摘要 |
An excavating machine has a plurality of tooth receiving support blocks mounted for movement thereon to enable an excavating operation to be carried out when digging teeth are mounted to the blocks. Each support block has a cylindrical bore for receiving the cylindrical shank of a prior art rotatable type bit. The present improvements provide the combination of said support block with a non-rotatable dirt type excavating tooth. The tooth includes a cylindrical shank at one end thereof made complementary respective to the block bore so that the shank can be telescopingly received in a captured manner within the bore of the support block, thereby mounting the excavating tooth to a block. A stop means is formed on said block for engaging an abutment means of the tooth and prevents axial rotation of the tooth when the shank is received within the bore. The tooth can be removed from the block, axially rotated into one of a plurality of axial positions respective to the block, and mounted within the bore of the support block.
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