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US 4,164,985 AGranted
Straddling tractors
AssigneeETS. Bobard Jeune S.A.
InventorCharles E. Bobard
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Abstract
An implement hitching mechanism for a tractor of the type for straddling rows of agricultural crops in which a first gantry is connected to the tractor and a second gantry having the hitching means thereon is mounted to said first gantry for movement therealong.
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Apparatus for hitching implements to a stilt-type tractor having a body of a generally inverted U shape to permit crops to pass thereunder comprising:
- first gantry means formed with an open bottom portion, means for attaching said first gantry means to said tractor,
- second gantry means formed with an open bottom portion,
- three point hitching means, means for mounting said hitching means to said second gantry means, and
- means for mounting said second gantry means to said first gantry means to provide relative movement between said two gantry means along at least a part of the lengths thereof.
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The combination of a tractor of the straddling leg type and a hitching implement apparatus, said hitching implement apparatus comprising:
- first gantry means, means for mounting said first gantry means to said tractor,
- means for tilting said first gantry means relative to the tractor,
- second gantry means,
- hitching means, means for mounting said hitching means to said second gantry means, and
- means for mounting said second gantry means to said first gantry means to provide relative movement between said two gantry means along at least a part of the lengths thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.