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A power hoe includes a power source, two substantially planar hoe blades positioned in apposition to one another and power connecting structure to synchronizingly reciprocate the blades in sliding engagement relative to each other. The sliding engagement causes the blades to be self-cleaning. Orient

A power hoe includes a power source, two substantially planar hoe blades positioned in apposition to one another and power connecting structure to synchronizingly reciprocate the blades in sliding engagement relative to each other. The sliding engagement causes the blades to be self-cleaning. Orientation of the tapered end of each hoe blade perpendicular to the direction of reciprocation effects a ground penetrating action of the hoe blades.

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A power hoe comprising: A. a housing accommodating a power source and associated means for reciprocating; B. a tubular member extending from said housing; C. a pair of shafts housed within the tubular member, each of said shafts connected at a first end to the reciprocating means; and D. a pair of h

A power hoe comprising: A. a housing accommodating a power source and associated means for reciprocating; B. a tubular member extending from said housing; C. a pair of shafts housed within the tubular member, each of said shafts connected at a first end to the reciprocating means; and D. a pair of hoe blades adapted for weeding and breaking up soil, each hoe blade being substantially planar and comprising a shank and a cutting section, said cutting section being tapered at its distal end, said shank of each hoe blade connected to a second end of one of said shafts, said hoe blades positioned so that the cutting sections are in sliding engagement, said cutting sections being formed along their engaging surfaces so that the hoe blades are biased one against the other, said cutting section of said hoe blades being configured and formed so that in a first position the distal end of a first of said hoe blades extends beyond the distal end of the second of said hoe blades and transcends a plane thereof, in a second position said hoe blades are in matching side-by-side relationship with said distal ends in engagement, and in a third position said second hoe blade extends beyond the distal end of the first hoe blade and transcends a plane thereof, said hoe blades being constantly reciprocated between said first, second and third positions by said reciprocating means, and said shafts and blades being reciprocated in sliding engagement with each other and with respect to the tubular member by said reciprocating means, with the tapered distal end of each said hoe blade oriented perpendicular to the direction of reciprocation and extending linearly an extent greater than the cross sectional extent of each said shank so as to effect a ground penetrating action of said hoe blade cutting sections.