Patent ID: 7415748

Claim:
A portable vacuum implement for use with a skid steer vehicle comprising: a. a frame; b. a skid steer mounting saddle coupled to said frame; c. a first hydraulic motor mounted to said frame and operatively coupled to a hydraulic system of said skid steer for powering said first hydraulic motor; d. a vacuum pump mounted on said frame and coupled to said motor so that said first hydraulic motor drives said vacuum pump; e. a second hydraulic motor serially coupled to said first hydraulic motor; f. a water pump mounted on said frame and operatively coupled to said second hydraulic motor so that said second hydraulic motor drives said water pump; g. a hydraulic manifold coupled to said frame and operatively connected between the hydraulic system of the skid steer and one of said first hydraulic motor and said second hydraulic motor, wherein said hydraulic manifold is configured to allow more than one hydraulic motor to operate from the hydraulic system of the skid steer; h. a collection tank mounted on said frame and coupled to said vacuum pump so that said vacuum pump pulls a vacuum through said collection tank; and i. a vacuum head coupled to said collection tank by a first hose for vacuuming debris at an excavation site.