US2496874A - Ditchdigging attachment for tractors - Google Patents

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US2496874A
US2496874A US756850A US75685047A US2496874A US 2496874 A US2496874 A US 2496874A US 756850 A US756850 A US 756850A US 75685047 A US75685047 A US 75685047A US 2496874 A US2496874 A US 2496874A
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    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02FDREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
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    • E02F5/02Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches
    • E02F5/025Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches with scraper-buckets, dippers or shovels
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  • This invention relates to a ditch-dissing attachment to be mounted at the rear of a small or farm type tractor.
  • a further object is to provide a simple and inexpensive attachment for the defined purpose which may be easily manipulated and installed and which is convenient and reliable in operation.
  • the invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the attachment in lowered or digging position
  • Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing the bucket raised
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of the digging attachment with certain parts omitted and also showing parts of the tractor on which it is mounted.
  • Rigid triangular frame members comprising parts 20a, 20b, and 200 are fixed to a cross bar 22 which is pivoted at 2
  • Links 28 are pivoted at their upper ends at 21 to blocks 16a secured at intermediate points on the arms l6, and the lower ends of the links 26 are pivoted at T8 to arms 30, which in turn are pivoted at 3
  • Links 33 are pivoted at 28 to the links 26 and 80 and are pivoted to the frame members 20 at one or the other of two intermediate openings 35.
  • the supporting bars l8, arms i6, frame members 20. and the associated links 30 and 33 thus roughly constitute parallelograms on which the bucket is supported, and these parailelograms are crossbraced by the links 2
  • Links 45 have their upper ends pivoted at 46 to the swinging arms in, and at their lower ends they are connected at 28 to the parts 26, 30 and 33 previously described.
  • Hydraulic cylinders 50 are hinged at ii to fixed arms 52 projecting downward from the axle casing i4, and pistons 55 are slidable in the cylinders ill and are pivoted at 56 to blocks liib on the arms I.
  • a latch 60 is pivoted at I on a cross bar 6! (Fig. 3) which is fixed between the frame memlo bers 20.
  • the latch 60 cooperates with a cross pin inserted in a selected opening 66 in a bracket 81 secured to the rear wall of the bucket B.
  • a coil spring 10 is loosely mounted on a rod 1i pivoted to the latch 60 and extending through a a0 slotted plate 12 fixed between the frame members 20.
  • a rope R is connected to the outer end of the latch ill and is brought forward within convenient reach of the operator.
  • the bucket B is preferably pro- 25 vided with forwardly projecting teeth or prongs III by which the soil can be more readily loosened.
  • the method of operation of my improved ditch digger is as follows: The bucket B is mounted behind the tractor and is shown in lowered posi- 30 tion in Fig. 1. As the tractor moves forward, the teeth to dig into the ground and fill the bucket.
  • the tractor may be swung around or put in motion to transfer the load to any desired point of deposit.
  • the bucket may be lowered substantially below the ground level shown in Fig. 1 and that it may also be raised substantially above the elevated position shown in Fig. 2.
  • Oil for the cylinders 42 and 50 is derived from the regular hydraulic system of the tractor and may be controlled by any suitable commercial valves.
  • Arms 40 are pivoted at M on the tractor body is of one form of control devices will be found in my prior application Serial No. 676,486, filed J um: 13, 1946.
  • the bucket B is slightly wider at the front than at the back, to provide clearance and facilitate dumping of the load.
  • a ditch-digging attachment for a tractor comprising a pair of rearwardiy extending upper arms pivoted on the tractor, depending rigid frame members pivoted to the rear ends of said arms, a bucket pivotaliy mounted on said depending frame members and open forwardly, means to latch said bucket to said frame members, a pair of lower arms pivoted to said tractor substantially below said first pair of arms and also extending rearwardiy, links connecting the rear ends of said lower arms to intermediate points on said upper arms, additional links connecting the rear ends of said lower arms to intermediate points on said rigid frame members, fluid-operated mechanism effective to swing said upper arms up and down, and auxiliary fluid-operated devices pivoted to said tractor at their lower ends and to intermediate points on said upper arms at their upper ends and effective to supply auxiliary power to move said upper arms and bucket, and said arms and links being so proportioned that they maintain the orientation of said bucket substantially unchanged as said bucket is raised and lowered by said upper arms.

