CLEARING APPARATUS AND CARRIAGE FOR A CLEARING DEVICE
A clearing apparatus (10) which includes a clearing device (12) for use in clearing operations, and a carriage (14) for supporting a clearing device (12) during use. The clearing device is a clearing device of any conventional type and includes an elongated support member (16), a power unit (20) at one end of the support member and a clearing head (18) at the other end of the support member. the carriage comprises a frame structure having a lower end portion and having an upper end portion to extend upwardly from the lower end portion during use of the apparatus, a single support wheel (30) having a wheel axis (32) about which the support wheel (30) is rotatably mounted to the lower end portion of the frame strut (24) to support the frame strut (24) on a support surface (34) during use, a pivot mount intermediate the lower and upper end portions of the frame strut (24) mounting the support member of the clearing device to the frame strut (24) to allow the clearing head (18) to be displaced laterally relative to the wheel plane, and a guide handle (38) extending from the upper end portion of the frame strut for use in guiding the support wheel during use.