Removable wear strip for moldboard sideshift rail
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorNathan J. Horstman
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Abstract
A moldboard of a work vehicle comprises a blade and a sideshift rail comprising a bar attached to the blade and a wear strip removably mounted to the bar.
Claims19
A work vehicle, comprising:
- a moldboard support, and
- a moldboard mounted to the moldboard support, the moldboard comprising a blade and a sideshift rail, the sideshift rail comprising a bar attached to the blade and a wear strip removably mounted to, and extending along, the bar so as to cover at least a portion of the bar and contacting the moldboard support for slidable movement against the moldboard support upon sideshifting of the moldboard relative to the moldboard support, wherein the wear strip is fastened to the bar with at least one fastener.
A moldboard for use with a work vehicle, the work vehicle comprising a moldboard support, the moldboard comprising:
- a blade, and
- a sideshift rail, the sideshift rail comprising a bar attached to the blade and a wear strip removably mounted to, and extending along, the bar so as to cover at least a portion of the bar and adapted to contact the moldboard support for slidable movement against the moldboard support upon sideshifting of the moldboard relative to the moldboard support, wherein the wear strip is fastened to the bar with at least one fastener.
A method for use with a work vehicle, the work vehicle comprising a moldboard support and a moldboard mounted to the moldboard support, the moldboard comprising a blade and a sideshift rail, the sideshift rail comprising a bar attached to the blade and a wear strip removably mounted to, and extending along, the bar so as to cover at least a portion of the bar and contacting the moldboard support for slidable movement against the moldboard support upon sideshifting of the moldboard relative to the moldboard support, wherein the wear strip is fastened to the bar with at least one fastener, the method comprising:
- removing at least a portion of the wear strip from the bar, and
- replacing the at least the portion of the wear strip with another wear strip or wear strip portion such that the other wear strip or wear strip portion is removably mounted to the bar with at least one fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.