Access ladder assembly for an off-highway machine

An access ladder assembly for an agricultural machine having a main body supported on ground engaging wheels projecting laterally along said body, and an elevated operator station, said ladder assembly comprising:

• an elongated ladder affording access to said elevated operator station from the ground, said ladder having an upper end connected to the machine proximate to the elevated operator station and a free lower end;
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• a mechanism connecting said ladder to the machine for selective pivotable movement about a generally horizontal axis between a normal vertical position and a raised transport position, said mechanism further connecting said ladder to the machine for selective shifting movement about a generally vertical axis between an operative position in which the ladder extends downwardly from the operator station on an opposite side of the wheel from the operator station and a storage position in which the ladder extends downwardly from the operator station and is disposed generally transverse to the wheel.

An access ladder assembly for an off-highway machine having a frame with an elevated operator station, said ladder assembly comprising:

• a ladder providing access to the operator station, said ladder being connected to the frame by a singular pivot mechanism having a generally horizontal axis intersecting a generally vertical axis that allows pivotal movement of the ladder about both the generally horizontal axis and the generally vertical axis.