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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284620 | Detachable side mount hitch system for an agricultural implement A hitch system for attaching an agricultural implement to a towing vehicle, includes a side mount hitch having a pair of longitudinally spaced and upwardly oriented hitch balls connected to a side of the towing vehicle and a pair of longitudinally spaced hitch arms ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7204318 | Tracking hitch assembly utilizing tractor lift arms as stabilizers A tracking hitch assembly couples to the drawbar of the tractor in a conventional manner. To prevent the hitch from pivoting with respect to the drawbar, the hitch includes an adjustable hitch stabilizer which engages the lift arms of the tractor. When a pivoting fo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163068 | Hitch assembly A hitch assembly for use between a prime mover having a pair of moveable arms and a trailed vehicle. The hitch assembly includes a transverse member attached by a pivot attachment to each movable arm at spaced locations on the transverse member. Each of the movable ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128330 | Transportable storage container assembly A transportable storage container assembly for transport by a tow vehicle. The assembly includes a trailer having a center rail with a two-point trailer hitch at the front end and a pivotable single wheel at the rear end. The trailer has a first cross channel adjace... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7055618 | Hydraulic pump drive A hydraulic pump drive is mounted to the tongue of an agricultural implement. Connecting components between the pump and the drawbar extender of the towing tractor aim the pump input shaft toward the tractor. A short telescoping PTO assembly connects the pump shaft ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040644 | Hydraulic three point hitch A combination of a tractor hydraulic arm assembly and a hitch adapter installed between the two arms of the arm assembly, the hitch adapter consisting of a length of “U” shaped steel channel, having a plurality of holes formed in the top surface, with trailer hi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6776432 | Drawbar adapter for pull-through swivel hitch One embodiment of the invention relates to an adapter assembly for a towing vehicle having a drawbar hitch for connecting a towed implement having a pull-through swivel hitch assembly to the towing vehicle. The adapter assembly includes a drawbar extension member ha... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6178728 | Dual implement hitch A pair of implements such as hay windrow fluffers are interconnected by a hitch assembly allowing for positioning the fluffers in a side-by-side field position or trailing transport position. A tongue assembly on the second implement is connected to the t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5722678 | Trailer coupling assembly A coupling device for connecting a trailer to a towing vehicle is provided. The coupling comprises a drawbar with a first drawbar eye having a first inner diameter, and at least a second drawbar eye having a second inner diameter. A coupling pin of a coup... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720352 | Hitch for two unit planter A hydraulic hitch for connecting two planters or drills in tandem for planting or in line for transport. The hitch utilizes an overhead beam and stabilizer bar interconnecting the lead and trailing drills to control and guide the drills from one position ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5709274 | Conversion hitch A conversion hitch for a farm implement, such as a drill, comprising a connector which is removably secured to the forward end of the implement hitch and which has a first support member extending forwardly therefrom. A second support member is pivotally ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5690182 | Apparatus facilitating connection of trailer implement to tractor three-point hitch system Presented is an apparatus that includes a unitary frame configured to present three mounting portions spacially separated from one another in a triangular pattern and lying in a common plane to be pivotally connected to and supported by the hitch members ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5257797 | Tractor hitch A hydraulic hitch mounted on the back of a tractor has a pair of first upright tubular members that slide into second upright tubular members fixed to the tractor frame. A pair of piston and cylinder assemblies are used to raise and lower a draw bar attac... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5193625 | Tractor drawbar hitch adaptor A hitch is provided for standard tractor drawbars having one or more hitch pin holes. The hitch is connected to the bar by an adaptor mounting bracket and has a pivot pin which permits the hitch to be rotated over the rear hole in proper registry to recei... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5191942 | Agricultural frame for propulsion of ground working implements An agricultural frame particularly for transporting active harrow elements and packer elements comprises a central frame section and a pair of wing frames projecting outwardly to the side of the central frame section at right angles thereto. The whole of ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5129463 | Conservation tillage implement convertible for end transport A large tillage implement provided with hinging wing sections is adapted for end towing rather than wing-up folding transport. The hitch which is normally centered at the front of the machine may be swung into a folded condition parallel with the longitud... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5109931 | Tractor drawbar hitch A hitch is provided for standard tractor drawbars having two hitch pin holes. The hitch is connected in a forward hole by a pivot pin which permits the hitch to be rotated over the rear hole to receive an implement tongue between the drawbar and the hitch... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5094300 | Attachment for guidance of pull-type implements An attachment accessory for an angularly adjustable agricultural implement guidance system that allows guidance of a pull-type implement thereby. A plurality of rotatable coulters which engage the ground are attached to a rigid frame which is connected to... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5054560 | Transporting caster wheels Lift arms on a gang of implements support transport wheels which are movable from a raised field-working position to a lowered endwise towing position. Several of the wheels at the forward and aft ends of the towed gang of implements are fitted with caste... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5000269 | Device for attaching working machine to vehicle A device for attaching a working machine to a vehicle in which a heavy weight working machine can be detachably and fixedly attached to the vehicle and a three point link type working machine can also be attached through a three points linking mechanism w... | 03/19/1991 |
