Side mounting assembly for tractor implement
OwnerJohn E. Dandlinventor
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for supporting a side-mounted implement such as a mower attachment or the like upon a tractor includes a central mounting beam extending longitudinally beneath the tractor with front and rear saddles connecting the beam with the front housing and rear tractor axle, a support arm assembly interconnecting the implement with a central portion of the beam so that the weight of the implement or reaction forces from the support arm assembly and implement are transferred directly to the front housing and rear axle of the tractor.
Claims8
A mounting assembly for supporting a side mounted mower attachment or the like upon a tractor having front housing and rear axle, comprising
- (a) a central mounting beam extending longitudinally beneath the tractor,
- (b) front and rear saddles interconnected respectively with forward and rearward ends of the beam and each extending outwardly to form brackets for connection to the front housing and rear axle respectively, and
- (c) a support arm assembly adapted for interconnection with the mower attachment and a central portion of the beam for supporting the mower attachment upon the tractor, the longitudinal beam and the front and rear saddles being arranged for interaction with each other to transfer torque reaction forces from the support arm assembly and mower attachment directly to the front housing and rear axle of the tractor.
A mounting assembly for supporting a side-mounted torque producing implement upon a tractor having a rear axle, comprising
- (a) central mounting beam extending longitudinally beneath the tractor,
- (b) means supporting the forward end of the beam from a front portion of the tractor,
- (c) a rear saddle interconnected with the rearward end of the mounting beam and extending laterally outwardly, brackets being arranged upon the laterally outward ends of the saddle for connection to the rear tractor axle, and
- (d) a support arm assembly adapted for interconnection with the side-mounted implement and a central portion of the beam for supporting the implement, the longitudinal beam and rear saddle interacting to transfer a substantial portion of the torque reaction forces from the support arm assembly and implement to the rear tractor axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.