Flail mower attachment for a skid steer vehicle

A skid steer vehicle, comprising:

• a main frame, the main frame defining a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, an elevational direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, and a central axis extending in the longitudinal direction;
• wheels operably coupled to the main frame to support the main frame for movement over the ground;
• an operator's station supported by the main frame;
• an engine compartment disposed rearwardly of the operator's station in the longitudinal direction;
• an engine disposed within the engine compartment;
• a pair of spaced actuating arms operably coupled to the main frame and extending forwardly of the operator's station in the longitudinal direction, the arms being equally spaced from the central axis;
• a quick-attaching mount operably coupled to the pair of spaced actuating arms;
• and
• a flail mower implement supportable on the pair of spaced actuating arms by the quick-attaching mount, the flail mower implement having a quick-attaching receiver that is readily connectable to and readily disconnectable from the quick-attaching mount, the quick-attaching receiver being disposed on the flail mower implement in an offset position in the lateral direction;
• wherein the flail mower implement, when supported by the pair of spaced actuating arms, extends forwardly of the arms in the longitudinal direction and projects in the lateral direction more to one side of the quick-attaching mount than to the other side of the quick-attaching mount.

A skid steer vehicle, comprising:

• a main frame, the main frame defining a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and an elevational direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction;
• wheels operably coupled to the main frame to support the main frame for movement over the ground;
• an operator's station supported by the main frame;
• an engine compartment disposed rearwardly of the operator's station in the longitudinal direction;
• an engine disposed within the engine compartment;
• a pair of spaced actuating arms operably coupled to the main frame and extending forwardly of the operator's station in the longitudinal direction;
• quick-attaching mount means, coupled to the pair of spaced actuating arms, for mounting an implement on the pair of spaced actuating arms;
• flail mower implement means for being supported on the pair of spaced actuating arms by the quick-attaching mount means, the flail mower implement means having a quick-attaching receiver means for being readily connectable to and readily disconnectable from the quick-attaching mount means, the quick-attaching receiver means being disposed on the flail mower implement means in an offset position in the lateral direction;
• wherein the flail mower implement means, when supported by the pair of spaced actuating arms, extends forwardly of the arms in the longitudinal direction and projects in the lateral direction more to one side of the quick-attaching mount means than to the other side of the quick-attaching mount means;
• wherein the flail mower implement means further comprises:
• a pair of side walls defining opposite outer sides of the flail mower implement means;
• a top wall extending between the side walls, one of the side walls defining a bore therethrough disposed above the top wall, the quick-attaching receiver means being disposed in a position off the top wall;
• and
• drive means for powering the flail mower implement means, the drive means comprising a hydraulic motor having an output drive shaft extending through the bore to avoid penetration of the top wall.

A flail mower implement supportable by a quick-attaching mount on a pair of spaced actuating arms of a skid steer vehicle, the flail mower implement comprising:

• a quick-attaching receiver readily connectable to and readily disconnectable from the quick-attaching mount;
• a pair of side walls defining opposite outer sides of the flail mower implement;
• a top wall extending between the side walls, one of the side walls defining a first bore therethrough disposed above the top wall;
• a rear panel extending between the side walls;
• a rear subpanel extending between the top wall and the rear panel, the quick-attaching receiver being disposed on the rear subpanel;
• and
• a hydraulic motor having an output drive shaft for powering the flail mower implement via a drive arrangement, the output drive shaft extending through the first bore to avoid penetration of the top wall.