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US 4,395,186 AGranted
Vehicle for tending low growing vegetation
AssigneeTurtle Tractor Company
InventorGarry R. Whyte
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Abstract
A powered vehicle for tending low-growing vegetation comprising a frame having intersecting cross-braces; a platform mounted to the frame having an engine mounted thereon; front and rear center swing tubes having a torsion bar spring suspension and a double articulated steering system; and four legs, each adjustably mounted within one of the swing tubes, having a motor connected by hydraulic lines to the engine, and supporting a wheel and tire.
Claims1
A powered vehicle for tending low growing vegetation comprising:
- a frame having intersecting cross-braces;
- a platform mounted to the frame having an engine mounted thereon;
- front and rear center swing tubes having a torsion bar spring suspension and a double articulated steering system in which the torsion bars are held by a vise means, said vise means being surrounded by a collar, and said collar being wrapped in a stainless steel mesh screen, and glued to the interior of the swing tube;
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- four legs, each adjustable in at least two directions and mounted within said swing tubes, having a motor connected by hydraulic lines to the engine, and supporting a wheel and tire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.