121 |
Plow quick connect / disconnect hitch mechanism |
US12954990 |
2010-11-29 |
US07963052B2 |
2011-06-21 |
Timothy G. Koch; Kevin J. Kuechler; Mark D. Buckbee; Daniel M. Brunner |
A snow plow including a quick connect/disconnect hitch. The snow plow includes a hitch frame nose assembly configured to couple to a vehicle. The hitch frame nose assembly includes a chassis coupler secured at each end of a hitch frame tube with each chassis coupler including a traverse pin. A plow frame is included with the plow frame having a front portion and a rear portion. A plow blade is coupled to the front portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly is coupled to the rear portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly includes a pair of notched members with each notch member aligned with a corresponding chassis coupler of the hitch frame nose assembly. Each of the notched members is configured to engage the traverse pin in each of the chassis couplers, wherein the snow plow is pivotally coupled to the vehicle. |
122 |
Quick-release bucket adapter |
US11008053 |
2004-12-09 |
US07249429B2 |
2007-07-31 |
Charles J Truan; James Truan; Paul Mandrick |
A manipulator assembly for attachment to a bucket of a construction vehicle is disclosed. The manipulator assembly includes a universal attachment apparatus for attaching a utility tool to the bucket. The universal attachment apparatus includes a housing adapted to support the utility tool, at least one mounting bracket connected to the housing, and at least one mounting arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the mounting bracket. The mounting arms further include feet positioned adjacent the quick-release connector for allowing the utility tool to pivot relative to the bucket. A quick-release connector is mounted to the second end of the mounting arm for selectively securing the housing to the bucket. A biasing device is disposed on the quick-release connector for continuously urging the quick-release connector into engagement with the bucket. Therefore, the bucket remains free of the quick-release connector and the biasing device when the utility tool is removed from the bucket. |
123 |
Motorized vehicle for maneuvering another wheeled apparatus |
US11154499 |
2005-06-16 |
US20050279537A1 |
2005-12-22 |
Ken Nguyen |
A motorized assisting vehicle (“MAV”) including a platform resting on at least one set of wheels, an extended arm, and a power supply coupled to a motor, the motor coupled to at least one wheel to maneuver the platform. The extended arm is adapted to couple to a first vehicle for propelling the first vehicle. The MAV may be releasably or non-releasably coupled to the first vehicle depending on the nature of the first vehicle for which the MAV propels. The platform of the MAV may be foldable so that the MAV may be conveniently transported. The MAV may be controlled by a wire or wireless control which communicates with the motor. An LCD display may also be provided to show the time, temperature, the battery charge and the like. |
124 |
Interlock control system on wheeled work machine |
US10715627 |
2003-11-18 |
US20050034913A1 |
2005-02-17 |
Jeffrey Dahl; Timothy Bock |
A control system for a work machine is provided and includes an operator actuable input assembly and a sensor coupled to the input assembly. The sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of operator presence on an operator platform. The control system also includes a controller operably coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the signal provided by the sensor. The controller is further configured to manipulate at least one function of the work machine based on the signal. |
125 |
Quick-release bucket adapter |
US10066925 |
2002-02-04 |
US06848142B2 |
2005-02-01 |
Charles J. Truan; James Truan; Panl Mandrick |
A manipulator assembly for attachment to a bucket of a construction vehicle is disclosed. The manipulator assembly includes a universal attachment apparatus for attaching a utility tool to the bucket. The universal attachment apparatus includes a housing adapted to support the utility tool, at least one mounting bracket connected to the housing, and at least one mounting arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the mounting bracket. The mounting arms further include feet positioned adjacent the quick-release connector for allowing the utility tool to pivot relative to the bucket. A quick-release connector is mounted to the second end of the mounting arm for selectively securing the housing to the bucket. A biasing device is disposed on the quick-release connector for continuously urging the quick-release connector into engagement with the bucket. Therefore, the bucket remains free of the quick-release connector and the biasing device when the utility tool is removed from the bucket. |
