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US 4,381,118 AGranted
Multi-hitch apparatus for tandem towing of farm implements
OwnerHarry D. Weeksinventor
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Apparatus for connecting a plurality of towed portable farm implement in optional dual configurations characterized by a first position wherein the farm implements are towed in a staggered or offset relationship to one another for field use and a second position wherein the farm implements are towed in aligned relationship behind the towing vehicle for over the road transportation. The apparatus includes a first tongue portion adapted to be pivotally mounted on the first farm implement between said first and second positions and locking means for releasably fixing the tongue in each of said positions. Additionally, a second hitch means is provided on a pivoted tow bar which is pivotally mounted to a swinging frame portion mounted on said first farm implement between an offset position and an aligned position. Releasably latching members are provided to fix said frame and said arm in the desired position. The arrangement of said first tongue portion and said swinging frame and pivoted tow bar carrying the hitching members cooperate with one another to assure that the hitched connection of said first tongue means is aligned equi-distant between the outermost opposing wheels of the farm implements being towed in either of the towed configurations to equalize the pulling force applied to the trailing towed vehicle.
A multi-hitch arrangement for connecting a plurality of wheeled farm implements in a plurality of predetermined positions behind a towing vehicle comprising, in combination, a first wheeled farm implement provided with a first towing means adapted for connection to said towing vehicle and a second towing means adapted for connection to a second wheeled farm implement provided with a tongue portion;
A multiple hitching apparatus for tractor drawn farm implements adapted to draw a plurality of said implements in a first position defined as a single file relationship or in a second position defined as an offset relationship with respect to a the implements being towed comprising, in combination, a forwardly extending tongue portion pivotally mounted at its rearward end to a frame portion of first farm implement and including a conventional hitch member at its forward end;
In a multiple hitch arrangement to draw at least to farm implements in either a first, single file towed position or a second, offset towed position with respect to one another, the combination of, a first tongue portion pivotally connected at its rearward end to a frame means mounted on a first forwardly most disposed farm implement and having a forwardly extending front end provided with a hitching means for pivotal and releasable connection to a towing vehicle, said first tongue portion being movably mounted on said support frame between releasably fixed first and second towing positions;
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