Track undercarriage camber stop method
AssigneeNorwood Sales, Inc.
InventorTom Lykken
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Abstract
An undercarriage assembly including a track assembly that can be oriented to align with the primary roll axis of the farm implement. The track assembly can be pivotably connected to an undercarriage arm of the farm implement such that the track assembly can be pivoted about a pivot axis parallel to the roll axis of the farm implement. In this configuration, when moving a farm implement in a direction parallel to the roll axis, the track assembly can pivot around the pivot axis in response to an angled road surface to maximize the amount of the track surface that contacts the road surface.
Claims17
An undercarriage assembly for a farm implement, comprising:
- an undercarriage arm;
- a track assembly pivotably connected to the undercarriage arm, the track assembly having a continuous track moveable around a plurality of rollers to contact an underlying surface beneath the farm implement;
- and
- a tilt control linkage having a first end pivotably connected to the track assembly and a second end having a camber stop block slidably received within a track in the undercarriage arm,
- wherein the track assembly is configured to pivot about a pivot axis parallel to a roll axis of the farm implement to align the continuous track with the underlying surface.
A farm implement, comprising:
- an implement frame, wherein at least one farming tool is mounted on the implement frame;
- an undercarriage arm operably connected to the implement frame;
- a track assembly pivotably connected to the undercarriage arm, the track assembly having a continuous track moveable around a plurality of rollers to contact an underlying surface beneath the farm implement;
- and
- a tilt control linkage having a first end pivotably connected to the track assembly and a second end having a camber stop block slidably received within a track in the undercarriage arm,
- wherein the track assembly is configured to pivot about a pivot axis parallel to a roll axis of the farm implement to align the continuous track with the underlying surface.
A method of moving a farm implement, comprising:
- providing an implement frame having undercarriage arm pivotably connected to a track assembly, the track assembly having a continuous track moveable around a plurality of rollers;
- moving the frame implement across an underlying surface along a roll axis;
- pivoting the track assembly around a pivot axis parallel to the roll axis to align the continuous track with the underlying surface;
- connecting the track assembly to the undercarriage arm with a tilt control linkage, the tilt control linkage having a first end pivotably connected to the track assembly and a second end having a stop block slidably received within a track in the undercarriage arm;
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- sliding the camber stop block within the track along a slide axis transverse to the pivot axis to pivot the track assembly around the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.