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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686097 | Three point hitch frame, draft arm and rear counterweight design A three point hitch for a work machine includes a first and a second draft link each having a mounting end portion and a free end portion opposite the mounting end portion. Mounting end portion being mounted to a first side of a work machine to allow upward and down... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673699 | Sway restrictor bracket for a draft link of a three point hitch The sway restrictor includes a bracket attachable between the draft link or arm and an adjacent upwardly and downwardly extending structural element of a work machine, and is operable for substantially restricting or preventing relative sideward movement therebetwee... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7578355 | Sway block of a three-point implement hitch A sway block for a three-point hitch of an agricultural implement has a frame for supporting a tow hook; and the frame in turn has two substantially parallel right-angle plates. A respective pair of levers is hinged to each right-angle plate by pins; and each pair o... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7410004 | Agricultural implement carrier A self-propelled agricultural tool carrier has a lifting carriage mounted between the front and rear sets of wheels. A tool bar adapter is mounted to the lifting carriage below the frame for connection to a tool bar that supports planting and cultivating equipment. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377330 | Sway restrictor bracket for a draft link of a three point hitch The sway restrictor includes a bracket attachable between the draft link or arm and an adjacent upwardly and downwardly extending structural element of a work machine, and is operable for substantially restricting or preventing relative sideward movement therebetwee... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367406 | Innovative hitch system with hydraulic pump A hydraulic system for an attachment for a tractor is disclosed. The hitch has a frame having a top member and a bottom member. The top and bottom members are joined together by a pair of side members forming a structure with an orifice. Each of the top and bottom m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7293377 | Wear pad for an extendable linkage A wear pad on a linkage of a work machine is disclosed. The linkage includes a first and a second linkage member in a telescoping relationship. The wear pad includes a first end having a first thickness and a second end having a second thickness, the first thickness... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207575 | Suspension with torsion-resisting cylinder A rear tractor suspension for a tractor includes a suspension arm pivotally coupled to the chassis of the tractor, and a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the suspension arm to support it. The hydraulic cylinder conveys only longitudinal forces in a first mode of operat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7100489 | System and method for hitch with backup anti-jack knife and anti-dive For use in landmine clearing, a hitch system providing backup with anti-jack knife and anti-dive, the system includes a hitch assembly and a roller assembly. The hitch assembly has a hinge axis housing containing a hinge shaft and a connector shaft housing containin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059419 | Tractor hitch lift arm adaptor An adapter that converts a tractor hitch coupling from a ball and pin type to a hook type. The adapter is a tubular member having an opening at one end into which an end of the hitch arm is inserted and a hook extends therefrom at the opposite end. A locking dog is ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021396 | Suspension system for a three-point apparatus A three-point apparatus is disclosed comprising a hitch system, an implement, and a suspension system. The hitch system is comprised of a base and a three-point interface. The base of hitch system is coupled to the three-point interface of the hitch system. The thre... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6915862 | Three point hitch for utility vehicle A three point hitch for a cart-type utility vehicle wherein the utility vehicle comprises a vehicle frame that includes an axle housing and an upper frame cross member. The three point hitch comprises a pair of spaced apart lower draft links, each pivotally mounted ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6766867 | Hitch assembly with sway block support A hitch assembly is mounted on a frame of an agricultural tractor. The hitch assembly includes a pair of draft links pivotally mounted on the frame, a drawbar support fixed to the frame between the draft links, and a pair of sway blocks fixed to opposite sides of th... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6698527 | Universal tractor hitch for preventing lateral movement of implements The present invention is directed to an apparatus for connecting a device or implement to a tractor wherein the tractor is equipped with a conventional three-point hitch. The apparatus includes a frame having a top member and a bottom member, which are jo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6591918 | Agricultural tractor hitch A draft link of an agricultural tractor three-point hitch has a recessed pocket on the inside surface thereof. The recessed pocket has a convex back wall surface with a center of curvature. A bumper is disposed in the pocket and has a concave inner surfac... