Tree planter

Tree planter comprising:

• vehicular chassis including a frame, an engine mounted on said frame, at least two axles of wheels axially mounted on said frame, a transmission connected between one of said axles and said engine, a hydraulic take-off power system for providing hydraulic pressure connected to said engine;
• a hoist frame means affixed to said vehicle frame and supporting a main pivot point, a boom including a telescopically extendable inner and outer boom assembly affixed at said main pivot point through a self-aligning bushing;
• a main boom hoist cylinder connected between a mid portion of said outer boom and a lower portion of said hoist frame means through self-aligning bushings, a side-swing cylinder connected between a side pivot point of said outer boom and said hoist frame means through self-aligning bushings, a yaw twist cylinder connected through a single bar linkage between said main pivot point and said hoist frame means through self-aligning bushings;
• said inner boom supporting a nose for a digger means, said inner boom slidable on a plurality of rollers supported at one end of said inner boom, and rollers at an outer end of said outer boom, and a track affixed to said inner boom and riding between opposing rollers affixed to an interior of said outer boom, and a hydraulic cylinder connected between the outer ends of said inner boom and said outer boom for telescopically extending and retracting said boom assembly, a nose pivot cylinder connected between said outer end of said inner boom and said digger means;
• said digger means pivoted on an end of said nose, said nose pivot cylinder mounted between self-aligning bushings;
• said digger means including a frame and including four hydraulically actuated spade towers, each of said spade towers supporting a spade actuated by said hydraulic cylinder, two gate pivots at opposing positions, said gate pivots supporting two of said hydraulically actuated spade towers, said gates actuated about said pivots by gate hydraulic cylinders mounted through self-aligning bushings for opening and closing said gate hydraulic spade towers about a mature tree whereby said main boom hoist elevator cylinder, said yaw twist cylinder, and said swing cylinder provide for all degrees of axial and radial freedom of movement of said boom assembly, said hydraulic cylinder connected between said ends of said outer and inner booms provides for telescopically extending and retracting action of said boom assembly carrying said digger means, and an octagonal digger means assembly providing for working in restricted areas and about trees, thereby providing for excavation, transportation and planting of a tree.