Patent ID: 7047905

Claim:
An animal stall soil agitator comprising: a mounting plate assembly adapted to be pivotally connected to a tractor loader boom for pivotal movement about a loader boom axis that is horizontal and generally transverse to a direction of forward movement of the tractor loader; an elongated frame assembly with an inboard frame end attached to the mounting plate assembly and an outboard frame end that extends laterally outwardly to one side of the tractor loader boom; an elongated bar, with a bar outboard end and a bar inboard end, journaled on the elongated frame assembly for rotation about a horizontal elongated bar axis, and wherein the elongated bar extends laterally outward to one side of the mounting plate assembly; a plurality of soil agitator bars secured to the elongated bar and spaced apart along the horizontal elongated bar axis and wherein, the soil agitator bars are rigid members that extend radially outward from the horizontal elongated bar axis and at least some of the soil agitator bars are orientated to minimize displacement of soil; a reversible hydraulic motor mounted on the elongated frame assembly and connected to the bar inboard end of the elongated bar to selectively rotate the elongated bar and the plurality of soil agitator bars in one direction or another and agitate soil and wherein the inboard frame end of the elongated frame assembly is pivotally attached to the mounting plate assembly for pivotal movement about a generally vertical axis between a working position with the outboard frame end at one side of the mounting plate assembly, and a transport position with the outboard frame end forward of the mounting plate assembly.