Apparatus for harvesting peat
AssigneeBallintubber Enterprises Limited
InventorsMichael Finan, Peter Finan, Michael Divilly
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Abstract
On a known peat harvesting apparatus for mounting on an agricultural tractor comprising (a) a digging chain for insertion into and movement across a bog so as to form a groove, and (b) a peat extrusion press, a roller (107) is mounted above the digging chain (104) to direct harvested peat into the press and prevent the apparatus from clogging. A single drive transmission connects both digging chain (104) and extrusion press (105) to the tractor power take-off shaft. A macerating mechanism is provided in the extrusion press (105) which allows extrusions of relatively small cross section to be produced.
Claims9
Peat cutting apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support frame;
- (b) a boom connected to the support frame and movable between a transport position and an operational position, the boom comprising an elongate endless cutting chain for cutting peat and delivering the cut peat to a position above the boom;
- (c) peat deflecting means above the boom and in the path of the delivered peat and defining a moving surface for deflecting the delivered peat;
- (d) an extrusion press mounted to one side of the boom, the extrusion press comprising a housing having (i) a collection aperture in the roof of the housing and in the path of the deflected peat, (ii) an exit aperture, and (iii) an auger rotatable in the housing for delivering the collected peat to the exit aperture and for extruding the delivered peat through the exit aperture;
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- (e) drive means for operating the cutting chain, the auger and the moving surface;
- the support frame being connectable to a prime mover for conveying the apparatus over a bog, for operating the drive means and for swinging the boom between its operational and transport positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.