Utility transport tractor
AssigneeDeere & Company, a Delaware corporation
InventorsBenjamin Michael Witte, Robert James Recker, Barrie Lloyd Smith
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Abstract
A utility transport tractor having a cargo box above the rear axle with the operator's platform forward of the rear axle enabling additional seats to be included. To maintain the functionality of a conventional agricultural tractor, the cargo box tail gate and a portion of the cargo box floor can be raised to positions in which they both extend upwardly and forwardly toward the operator. In these positions, the three point hitch at the rear of the tractor is visible to the operator as is typically the case conventional agricultural tractors. The tail gate is mounted to the cargo box for rotation about multiple axes to pivot the tail gate to multiple open positions.
Claims23
A utility transport tractor comprising:
- a chassis including front and rear axles, the rear axle being a drive axle having a pair of drive wheels attached thereto;
- an operator's station having a seat for an operator;
- a three point hitch with links extending rearward beyond the rear axle;
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- a cargo box supported by the chassis generally above the rear axle, the cargo box having a floor, a front wall, side walls and a tail gate, the tail gate and a portion of the floor panel being movable between cargo use positions for carrying cargo in the cargo box and hitch use positions to facilitate viewing of the hitch by an operator seated on the seat.
A cargo box for a utility vehicle comprising:
- a generally horizontal floor;
- an upright front wall;
- upright side walls;
- a tail gate mounted to the side walls having an upright closed position forming a rear wall of the cargo box, the tail gate being mounted to the side walls for selective pivotal movement about one of four separate axes to move the tail gate to one of four different open positions.
A utility transport tractor comprising:
- a chassis including front and rear axles, the rear axle having a pair of wheels mounted thereto;
- an operator's station having a seat for an operator;
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- a cargo box supported by the chassis generally above the rear axle, the cargo box having a generally horizontal floor, a front wall, a pair of side walls and a tail gate mounted to the side walls having an upright closed position forming a rear wall of the cargo box, the tail gate being mounted to the side walls for selective pivotal movement about multiple axes to move the tail gate to one of multiple open positions.
A utility transport tractor comprising:
- a chassis including front and rear axles, the rear axle having a pair of wheel and tire assemblies;
- an operator's station having a seat for an operator;
- a three point hitch carried with links extending rearward of the rear axle;
- a cargo box supported by the chassis generally above the rear axle, the cargo box having a generally horizontal floor, an upright front wall, upright side walls, and a tail gate mounted to the side walls having an upright closed position forming a rear wall of the cargo box, the tail gate being mounted to the side wall for selective pivotal movement about multiple axes including movement to a hitch use position in which the tail gate extends upwardly and forwardly to facilitate viewing of the hitch by an operator seated on the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.