Non-articulated scraper arrangement

A non-articulated scraper disposed on a longitudinal axis thereof comprising

• a front frame,
• an operator's station mounted forwardly on said front frame,
• a pair of front roadwheels,
• a pair of generally vertically disposed and laterally spaced suspension cylinder means each connected at its upper end to said front frame and at its lower end to a respective one of said roadwheels, said cylinder means acting as a king pin means for permitting said front roadwheels to pivot in a horizontal plane for steering purposes,
• steering linkage means pivotally interconnected between said front frame and said front roadwheels for selectively pivoting said front roadwheels,
• a rear frame mounted on a pair of rear roadwheels,
• a scraper bowl mounted on said rear frame,
• a pair of draft arms disposed on either side of said scraper bowl and pivotally interconnected directly to said scraper bowl and to said front frame, and
• actuating means interconnected to said scraper bowl and to said front frame for selectively raising and lowering said scraper bowl relative to said front frame.