mover for receiving rocks from said separator means and transferring said rocks to dump trailer means; said dump trailer means detachably connectable to said prime mover towing means for receiving and storing rocks from said transfer means, transporting said rocks to an offloading location, and offloading said rocks; an hydraulic power supply mounted to said prime mover, said hydraulic power supply in fluid communication with hydraulic loads, said hydraulic loads including at least said windrow means, collector means, separator means, transfer means, and dump trailer means; and, control means for controlling said hydraulic power supply and said hydraulic loads.