| 5000268 | Lifting assembly for agricultural implements An auxiliary support for permitting longitudinal travel of transversely elongated agricultural implements comprises a pivoted lifting frame adapted to extend outwardly and downwardly to elevationally raise the implement framework at one side. The outer en... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4971154 | Harrow assembly A harrow assembly adapted to be towed by a towing vehicle in either a working mode or a transport mode. The harrow assembly includes front and rear offset disc harrow units pivoted at one end portion. Each offset disc harrow unit includes a transport whee... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4905912 | Side mounted or pull type particulate material spreader A support arm has an inner section connected to the three-point hitch of a tractor and an outer section positioned at the side of the tractor carrying a spreader which can spread ground over which the tractor cannot be driven. The spreader may be raised o... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4875527 | Dual implement hitch assembly A hitch assembly for joining two implements together for side-by-side field operations. Half of the hitch assembly is carried by each implement drawbar and consists of a collapsable linkages pivotally mounted to the drawbar in a cantilvered fashion. Sprin... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4871028 | Articulated implement frame with swing hitch A wide agricultural implement is provided with a pivoted swing hitch permitting endwise transport of the implement when supported on transport wheels which are raised and lowered by power means. A latch holding the hitch in its field working position is a... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4821811 | Mobile support frame A towable support frame for supporting a pair of 12-row implements in side-by-side relation includes front and rear frame structures interconnected by longitudinal frame members. Front transport and rear wheel assemblies support the frame and implements f... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819738 | Vehicle for supporting an implement An implement supporting vehicle comprises an elongate implement support frame, along one side of which two drive units which propel the vehicle are mounted equidistance from the center of the vehicle. Two castor wheels are mounted along the other side of ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4800962 | Planter hydraulic system with means for locking row markers during transport A wide farm implement is provided with a swingable tongue which permits endwise to and from fields. A pair of transport wheels are provided for supporting the implement for endwise transport and the support wheels, on which the implement is supported duri... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4776606 | Hitch and drive structure for pto-driven, semi-integral implement A hitch adapter is attached to the tongue of an implement having components adapted for being driven by a tractor power take-off shaft and is constructed to permit the implement to be semi-integrally mounted either to a tractor having a hitch arrangement ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4725068 | Convertible towing hitch A convertible towing hitch which is used to tow a farm implement with a vehicle includes a U-shaped planar member. This planar member has a central connecting leg, a first extending leg, and a second extending leg. A two-way pivot alowing two degrees of r... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4609203 | Hitch structure with variable link Three-point hitch structure for connecting an implement to a towing vehicle wherein the upper link is made variable by means of a hydraulic cylinder pinned to a plate to provide three pivot points. When the cylinder is retracted, the two components act as... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4573309 | Pull-type windrower A pull-type swather or windrower which can be used either singly or in a duplex or tandem arrangement can be adjusted from a working position to a transport position by pivoting the hitch through 90° and by unlocking the wheels so they turn through 90° ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4569296 | Agricultural tool bar and chemical applicator A wheeled agricultural implement that serves as a tool bar and transporter and disburser of agricultural chemicals. The implement provides a storage reservoir, a spray type disbursement system and apparatus for attachment to other agricultural implements ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4552375 | Convertible implement frame pulled lengthwise in the transport position An implement frame convertible between use and transport positions and pulled lengthwise for road transport has an improved hitch assembly and an improved transport steering mechanism.... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4506904 | Agricultural implement convertible between use and transport positions An agricultural implement includes an elongated carrier frame with support wheels. One or more tool sections, each having tools mounted to a tool mounting bar, are mounted to the carrier frame. The tool sections are independently raised and lowered betwee... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4500105 | Agricultural implement hitch assembly The invention relates to a new hitch or drawbar assembly for use with agricultural implements towed in a train of implements behind a tractor or the like. The assembly includes a drawbar that is shorter than normal and is pivotally connected to a primary ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4460193 | Pull type swather assembly and mounting therefor The table knife and reel assemblies of a swather are bolted to a main mounting beam which in turn is mounted on a pair of double wheel assemblies one each adjacent each end thereof. The hitch pole from the tractor or other source of power is pivotally sec... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4433735 | Sprayer trailer, tillage implement and hitch for attaching implement to trailer An implement hitch has a cultivator carrier mounted on a sprayer trailer by a four point linkage actuated by a hydraulic cylinder to raise and lower a standard rigidly connected to the cultivator, there being a quick attach, three point pin-hook coupling ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4431207 | Automatic hitch device An automatic hitch device for use on a tractor with a three-point hitch is disclosed. The device allows a tractor operator to engage or disengage a tow vehicle without leaving the tractor. Two fail-safe mechanisms are disclosed which prevent inadvertent d... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4389058 | Hitch assembly The hitch assembly of the present invention comprises a hitch frame which is adapted to be mounted to the three point lift of a conventional tractor. The hitch assembly includes a draw bar mounted to the hitch frame, and a hydraulically operated pin mount... | 06/21/1983 |
