Vehicle mounted compaction implement

A compaction implement for use with conventional farm type vehicles including tractors having hydraulic implement controls comprising a compaction ram assembly, a mounting frame assembly for selectively securing said compaction ram assembly to the vehicle, said mounting frame assembly having first means for securing said mounting frame to the vehicle and vertical support means extending upwardly therefrom, carriage support frame means pivotally mounted to said vertical support means of said mounting frame means, said carriage support means including a pair of spaced side rails having outer end portions cantilevered outwardly of said mounting frame means and remote from the vehicle and inner end portions spaced inwardly of the pivotal mounting between said mounting frame assembly and said carriage support frame means and toward the vehicle, adjustment means connected to said inner end of said side rails for pivotally adjusting said carriage support frame means relative to said mounting frame assembly, a carriage means movably supported on said carriage support frame means, said carriage including roller means for engaging said carriage support frame means, carriage drive means mounted to said carriage support frame means for moving said carriage means along the length of said carriage support frame means, means for mounting said compaction ram assembly to said carriage means, said compaction ram assembly including first hydraulic cylinder means mounted to said carriage means, said first hydraulic cylinder having a cylinder rod and a compaction plate means mounted to said cylinder rod for vertical movement therewith, and means for connecting said first hydraulic cylinder to the hydraulic implement controls of the vehicle.

A compaction implement for use with conventional farm type vehicles including tractors having hydraulic implement controls comprising a compaction ram assembly, a mounting frame assembly for selectively securing said compaction ram assembly to the vehicle, said mounting frame assembly having first means for securing said mounting frame assembly to the vehicle and vertical support means extending upwardly therefrom, carriage support frame means pivotally mounted to said vertical support means of said mounting frame assembly, said carriage support frame means having an outer end portion cantilevered outwardly from the vehicle and inner end portions disposed on the opposite side of the pivotal mounting with said mounting frame assembly, a carriage means movably supported on said carriage support frame means, said carriage support frame means including a pair of side rails which extend generally parallel with one another, said carriage means including a pair of dollies movable along said side rails of said carriage support frame, said dollies including roller means, carriage drive means mounted to said carriage support frame means for adjusting said carriage means along the length of said carriage support frame means, guide means carried by said carriage means, said compaction ram assembly being disposed through said guide means being carried by said carriage means, said compaction ram assembly having a first hydraulic cylinder mounted to said carriage means and a compaction plate means mounted to said first hydraulic cylinder means for vertical movement relative to said carriage means.