Steering control for self-powered cutting machine

Claim 1

A STEERING CONTROL FOR A BUMP CUTTER COMPRISING A VEHICLE HAVING A FRAME, SAID FRAME HAVING FRONT WHEELS AND A TRUCK HAVING A TRUCK FRAME HAVING BEARINGS THEREON FOR AXLES HAVING FRONT AND REAR WHEELS RESPECTIVELY, SAID VEHICLE FRAME HAVING A REAR END SUPPORTED BY AND TERMINATING IN A HINGE CONNECTION WITH SAID TRUCK FRAME INTERMEDIATE ITS SAID FRONT AND REAR WHEELS, A CUTTER SHAFT CARRIED BY SAID VEHICLE FRAME IN FRONT OF ITS SAID FRONT WHEELS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID FRONT WHEELS OF SAID FRAME AND THE FRONT OF SAID VEHICLE FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN, MEANS COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FOR RAISING OR LOWERING THE FRONT OF SAID VEHICLE FRAME AND SAID CUTTER SHAFT WITH RESPECT TO SAID FRONT WHEELS OF SAID VEHICLE FRAME, A MOTOR ON SAID VEHICLE FRAME FOR SAID CUTTER SHAFT IN COMBINATION WITH AN EXTENSION FRAME HAVING A REAR END HAVING A PIVOTAL CONNECTION WITH SAID VEHICLE FRAME, SAID EXTENSION FRAME HAVING A FRONT END HAVING A WHEEL FOR ENGAGING THE PAVING AHEAD OF SAID FRONT WHEELS OF SAID VEHICLE FRAME, AN ADJUSTABLE STOP BETWEEN SAID VEHICLE FRAME AND SAID EXTENSION FRAME FOR LIMITING THE LOWER POSITION OF THE FRONT OF SAID VEHICLE FRAME AND SAID CUTTER SHAFT, A REMOTE STEERING CONTROL COMPRISING A STEERING ROD HAVING A STEERING DRIVE CONNECTION WITH SAID WHEEL OF SAID EXTENSION FRAME, AND BEARING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID EXTENSION FRAME PROVIDING THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR SAID STEERING ROD, SAID STEERING ROD HAVING A HANDLE AT THE REAR OF SAID VEHICLE.