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US 2016/0128278 A1Published application
Retractable row crop tire guard
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsJeremiah T. Rau, Todd B. Snyder
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AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsJeremiah T. Rau, Todd B. Snyder
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A tire guard for a wheel of an agricultural vehicle includes a fender having a first width substantially covering a width of the wheel and a crop shield having a forward area and a back area. A first bracket connects the fender to the wheel and a second bracket connects the crop shield to the wheel. The crop shield is movable over the fender between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the forward area of the crop shield is disposed proximate an upper portion of the wheel and the back area of the crop shield is disposed proximate a rear portion of the wheel. In the second position, the forward area of the crop shield is disposed proximate a front portion of the wheel and the back area of the crop shield is disposed proximate an upper portion of the wheel.
A tire guard for use with a ground-engaging wheel of an agricultural vehicle that is movable in a travel direction through a field of row-planted crops, the tire guard comprising:
A tire guard for use with a ground-engaging wheel of a device that is movable in a travel direction, the tire guard comprising:
A method of using a tire guard with a ground-engaging wheel of a device that is movable in a travel direction, wherein the tire guard comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.