Axially mounted implement carriers
OwnerDonald S. Wedininventor
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to an attachment for use in attaching liftable implements onto transporting tractors equipped with a hydraulic driven power source. The attachment includes a pivotally mounted barrel, and a supportive carriage member which slideably reciprocates along the barrel. The elevational pitch of the barrel is controlled by the reciprocating movement of the carriage member. The carriage member includes mounting sites for axially mounting stabilizing braces and the hydraulic source onto the carriage member for stabilizing it against lateral movement while also permitting it to supportively reciprocate along the barrel. Three point hitch implements may be attached and carried by the attachment.
Claims19
An attachment which serves as a supportive carrier for an attachable implement for use in combination with a transporting tractor, said attachment comprising:
- A) an elongated barrel which includes a pivotal barrel connector at one barrel end for mounting the barrel to a pivotal mounting site so as to permit the barrel to radially pivot about said pivotal connector;
- B) an adjustable carriage, member which slideably reciprocates along and carries said barrel and serves to raise and lower said barrel as the carriage member reciprocates along said barrel;
- C) axial mounting means for connecting the carriage member to a power drive source so as to permit the drive source to axially pivot about said axial mounting means;
- D) stabilizing means axially mounted onto said carriage member for stabilizing said carriage member against lateral movement as the carriage member reciprocates along said barrel;
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- E) securing means for attaching the implement onto the carriage member.
An attachment which serves as a carrier for a liftable implement when mounted onto a transporting tractor, said attachment comprising an elongated barrel terminated at one barrel end by a pivotal barrel connector so as to permit pivotal movement of said barrel about said barrel connector, two laterally extending braces respectively equipped with axial brace connectors at opposite brace ends so as to allow for pivotal movement of said braces about said axle brace connectors while also concurrently stabilizing said braces against lateral displacement, and a carriage member which slideably engages said barrel and serves as an adjustable weight bearing carrier for said barrel, with said carriage member further including an axial drive connector for axially connecting a drive unit onto the carriage member so as to thereby afford a drive means for adjusting the carriage member to an appropriate elevational pitch when said carriage member is connected to said drive means, an axial mount for axially mounting the braces onto said carriage member, and securing means for attaching an implement onto said carriage member.
A front-end mountable attachment adapted for mounting a liftable implement onto a transporting tractor, said attachment comprising an elongated barrel terminated at one barrel end by a pivotal barrel connector so as to permit pivotal movement of said barrel about said barrel connector, two lateral braces respectively equipped with axle brace connectors at opposite brace ends so as to allow for pivotal movement of said braces about said axle brace connectors, a carriage member which slideably engages said barrel and serves as an adjustable weight bearing carrier for said barrel, with said carriage member further including an axial drive connector for axially connecting a drive unit onto the carriage member so as to thereby afford a drive means for adjusting the carriage member to an appropriate elevational pitch when said carriage member is connected to said drive means, an axial mount for axially mounting the braces onto said carriage member, and a front support frame having a wheel axle support beam engaging unit for placement of the frame onto a front wheel axle support beam of a wide wheeled front axled tractor, a rearward movement stop for stopping the rearward movement of said frame upon said support beam, a pivotal barrel mounting site for connecting the pivotal barrel connector to the frame, a first lateral axle mounting site and a second lateral axle mounting site laterally positioned sufficiently apart upon said frame so as to stabilize the carriage member against lateral movement when said axial brace connectors are axially connected to said first lateral axle mounting site, said second lateral axial mounting site and said carriage member, power drive axle connector mounted upon said frame at a position in substantial vertical alignment to said pivotal barrel mounting site for axially coupling the drive means onto said frame and securing means for attaching the implement onto said attachment.
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