Claims
- 1. Peat cutting apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support frame;
- (b) a boom connected to the support frame and movable between a transport position and an operational position, the boom comprising an elongate endless cutting chain for cutting peat and delivering the cut peat to a position above the boom;
- (c) peat deflecting means above the boom and in the path of the delivered peat and defining a moving surface for deflecting the delivered peat;
- (d) an extrusion press mounted to one side of the boom, the extrusion press comprising a housing having (i) a collection aperture in the roof of the housing and in the path of the deflected peat, (ii) an exit aperture, and (iii) an auger rotatable in the housing for delivering the collected peat to the exit aperture and for extruding the delivered peat through the exit aperture; and
- (e) drive means for operating the cutting chain, the auger and the moving surface;
- the support frame being connectable to a prime mover for conveying the apparatus over a bog, for operating the drive means and for swinging the boom between its operational and transport positions.
- 2. Peat cutting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the peat deflecting means is a roller mounted on an axis parallel to the axis of the chain drive sprocket and auger, the roller being operatively connected to the chain drive sprocket.
- 3. Peat cutting apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support frame is supportable on the prime mover with the axis of the chain drive sprocket and auger at an angle to the horizontal, thereby enabling the boom to enter a bog at an angle to the vertical plane through the line of travel of the prime mover and thereby to form a narrow inclined groove in the bog.
- 4. Peat cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the chain drive sprocket and the auger are mounted on a common shaft.
- 5. Peat cutting apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drive means includes a gear mechanism mounted on the support frame for operative connection to the prime mover and to the common shaft.
- 6. Peat cutting apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the common shaft comprises two parts splined together.
- 7. Peat cutting apparatus as claimed in claim 4, including a drive cogwheel mounted on the common shaft so as to rotate therewith, and a driven cogwheel mounted coaxially with and operatively connected to the roller, the drive and driven cogwheels meshing with one another for operation of the roller during operation of the cutting chain.
- 8. Peat cutting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exit aperture comprises a plurality of extrusion nozzles, and at least one plate is included in the housing adjacent the extrusion nozzles, the plate being fixed within the housing and having apertures providing access to the extrusion nozzles, and a rotatable blade for macerating peat in the vicinity of the apertures to prevent clogging of the nozzles.
- 9. Peat cutting apparatus according to claim 1, including means on the support frame for connecting the support frame to the three point linkage of an agricultural tractor.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 373,567, filed Apr. 30, 1982, now abandoned.
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