Ground roller

Abstract

A ground roller for compacting and leveling ground, includes a frame having a front and a rear with one or more cylindrical rollers rotatably journaled to a plurality of roller supports affixed to a bottom portion of the frame. A hitch structure is affixed to the front of the frame for connecting to a three point hitch of a tractor.

1 . A ground roller for compacting and leveling ground, said ground roller comprising:
 a frame having a front and a rear;   a plurality of roller supports affixed to a bottom portion of said frame;   at least one cylindrical roller rotatably journaled to said at least one roller support; and   a hitch structure affixed to said frame front for connecting to a tractor.   
   
   
       2 . The ground roller according to  claim 1  further including a weight bearing bed and wherein said frame circumscribes at least a portion of said weight bearing bed. 
   
   
       3 . The ground roller according to  claim 1  further including a roller brush interengageable with said at least one cylindrical roller for removing soil adhering to said cylindrical roller during operation. 
   
   
       4 . The ground roller according to  claim 3  wherein said roller brush comprises a rigid blade extending a length of said cylindrical roller, said rigid blade tangentially contacting said cylindrical roller. 
   
   
       5 . The ground roller according to  claim 4  wherein said roller brush is pivotally mounted to said frame. 
   
   
       6 . The ground roller according to  claim 1  wherein two front roller supports are affixed below said frame front and laterally separated one from the other and wherein two rear roller supports are affixed below said frame rear and laterally separated one from the other. 
   
   
       7 . The ground roller according to  claim 6  further including:
 a front cylindrical roller rotatably journaled to said front roller supports; and   a rear cylindrical roller journaled to said rear roller supports; wherein:   at least a portion of said front cylindrical roller extends between said front roller supports and at least a portion of said rear cylindrical roller extends between said rear roller supports.   
   
   
       8 . The ground roller according to  claim 7  wherein said front cylindrical roller and said rear cylindrical roller are of different lengths. 
   
   
       9 . The ground roller according to  claim 8  wherein said front cylindrical roller is shorter than said rear cylindrical roller. 
   
   
       10 . A ground roller for compacting and leveling ground, said ground roller comprising:
 a frame having a front and a rear;   a weight bearing bed extending between said front and rear of said frame;   at least one roller support affixed to a bottom portion of said frame;   at least one cylindrical roller rotatably journaled to said at least one roller support; and   a hitch structure affixed at said frame front for connecting to the three point hitch system of a tractor, said hitch defining two lower spaced apart apertures for connecting to lifting arms of the tractor's three point hitch and further defining an upper aperture for connecting to the top link stabilizer of the tractor's three point hitch.   
   
   
       11 . The ground roller according to  claim 10  further including a roller brush interengageable with said at least one cylindrical roller for removing soil adhering to said cylindrical roller during operation. 
   
   
       12 . The ground roller according to  claim 11  wherein said roller brush comprises a rigid blade extending a length of said cylindrical roller, said rigid blade tangentially contacting said cylindrical roller. 
   
   
       13 . The ground roller according to  claim 12  wherein said roller brush is pivotally mounted to said frame. 
   
   
       14 . The ground roller according to  claim 10  wherein two front roller supports are affixed below said frame front and laterally separated one from the other and wherein two rear roller supports are affixed below said frame rear and laterally separated one from the other. 
   
   
       15 . The ground roller according to  claim 14  further including:
 a front cylindrical roller rotatably journaled to said front roller supports; and   a rear cylindrical roller journaled to said rear roller supports; wherein: at least a portion of said front cylindrical roller extends between said front roller supports and at least a portion of said rear cylindrical roller extends between said rear roller supports.   
   
   
       16 . The ground roller according to  claim 15  wherein said front cylindrical roller and said rear cylindrical roller are of different lengths. 
   
   
       17 . The ground roller according to  claim 16  wherein said front cylindrical roller is shorter than said rear cylindrical roller. 
   
   
       18 . A ground roller for compacting and leveling ground, said ground roller comprising:
 a frame having a front and a rear;   a weight bearing bed extending between said front and rear of said frame, said weight bearing bed at least partially comprising a metal mesh for allowing particulates to pass therethrough;   two front roller supports affixed below said frame front and laterally separated one from the other;   a front cylindrical roller rotatably journaled to said front roller supports;   two rear roller supports affixed below said frame rear and laterally separated one from the other;   a rear cylindrical roller journaled to said rear roller supports;   a roller brush interengageable with each said cylindrical roller and pivotally mounted to said frame for removing soil adhering to said cylindrical roller during operation and   a hitch structure affixed at said frame front for connecting to the three point hitch system of a tractor, said hitch defining two lower spaced apart apertures for connecting to lifting arms of the tractor's three point hitch and further defining an upper aperture for connecting to the top link stabilizer of the tractor's three point hitch.   
   
   
       19 . The ground roller according to  claim 18  wherein said front cylindrical roller and said rear cylindrical roller are of different lengths. 
   
   
       20 . The ground roller according to  claim 19  wherein said front cylindrical roller is shorter than said rear cylindrical roller.