Rear jack for an agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorJason E. Andrews
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Abstract
An agricultural implement towable by an agricultural vehicle. The agricultural implement includes a frame with a front portion and a rear portion, a plurality of ground engaging tools connected to the rear portion, and a stabilization system. The stabilization system includes at least one stabilizer connected to the rear portion. The at least one stabilizer is remotely operated for selectively supporting the rear portion relative to the front portion and leveling the frame.
Claims20
An agricultural implement towable by an agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- a frame comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a hitch configured for removably connecting to the agricultural vehicle;
- a plurality of ground engaging tools connected to the rear portion;
- and
- a stabilization system comprising at least one stabilizer connected to the rear portion, and the at least one stabilizer being remotely operated for selectively supporting the rear portion relative to the front portion and leveling the frame, the rear portion being a section of the frame that is behind a center of mass of the frame.
An agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a controller;
- and
- an agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a hitch removably connected to the chassis;
- a plurality of ground engaging tools connected to the rear portion;
- and
- a stabilization system comprising at least one stabilizer connected to the rear portion, and the at least one stabilizer being remotely operated for selectively supporting the rear portion relative to the front portion and leveling the frame, the rear portion being rearward from a center of mass of the frame thereby placing the at least one stabilizer rearward from the center of mass of the frame.
A method for stabilizing agricultural equipment, comprising:
- providing an agricultural implement towable by an agricultural vehicle, the agricultural implement comprising a frame comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a hitch configured for removably connecting to the agricultural vehicle, a plurality of ground engaging tools connected to the rear portion, and a stabilization system comprising a remote switch and at least one stabilizer connected to the rear portion and operably connected to the remote switch, and the at least one stabilizer being remotely operated for selectively supporting the rear portion relative to the front portion and leveling the frame, the rear portion being a section of the frame that is rearward of a center of mass of the frame;
- extending the at least one stabilizer, by toggling the remote switch, to be in an extended support position wherein the at least one stabilizer contacts a ground surface for supporting a weight of the rear portion and preventing the ground engaging tools from resting on the ground surface;
- and
- retracting the at least one stabilizer, by toggling the remote switch, to be in a retracted storage position wherein the at least one stabilizer does not contact the ground surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.