Dirt shield for roto tiller

In combination with a rotary digger including a ground traversing movable frame, a longitudinal shaft mounted on the frame and disposed extending perpendicularly to a normal direction of movement of the frame, and a rotary earthworking member mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith, a dirt shield, comprising, in combination:

• a. a U-shaped framework having a pair of spaced, substantially parallel legs and a connecting portion, and supported on the shaft and frame;
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• b. a shield member mounted on the framework outwardly of the digger and oriented perpendicularly to the shaft of the digger for keeping dirt away from plants adjacent the digger, the shaft of the digger including a pair of longitudinally spaced ends and a pair of rotary earthworking members mounted on the shaft and associated with the spaced ends of the shaft so as to be spaced longitudinally from one another, with the legs of the framework of the dirt shield being connected directly to the ends of the shaft of the digger and the connecting portion of the framework being rigidly attached to the frame for preventing movement of the framework relative to the frame, and the shield member being mounted on the framework outwardly of the rotary earthworking members and associated with one of the ends of the shaft.