Laterally adjustable, low profile trench-digging machine

A trench-digging machine comprising:

• an attachment plate for operable connection to a transport machine which defines a vertical axis, wherein said attachment plate is oriented at an angle offset from vertical such that said attachment plate faces downwardly;
• a frame connected to said attachment plate;
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• a digging implement connected to the frame for digging the trench.

A trench-digging machine for digging a trench under a structure comprising:

• a frame for operable connection to a transport machine, wherein the transport machine defines a lengthwise extending axis and extends widthwise between a pair of lateral bounding planes;
• an attachment plate carried by the transport machine and capable of connecting said frame to the transport machine at a plurality of predetermined positions;
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• a digging implement connected to the frame for digging the trench, wherein said attachment plate permits a center-line of said digging implement carried by said frame to be adjustable with respect to the lengthwise extending axis of the transport machine by connecting the frame to the transport machine at different predetermined positions, and wherein said frame and said attachment plate are capable of being connected in at least one predetermined position such that the center-line of the digging implement is laterally offset from the lengthwise extending axis to a position beyond the respective lateral bounding plane, thereby permitting the digging implement to be placed under the structure.

A trench-digging machine comprising:

• an attachment plate for operable connection to a transport machine which defines a vertical axis, wherein said attachment plate is oriented at an angle offset from vertical such that said attachment plate faces downwardly;
• a frame comprising a pair of widthwise extending rails and at least one strut extending between said pair of rails, said frame configured to extend between a first face, comprising said pair of rails and said at least one strut, that is connected to said attachment plate and oriented at the same angle offset from vertical as said attachment plate and an opposed second face having a vertical orientation;
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• a digging implement connected to the second face of said frame for digging the trench.