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Feb. 7, 1950 v. J. HOLOPAINEN 2,496,874
DITCHDIGGING ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS 3 SheetsSheet 1 Filed June 25, 1947 INVENTOR.
ATTORNEY Feb. 7, 1950 v. J. HOLOPAINEN DITCHDIGGING ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 25, 1947 INVENTORT Vainb Jjofopa-men ATTORNEY 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 V. .J. HOLOPAINEN DITCHDIGGING ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS INVENTOR Vcuno J. H0op,q Own ATTORNEY Feb. 7, 1950 Filed June 25, 1947 Patented Feb. 7, 1950 DITCHDIGGING ATTACHMENT FOR TBACTORS Vaino J. Holopainen, Hubbardston, Mass, assignor to Wain-Boy Corporation, Hubbardston, Mass a corporation of Massachusetts Application June 25, 1947, Serial No. 756,850
1 Claim.
This invention relates to a ditch-dissing attachment to be mounted at the rear of a small or farm type tractor.
It is the general object of the invention to provide a. ditch-digging attachment having a bucket which may be filled by forward movement of the tractor while the tractor is on firm ground, and which may be raised without substantial angular displacement, so that the contents will not be prematurely discharged.
A further object is to provide a simple and inexpensive attachment for the defined purpose which may be easily manipulated and installed and which is convenient and reliable in operation.
The invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
A preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the attachment in lowered or digging position;
Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing the bucket raised; and
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the digging attachment with certain parts omitted and also showing parts of the tractor on which it is mounted.
Referring to the drawings, I have shown parts of a commercial tractor including a portion of the body ill, the rear wheels II and I2, and the rear axle casing l4. Lifting arms l6 are pivoted at I! to supporting bars it, which are clamped or otherwise secured to the rear axle casing ll.
Rigid triangular frame members comprising parts 20a, 20b, and 200 are fixed to a cross bar 22 which is pivoted at 2| to the outer ends of the arms l6, and a bucket B is pivoted on studs 2| which project through holes in the lower front corners of said triangular frame members 20. Links 28 are pivoted at their upper ends at 21 to blocks 16a secured at intermediate points on the arms l6, and the lower ends of the links 26 are pivoted at T8 to arms 30, which in turn are pivoted at 3| on the lower ends of the supporting bars I I.
Links 33 are pivoted at 28 to the links 26 and 80 and are pivoted to the frame members 20 at one or the other of two intermediate openings 35. The supporting bars l8, arms i6, frame members 20. and the associated links 30 and 33 thus roughly constitute parallelograms on which the bucket is supported, and these parailelograms are crossbraced by the links 2|.
II and may be swung up or down by hydraulic mechanism 42 (Fig. 3) forming part of the regular equipment of the commercial tractor. Links 45 have their upper ends pivoted at 46 to the swinging arms in, and at their lower ends they are connected at 28 to the parts 26, 30 and 33 previously described.
Hydraulic cylinders 50 are hinged at ii to fixed arms 52 projecting downward from the axle casing i4, and pistons 55 are slidable in the cylinders ill and are pivoted at 56 to blocks liib on the arms I.
A latch 60 is pivoted at I on a cross bar 6! (Fig. 3) which is fixed between the frame memlo bers 20. The latch 60 cooperates with a cross pin inserted in a selected opening 66 in a bracket 81 secured to the rear wall of the bucket B.
A coil spring 10 is loosely mounted on a rod 1i pivoted to the latch 60 and extending through a a0 slotted plate 12 fixed between the frame members 20. A rope R is connected to the outer end of the latch ill and is brought forward within convenient reach of the operator.
At its front end, the bucket B is preferably pro- 25 vided with forwardly projecting teeth or prongs III by which the soil can be more readily loosened. The method of operation of my improved ditch digger is as follows: The bucket B is mounted behind the tractor and is shown in lowered posi- 30 tion in Fig. 1. As the tractor moves forward, the teeth to dig into the ground and fill the bucket.
Oil is then admitted to the cylinder 42 (Fig. 3)
to swing the arms 40 upward, and at the same time oil is admitted to the auxiliary cylinders 50 5 to force the pistons 55 upward.
The combined effect of the swinging upward movement of the arms 40 and of the upward push of the piston rods 55 is to swing the apparatus to the raised position shown in-Fig. 2 but the linkage is such that the bucket B is maintained in substantially the same orientation,
so that the load is not spilled or dumped. After the bucket is raised to the desired position, the tractor may be swung around or put in motion to transfer the load to any desired point of deposit.
It will be understood that the bucket may be lowered substantially below the ground level shown in Fig. 1 and that it may also be raised substantially above the elevated position shown in Fig. 2. Oil for the cylinders 42 and 50 is derived from the regular hydraulic system of the tractor and may be controlled by any suitable commercial valves. A detailed description Arms 40 are pivoted at M on the tractor body is of one form of control devices will be found in my prior application Serial No. 676,486, filed J um: 13, 1946.
It will be noted that the bucket B is slightly wider at the front than at the back, to provide clearance and facilitate dumping of the load.
From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that my improved ditch digger is extremely simple in construction and operation and that it is particularly adapted for its intended purposes.-
Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:
A ditch-digging attachment for a tractor comprising a pair of rearwardiy extending upper arms pivoted on the tractor, depending rigid frame members pivoted to the rear ends of said arms, a bucket pivotaliy mounted on said depending frame members and open forwardly, means to latch said bucket to said frame members, a pair of lower arms pivoted to said tractor substantially below said first pair of arms and also extending rearwardiy, links connecting the rear ends of said lower arms to intermediate points on said upper arms, additional links connecting the rear ends of said lower arms to intermediate points on said rigid frame members, fluid-operated mechanism effective to swing said upper arms up and down, and auxiliary fluid-operated devices pivoted to said tractor at their lower ends and to intermediate points on said upper arms at their upper ends and effective to supply auxiliary power to move said upper arms and bucket, and said arms and links being so proportioned that they maintain the orientation of said bucket substantially unchanged as said bucket is raised and lowered by said upper arms.
VAINO J. HOLOPAINEN.
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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,350,327 Ender June 6, 1944 2,433,019 Arps Dec. 23, 1947
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US2597692A (en) * 1947-07-19 1952-05-20 Marion C Wills Bucket dumping mechanism for dump type scoops
US2624481A (en) * 1949-09-08 1953-01-06 Dearborn Motors Corp Rear-end loader for tractors
US2682346A (en) * 1952-04-14 1954-06-29 Marion C Wills Dipper control for ditching machines
US2707058A (en) * 1952-04-12 1955-04-26 Allis Chalmers Mfg Co Tractor implement rear mounted
US2718718A (en) * 1953-02-03 1955-09-27 Bartlett Armor Adjustable scoop assembly for tractors
US3049252A (en) * 1959-08-03 1962-08-14 Thew Shovel Co Universal hoe stick
US3198357A (en) * 1961-09-05 1965-08-03 Earl E Shelby Tractor-mounted implement control
US4878616A (en) * 1987-06-12 1989-11-07 Richardson Delmar J Spray boom height adjustment
US5560130A (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-01 Bapst; Wilson D. Excavation apparatus for attachment to the rear of a tractor
US11795655B1 (en) 2020-09-21 2023-10-24 Abi Attachments, Inc. Bucket apparatuses, systems, and methods for zero turn work machines

