US 9,592,862 B2 · Utility vehicle with adjustable wheel base and wheel stance

Abstract

A utility vehicle with adjustable wheel assemblies to accommodate different weight attachments selectively engageable with the vehicle. Adjustment assemblies are provided to engage each of the front wheel assemblies. Each adjustment assembly includes a guide plate, a first arm of a first length and a second arm of a second length. The operator will select the appropriate one of the first and second arms to secure to the guide plate and to one of the front wheel assemblies. The guide plates include holes therein for locking the selected one of the arms in a particular orientation. This is accomplished by inserting a pin through an aperture in the selected first or second arm and one of the holes in the guide plate. A first end of the selected first or second arm is secured to the guide plate and a second end thereof is engaged with the associated wheel assembly.

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Dependent claims

A utility vehicle comprising:

a frame having a pair of rear wheels mounted thereon;
a right front wheel assembly and a left front wheel assembly;
an adjustment assembly for mounting each of the right and left front wheel assemblies to the frame and wherein the adjustment assembly selectively changes a position of the associated right or left front wheel assembly relative to the rear wheels or to each other;
wherein each adjustment assembly includes a first arm of a fixed first length and a second arm of a fixed second length;
and wherein one or the other of the first and second arms operatively engages the associated right or left front wheel assembly to the frame.

2 more elements

A method of adjusting a wheel base or wheel stance of a utility vehicle comprising the steps of:

securing first and second guide plates to a front portion of a frame of the utility vehicle a distance apart from each other;
providing a pair of first arms of a fixed first length and a separate and different pair of second arms of a fixed second length;
selecting a first one of the pair of first arms or of the pair of second arms;
engaging the selected first one of the pair of first or second arms with a first wheel assembly and the first guide plate;
selecting a second one of the pair of first arms or of the pair of second arms;
engaging the selected second one of the pair of first or second arms with a second wheel assembly and the second guide plate.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Utility vehicle with adjustable wheel base and wheel stance

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Utility vehicle with adjustable wheel base and wheel stance

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Abstract

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