126 |
Slopeboard mounting device |
US10079784 |
2002-02-19 |
US06823948B2 |
2004-11-30 |
Jeremy A. Jenkins; Flint Hamblin |
A slopeboard mounting device having a rigid shaft that is attachable near a first end to a slopeboard frame and having near a second end a mechanism for indicating the desired location of a mounting lug. The rigid shaft has such a shape and size that the indicating mechanism is maintained at a desired position with respect to the first end of the rigid shaft which is the same position as is desired for a lug pivot point to have with respect to the slopeboard frame. And, preferably, the shape and dimensions of the rigid shaft are selected such that any obstructions are avoided by such rigid shaft. |
127 |
Tractor with implement mounting frame |
US10083672 |
2002-02-26 |
US06729431B2 |
2004-05-04 |
Masashi Osuga; Hiroshi Shimada; Takashi Shibata; Hiroshi Oshima; Eriya Harada; Hiroshi Kawabata; Yoshio Tomiyama |
A frame type tractor having an engine mounted in a front region of a main frame extending longitudinally of a tractor body, and a transmission case mounted in a rear region of the main frame. A backhoe mounting frame is attached to a rear end of the main frame. Rollover protection system mounts are arranged in upper portions of the backhoe mounting frame for fixedly supporting a rollover protection system. The backhoe mounting frame has a frame structure defining an inside space therein and including a pair of right and left side walls, a top wall interconnecting upper ends of the side walls, and a bottom wall interconnecting lower ends of the side walls. The right and left side walls have the rollover protection system mounts and backhoe attaching portions for engaging and connecting a backhoe unit. |
128 |
Storage bracket for a show plow |
US10212990 |
2002-08-05 |
US20040036242A1 |
2004-02-26 |
Michael
DiStaulo |
A storage bracket facilitates storage of portions of a vehicle snow plow. The snow plow has a support frame portion mountable to a vehicle, and a lift frame portion, mountable on the support frame portion, for lifting another portion of the snow plow. The support frame portion and the lift fame portion have inter-engagement segments that inter-engage when the lift frame is mounted on the support frame segment. The storage bracket includes a first segment for engaging the inter-engagement segment of the support frame portion when the support frame portion is removed from the associated vehicle. The storage bracket also includes a second segment for engaging the inter-engagement segment of the lift frame portion when the lift frame portion is removed from the associated vehicle. The storage bracket retains the lift frame portion relative to the support frame portion. |
129 |
Skid steer attachment lock |
US10384546 |
2003-03-11 |
US20030167805A1 |
2003-09-11 |
Bryan
Witchey |
A skid steer attachment lock for preventing the theft of a tool attached to a skid steer loader. The device comprises of an extendable hollow shaft having a first and second opposite ends, wherein the first and second opposite ends are open and adapted to respectively accommodate a first and second attachment tool locking arms when the arms are facing each other; and a locking mechanism disposed in the outer shaft of the extendable shaft for temporarily locking the extendable shaft at a desired length. |
130 |
Slopeboard |
US10079792 |
2002-02-19 |
US20030155136A1 |
2003-08-21 |
Clayton
R.
Carter; Jeremy
A.
Jenkins; Layne
W.
Finlinson; Roy
A.
Hales |
An improved slopeboard having a solid member with an inner pivotal mounting integrally formed as an aperture within the solid member near the first end of the solid member and with an outer pivotal mounting integrally formed as an aperture within the solid member near the second end of the solid member. In the case of a slopeboard having a moldboard and a framework having an outer pivotal mounting and an inner pivotal mounting, the solid member is attached to such framework. In the case of a slopeboard having a moldboard having an outer pivotal mounting and an inner pivotal mounting, the solid member is attached directly to the moldboard. |
131 |
Wheeled work machine with modular ventilation system |
US09977083 |
2001-10-12 |
US20030073400A1 |
2003-04-17 |
Jeffrey
A.
Dahl; Dean
L.
Bjerkelund |
A modular HVAC unit is disposable within a power machine. The modular HVAC unit can illustratively be placed in the operator compartment and requires very simple electrical, fluid and air duct connections. |
132 |
Modular mobility vehicle |
US10116453 |
2002-04-04 |
US20020175007A1 |
2002-11-28 |
Russell
W.
