A fence cleaner assembly for quickly and easily removing tumbleweeds and other dead vegetation attached to a fence line which is comprised of:
- a rectangular shaped main frame having a front end, a back end, a first side and a second side with one or more cross members, a tongue assembly attached to the back end of said main frame, and at least one pair of wheels;
- a tilting assembly maintained on the first side of the main frame comprised of:
- a first pair of connector plates with each such plate having a first end and a second end with a circular opening adjacent to said second end and which first ends are fixedly attached to the first side of the main frame in spaced relation with the second end of the first connectors extending perpendicular from the first side;
- a second pair of connector plates with each such plate having a first end and a second end with a circular opening adjacent to said second end and which first ends are fixedly attached to the first side of the main frame in spaced relation with the second end of the second connectors extending perpendicular from the first side;
- horizontal tubing sections having a first open end, a second open end, a top side and a bottom side with circular openings adjacent to said first and second open ends which horizontal tubing sections are rotatably attached to the second ends of the first and second connector plates;
- vertical tubing sections having a top end and a bottom end with said bottom ends fixedly attached to the top side of the horizontal tubing sections;
- angular rigid support straps which support straps extend from the top ends of the vertical tubing sections to the top sides of the horizontal tubing sections;
- a longitudinal tubing section having a first end and a second end;
- a third pair of connector plates fixedly attached in spaced relation to the longitudinal tubing section adjacent to the longitudinal tubing section's first end which connector plates extend perpendicular to the longitudinal tubing section with each such plate containing a circular opening;
- a fourth pair of connector plates fixedly attached in spaced relation to the longitudinal tubing section adjacent to the longitudinal tubing section's second end which connector plates extend perpendicular to the longitudinal tubing section with each such plate containing a circular opening;
- rotatably attached between the third connector plates is the second open end of a horizontal tubing section;
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- rotatably attached between the fourth connector plates is the second open end of a horizontal tubing section;
- a tube broom and broom clean off assembly frame comprised of:
- a vertically extending first support bar fixedly attached to the first end of the longitudinal tubing section;
- a vertically extending second support bar;
- a top bar;
- an intermediate bar;
- a bottom bar;
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- an angled stabilizer bar having a first end and a second end with said first end fixedly attached to the vertically extending first support bar and said second end fixedly attached to the longitudinal tubing section;
- a hydraulic cylinder having a first end and a second end;
- a tube broom having a top end and a bottom end with a sprocket removably attached to said top end;
- a clean off assembly comprised of:
- a vertically extending cylindrical section of tubing having a top end and a bottom end with a sprocket removably attached to said top end;
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- a plurality of teeth fixedly attached to the cylindrical section of tubing;
- a drive means for rotating the tube broom and clean off assembly;
- a chopper assembly fixedly attached to the front end and first side frame members of the main frame comprised of
- a chopping drum;
- a horizontal shaft;
- a plurality of chopping blades fixedly attached to the horizontal shaft;
- a screen;
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- a horizontal feed accelerator comprised of a cylindrical section of tubing to which are fixedly attached a plurality of teeth.