Abstract:
A self-loading scraper of the kind in which the apron is articulately mounted and powered to be capable of a hoeing action to assist the loading of earth over the blade and into the bowl with the apron support and actuating linkage extending rearwardly from the hitch which connects the scraper with the tractor which draws it.
Abstract:
Two or more tractor vehicles are disposed in a highly stable unitized side-by-side relationship to apply increased tractive effort to a single working implement such as a bulldozer blade. Disengageable bracing structure couples the adjacent tractors to maintain parallelism and a pre-determined longitudinal relationship without subjecting localized regions of the assembly to excessive stress. In a preferred form, the bracing maintains these relationships while providing for independent oscillations of the tractors in response to terrain irregularities.
Abstract:
A mounting arrangement for supporting a bulldozer blade on a vehicle having a C-frame wherein the blade is supported by a centrally located universal ball joint on the C-frame and a pair of longitudinally arranged hydraulic jacks. In addition to providing a simplified three-point mounting for the blade, blade angle and pitch may both be controlled by the single pair of jacks. Preferably, a generally horizontally tilt cylinder is pivotally connected between the back of the blade and a tower structure on the C-frame to stabilize the mounting structure and provide means to tilt the blade.
Abstract:
A LARGE CAPACITY, TRANSPORT VEHICLE HAVING REDUCED OVERALL HEIGHT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY WITH IMPROVED UNLOADING CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDES AS BODY HAVING THREE REINFORCING BEAMS ARRANGED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG ITS CENTER AND TWO SIDES. TWO SIDE-BY-SIDE PAIR AS OPPOSITELY HINGED DOORS EXTEND LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH THE BODY AND ARE PIVOTED RESPECTIVELY TO THE CENTER BEAM AND ONE OF THE SIDE BEAMS. MEANS ARE INCLUDED FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE TWO PAIRS OF DOORS. THE DOOR ARRANGEMENT EFFECTIVELY PERMITS SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE VEHICLE DRAFT. THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE THREE BEAMS PROVIDES STRENGTH IN THE BODY FOR SUPPORTING LOADS AS GREAT AS 100 TONS OR MORE. THIS FEATURE IS EXEMPLIFIED IN A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT WHERE THE BEAMS EXTEND REARWARDLY OF THE BODY AND ARE SECURED TO AN AXLE SUPPORTING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN THIS PREFERRED EMBODIMENT, THE REAR WHEELS MAY BE ARRANGED GENERALLY WITHIN THE LATERAL DIMENSION OF THE BODY.