Strong |
A modular vehicle assembly includes a power operated module having a drive mechanism and a carrying compartment located substantially above the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is in communication with a power source. The power operated module is in communication with a stability module, which engages the ground to provide fore and aft balance to the power operated module. The power operated module also has a pair of ground engaging devices located on opposite sides thereof to effectuate movement of the assembly. Each of the ground engaging devices is in communication with the drive mechanism. |
133 |
System for adapting and mounting industrial and agricultural work implements to a pickup truck |
US09789153 |
2001-02-20 |
US06481948B2 |
2002-11-19 |
Lonnie K. Spears |
A frame apparatus and system that provides the use of standard tractor-mounted agricultural and industrial work implements with a pickup truck or comparable flat-bed vehicle. Disclosed embodiments provide for the use of commercially available short-line front-end loaders and various effectors suitably adapted for use therewith. The system can be mounted and dismounted with implements attached, and connects to the host vehicle via a bed-mounted gooseneck hitch and frame- or bumper-mounted square hitch receiver. |
134 |
Spherical mounting arrangement |
US09641070 |
2000-08-17 |
US06345926B1 |
2002-02-12 |
Randy G. Farnam; Kenneth J. Hoefling; William H. Zimmerman |
Spherical mountings are useful for pivotally connecting a push arm of a blade to a track roller frame of a machine. When the blade is removed the bearing assembly must be disassembled and to reconnect the blade to the spherical mounting the bearing assembly needed to shimmed to obtain the correct gap or clearance between the bearing and the spherical mounting. The subject mounting arrangement includes a mounting assembly having a first end portion removeably connected to the push arm of a blade and a second end portion positioned around a spherical assembly and being removeably connected to a bearing assembly of the spherical assembly. This arrangement of components provides for removing the push arm of the blade from the mounting on the track roller frame without removing the bearing assembly. |
135 |
Snow grooming vehicle and attachments |
US140482 |
1988-01-04 |
US4815223A |
1989-03-28 |
Claude R. Brandt |
A vehicle for use in ski-area snow grooming operations and also for use in summer maintenance operations which is provided with a four-wheel hydrostatic-drive transmission and four-wheel steering. The vehicle has a frame/body/engine assembly which provides a centrally located low center of gravity and high operator visibility. The vehicle has a relatively broad wheel base which is further broadened by mounting of at least four snap-on wheels. A wrap-around cleat assembly is mountable on each of four multiple-wheel sets for increasing traction in snow. An engine-driven snow processing apparatus operable in both a snow blading state and a snow compacting state is provided. |
136 |
Implement coupler kit for tractor |
US793082 |
1985-10-30 |
US4625990A |
1986-12-02 |
David J. Orth; George E. Love |
An implement coupler hitch for a mini-tractor having a dump bed and actuating ram for conversion to an implement lift, such as a three-point lift for agricultural implements. The mini-tractor may have a power take-off on a platform for portage of a tank for crop-spraying. |
137 |
Tractor front loaders |
US502051 |
1983-06-07 |
US4498839A |
1985-02-12 |
Frederick Williams; Anthony D. Coe |
Tractor front loaders of drive-in type have brackets fixed to a tractor and engageable with a detachable sub-frame carrying a boom assembly mounting a bucket. The sub-frame is secured to the brackets by close-fitting pins causing removal difficulties, or loose-fitting pins causing loader instability and accelerated pin wear. Easy-release pins are therefore provided, each passing with substantial radial clearance through aligned axially-spaced holes in one bracket and fitting, between the holes, in an eccentric bush which fits in a boss fixed to the subframe and is rotatable by a handle into an operative position in which the pin establishes contact with one side of the holes and the boss establishes clamping contact with a cam-plate fixed to the bracket, or into an easy-release position in which the contacts are disestablished. |
138 |
Replaceable fastener for cover plates and the like |
US127992 |
1980-01-09 |
US4312145A |
1982-01-26 |
Paul J. Lukavich |
The push frame (12) of a tractor-scraper (10) normally has a plurality of cover plates (14) relasably secured therebelow to provide access internally of the push frame. In standard practice, the cover plates are secured to the push frame by a plurality of bolts and the heads of the bolts are subjected to wear and possible breaking-off due to their exposure upon operation of the tractor-scraper. This invention provides a mounting assembly (13) for expeditiously removing and replacing the cover plates upon wearing or breaking-off of the heads (19) of bolts (18) thereof by providing an internally and externally threaded bushing (24) which is threadably connected on the push frame and is further threadably connected to each bolt. Thus, a workman need only engage the bushing with a socket wrench or the like to release the bolt and thus the cover plate upon wearing or breaking-off of the heads of the bolts. |
139 |
Apparatus for shifting center of gravity of a work vehicle |
US973043 |
1978-12-12 |
US4230199A |
1980-10-28 |
Robert N. Stedman |
A work vehicle (10) such as, for example, a tractor (74) or loader (27) has a center of gravity (12), a body (14) and first and second continuous track assemblies ( 18,20). In the use of the tractor (74), for example, forwardly locating the center of gravity (12) can increase penetration of a bulldozer (76) on the tractor (74) during bulldozing operations. During ripping operations, penetration of a ripper (78) on the tractor (74) can be increased by rearwardly locating the center of gravity (12). Apparatus (22) is provided for controllably moving the body (14) relative to both of the track assemblies ( 18,20). Said apparatus (22) thus controllably shifts the center of gravity (12) of the tractor (74) relative to both of said track assemblies ( 18,20) for selectively increasing penetration of the ripper (78) or bulldozer (76) depending upon the operation being performed by said tractor (74). |
140 |
Tool suspension |
US700019 |
1976-06-25 |
US4125271A |
1978-11-14 |
Alfred E. J. J. Wiboltt; Jorgen Rosenberg |
This invention relates to a tool suspension for mounting tools upon either the front or rear of a vehicle in the form of a three-point suspension for hydraulic lifting and lowering. A hydraulic mechanism comprising two mutually independently operable cylinder assemblies each connected to respective lower suspension arms of the three-point suspension. All hinged joints of the suspension being movable in all directions. |