A stall plow removably attaches to a prior art skid steer using available quick connect couplers. The stall plow has a moldboard that is configured to completely remove waste bedding from a livestock free stall from the area adjacent to the curb and deliver it to the alley, where a prior art machine can then complete removal of the waste bedding from the alley. The moldboard includes a primary scraper section and side cutter that scrapes and lifts waste bedding up and over the curb. A curb section and curb flange then shift the bedding over to the alley and drop waste bedding into the alley, where a discharge spreader levels and distributes the waste. An extensible arm and hydraulic extension cylinder adjusts the moldboard transversely relative to direction of travel. An angle and pitch adjuster sets the moldboard for a particular free stall geometry and bedding material composition.
1. In combination, a free style barn, skid steer and a stall plow, said free style barn comprising:
a stall floor having a plurality of livestock stall partitions anchored thereto;
a curb separating said stall floor from an alley; and
stall bedding distributed across said stall floor at least adjacent to said livestock stall partitions;
said skid steer comprising:
a drive apparatus; and
a skid steer quick connect coupler;
said stall plow comprising:
a stall plow quick connect coupler coupled to said skid steer quick connect coupler;
a moldboard having:
a primary scraper section having a bottom scraper edge and configured to scrape and lift said stall bedding from said stall floor;
a curb section coupled with and extending from said primary scraper section and having a curb bottom edge vertically displaced above said bottom scraper edge and said curb, and configured to receive said stall bedding from said primary scraper section and shift said stall bedding over said curb; and
a discharge spreader coupled with and extending from said curb section and having a lower edge displaced above said alley and configured to receive said stall bedding from said curb section and drop and distribute said stall bedding into said alley.
2. The combination free style barn, skid steer and stall plow of claim 1 , wherein said moldboard further comprises a curb flange, said curb flange adapted to withstand operative contact with said curb and to provide a seal with said curb to facilitate movement of said stall bedding across said curb.
3. The combination free style barn, skid steer and stall plow of claim 1 , wherein said moldboard further comprises a side cutter extending generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said moldboard and configured to operatively form a clean and sharp removal line in said stall bedding and to also operatively guide removed bedding into contact with said primary scraper section to thereby prevent formation of a ridge of removed bedding along a boundary between said stall bedding and said stall floor.
4. The combination free style barn, skid steer and stall plow of claim 1 , wherein said stall plow further comprises an extensible arm coupling said moldboard to said stall plow quick connect coupler.
5. The combination free style barn, skid steer and stall plow of claim 1 , wherein said skid steer further comprises a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid; and said stall plow further comprises a hydraulic extension cylinder coupled with and driven by said source of pressurized hydraulic fluid to vary a length of said extensible arm.
6. The combination free style barn, skid steer and stall plow of claim 4 , wherein said stall plow further comprises an angle and pitch adjuster coupling said extensible arm to said moldboard and configured to vary both an angle and pitch of said moldboard relative to said stall floor.
7. The combination free style barn, skid steer and stall plow of claim 1 , wherein said stall plow is pulled by said skid steer in a direction of travel parallel to said curb and trailing said skid steer.