Patent ID: 7698838

Claim:
A hoe equipped excavator, comprising: a base; a boom pivotally mounted at one end on the base; a stick pivotally coupled at one end to an other end of the boom; a tool pivotally coupled to an other end of the stick; a boom link plate pivotally coupled to the boom, wherein the boom is shaped like a boomerang consisting of an angular curve having first and second tapered ends and the boom link plate is coupled to the boom near an apex of the boomerang and the first tapered end is opposite of the base; a lift cylinder coupled between the base and the boom link plate and operable to pivot the boom through a first circumferential range, wherein the lift cylinder couples to the boom link plate on a concave side of the boom; and an adjustment cylinder directly coupled between the boom link plate and the first tapered end of the boom opposite of the base and operable to extend outward from a retracted position to pivot the boom beyond the first circumferential range, wherein the adjustment cylinder couples to the boom link plate on the concave side of the boom.