Any Ideas what this is?

[George G]

If you don't know. Why you building it??

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

Looks like some kind of ripper to go on an excavator bucket, or backhoe.

What ever you stick it into, it sure is going to do some damage.

 

[sizzami]

good guesses, it does go on a backhoe , the idea is to clean out a culvert that has been plugged by beavers every year.

 

[RobS]

Cool idea, post some action shots!

 

[Kernopelli]

Geez... My culvert gets backed up all the time and I always just waited until the water backed up until it was about 3 ft. deep and then used a long rod and the hydraulic pressure from the "dammed" water to clean mine out.

Pretty slick idea and again, good fabrication. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[LBrown59]

I built this today for a guy from his doodle , curious if anyone has seen one before.
I know what it is but do you?

If you don't know. Why you building it??

Where did he say he didn't know?

 

[bobodu]

curious if anyone has seen one before I know what it is but do you?

Actually...the lack of a period threw me until I read it the fourth time.

Dad awlays called it a bowdangle.

 

[studor]

Pretty fancy -- around here the guys just cut down a tree and use it with a grapple to push out the dam. I use an anchor and a winch and pull it upstream.

 

[J_J]

sizzami.

Any idea how it fits on a backhoe bucket or arm?

 

[sizzami]

the blunt end goes inside bucket 3/4 bolt through bottom of bucket ,teeth fit in the pocket and a chain and binder hooks it all snug.

 

[mcd176]

Very good idea!

 

[two_bit_score]

How about a special tool for the DEA to ram it in a crack house and then back out tearing the wall out. Pulling the bars off the windows.

Sounds like a great idea to me.

 

[BrentD]

I was going to say it looked like a sword for a battle-mech, but that is now obviously wrong.

Knowing my luck, if I used something like that the culvert would come out along with the clog.