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US2350327A (en) * 1940-08-31 1944-06-06 Ender Benjamin Hydraulic scoop
US2433019A (en) * 1945-05-10 1947-12-23 Bruno F Arps Combination scoop, bulldozer, and scraper

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US2350327A (en) * 1940-08-31 1944-06-06 Ender Benjamin Hydraulic scoop
US2433019A (en) * 1945-05-10 1947-12-23 Bruno F Arps Combination scoop, bulldozer, and scraper

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2597692A (en) * 1947-07-19 1952-05-20 Marion C Wills Bucket dumping mechanism for dump type scoops
US2624481A (en) * 1949-09-08 1953-01-06 Dearborn Motors Corp Rear-end loader for tractors
US2707058A (en) * 1952-04-12 1955-04-26 Allis Chalmers Mfg Co Tractor implement rear mounted
US2682346A (en) * 1952-04-14 1954-06-29 Marion C Wills Dipper control for ditching machines
US2718718A (en) * 1953-02-03 1955-09-27 Bartlett Armor Adjustable scoop assembly for tractors
US3049252A (en) * 1959-08-03 1962-08-14 Thew Shovel Co Universal hoe stick
US3198357A (en) * 1961-09-05 1965-08-03 Earl E Shelby Tractor-mounted implement control
US4878616A (en) * 1987-06-12 1989-11-07 Richardson Delmar J Spray boom height adjustment
US5560130A (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-01 Bapst; Wilson D. Excavation apparatus for attachment to the rear of a tractor
US11795655B1 (en) 2020-09-21 2023-10-24 Abi Attachments, Inc. Bucket apparatuses, systems, and methods for zero turn work machines

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