Flexible skid steer attachment device
View Patent ↗The present invention is a flexible skid steer road widening and shouldering attachment device with an adjustable spreader system which gives the operator precise control over the placement of debris.
1. A highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer comprised of:
a support frame supported by at least two support brackets;
a hopper having four angled walls for receiving debris at an angle of deflection which minimizes the impact of debris on a conveyer belt;
wherein one of said four angled walls is vertical relative to a horizontal plane;
wherein three of said four angled walls further include a vertical deflection component for directing debris downward;
a conveyor system comprised of a conveyer belt and a pulley, said pulley being at least two inches wider than said conveyer belt;
at least one hydraulic system for powering said conveyor system;
a spreader system;
a plurality of tandem casters rotatably attached at a first end of said support frame, said plurality of tandem casters comprised of steel polyurethane plastic;
at least one contact roller rotatably attached to said first end of said support frame; and
a universal mounting plate attached at a second end of the support frame in a manner that allows said mounting plate to be engaged by a skid steer.
2. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 further including a second spreader system.
3. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein said angled walls have varying slopes.
4. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein said angled walls have angles ranges from 90 to 170 degrees relative to a horizontal plane.
5. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein at least one of said angle walls is vertical relative to a horizontal plane.
6. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 further including a width ranging from 100 inches to 170 inches, a length ranging from 75 inches to 175 inches, and a height ranging from 28 inches to 58 inches.
7. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein said spreader system is comprised of two walls formed at a right angle.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 which further includes a spreader system angular adjustment for adjusting the slope of said spreader system when extended.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said spreader system is capable of creating shoulders ranging from 0 to 7 feet wide.
10. A skid steer attachment device comprising:
a support frame;
a hopper with a plurality of angled walls wherein at least one of said plurality of angled walls is vertical relative to a horizontal plane and further includes a vertical deflection component configured to direct debris downward;
a conveyor system including a conveyer belt and at least one pulley wherein the at least one pulley is wider than said conveyer belt;
at least one system for powering said conveyor system;
a spreader system comprising a first wall extending at a first angle from the support frame and a second wall extending at a second angle from the first wall;
a plurality of tandem casters rotatably attached at a first end of said support frame;
at least one contact roller rotatably attached to said first end of said support frame configured for engagement with at least one rear wheel of a vehicle; and
a universal mounting plate attached at a second end of the support frame configured for attachment to a skid steer.
11. The skid steer attachment device of claim 10 wherein said plurality of angled walls has angles ranging from 90 to 170 degrees relative to a horizontal plane.
12. The skid steer attachment device of claim 11 wherein the spreading system includes a slope and an extendable spreader for angular adjustment configured to adjust the slope of said spreader when extended.
13. The skid steer attachment device of claim 12 further including a width ranging from 100 inches to 170 inches, a length ranging from 75 inches to 175 inches, and a height ranging from 28 inches to 58 inches.
14. The skid steer attachment device of claim 10 wherein said at least one system for powering said conveyor system comprises a hydraulic system.