Tractor rear hitch
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsPhilippe Boittin, Ante Bozic
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Abstract
A rear hitch assembly (10) for an agricultural tractor is provided. The assembly comprises a drawbar carrier element (20) mounted to the underside of a chassis (13) by a first connection which permits fore and aft movement of the carrier element relative to the chassis. A second connection includes a load sensor (30) which senses horizontal load placed upon the carrier element. Implement connector elements such as drawbars (22) and connector plates (15) are attached to the carrier in a fixed positional relationship. The horizontal load is isolated from the vertical load and measured by the load sensor to provide load information which can be utilised by brake systems for example.
Claims6
A rear hitch assembly attached to an agricultural tractor, the assembly comprising a drawbar carrier element mounted to the underside of a chassis by a first connection which permits fore and aft movement of the drawbar carrier element relative to the chassis, and a second connection which includes a load sensor which senses horizontal loads placed upon the drawbar carrier element, wherein implement connector elements are attached to the drawbar carrier element in a fixed positional relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.