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6386571 | Side strut for a lower steering arm of a tractor A side strut (5) for a lower steering arm of a tractor has a single-action hydraulic cylinder and a setting unit with a hollow cylinder (17) and an adjustable setting element 20. The setting element (20) includes a threaded bore (30) which receives a thre... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371217 | Sway bumper for tractor hitch A wedge shaped bumper for the draft link of a tractor three point hitch is adjustable along the length of the draft link and has a concave curved surface in the longitudinal plane of the draft link. The longitudinal curve allows the bumper to be shorter i... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6283488 | Device for stabilizing the lower steering arms of a tractor The invention relates to a device for stabilizing the two lower steering arms (1) of a tractor. The lower steering arms (1) can be actuated by a hydraulic power lift (9). Each lower steering arm (1) is associated with a side strut (6) which includes a sin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6203047 | Device for stabilizing the two lower steering arms of a tractor A device for stabilizing the two lower steering arms (1) of a tractor, with the lower steering arms (1) actuated by a hydraulically operated power lever (9). The arms are each associated with a side strut (6) with a first single-acting hydraulic cylinder ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199638 | Tractor implement height holding device A device for mechanically establishing the lowest point a three-point tractor hitch can sink to. The device comprises a modified chain which is attached at both ends to the towed implement near where the lift arms are attached to the implement. The chain'... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6131937 | Side strut for the lower steering arm of a tractor A side strut (5) for a lower steering arm (1) of a tractor has a single action hydraulic cylinder (9) whose piston (12) includes first attaching means (6) to be connected to the rear of the tractor. The strut (5) also has a telescopic unit (10) and a sett... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6109814 | "Float/no-float" mechanism for 3-point hitch An implement-positioning apparatus used on an implement-towing vehicle such as a tractor includes a draft arm, a lift link, and a mechanism coupling the arm and the link together. The mechanism selectively permits floating arm movement (and therefore floa... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6065549 | Limited sway cam A work vehicle for carrying an implement and for tranversing both on-road and off-road surfaces is disclosed. The vehicle has a longitudinal centerline, a left side and a right side. The vehicle includes a frame, a hitch mounted upon the frame for couplin... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5823268 | Trailer hitch anti-sway device A stabilizing device comprising a rigid anti-sway roller journalled about a wear axle is mounted on an agricultural tractor. The device provides a rigid stabilizing opposing force between the draft links and the rear structure of the tractor, while allowi... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823271 | Lifting rod for the three-point attaching device of a tractor A lifting rod for the lower steering arm of a tractor, at the ends of the lifting rod, has connecting elements in the form of a connecting yoke 6 and a ball joint 7. The connecting yoke 6, via a threaded rod 9, is threaded into a threaded bore 10 of a tub... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5697454 | Three-point hitch assembly A hitch assembly is disclosed for use with endless track land vehicles that allows an implement mounted by a three-point hitch arrangement up to about 15 degrees arcing movement off the longitudinal axis oriented in the direction of travel of the land veh... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5601146 | Hitch assembly for a tractor A hitch assembly for a work vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, includes a pair of mounting brackets, a rocker pivotally mounted on the brackets, a pair of draft links secured to the brackets, a pair of actuators coupled between the brackets and the... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5544708 | Hitch apparatus for tractor lift arms A hitch apparatus for use with a pair of tractor lift arms for selectively detachably attaching implements to the tractor. The hitch apparatus includes a pair of hook members that are detachably attached to the lift arms of the tractor. A spreader bar ext... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5515928 | Aligning a three-point hitch mounted implement with predetermined rows A row sensing wand triggers a power cylinder to move the upstanding vertical members of a U-shaped guidance frame left or right to move the lift arms of a three-point hitch on which a cultivator is mounted for maintaining it in alignment with the row crop... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5462303 | Side strut for a lower steering arm of a tractor A side strut 6 for the lower steering arm of a three-point attaching device of a tractor is telescopic and has a first telescopic member 14 and a second telescopic member 15 which are able to carry out relative movements relative to one another along an a... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5361850 | Side strut for the lower steering arm of a three-point hitch The invention relates to a side strut (6) for the lower steering arm of a three-point hitch of a tractor. Locking catches (24, 25) are provided to cancel the floating position which the two telescopic members (14, 15) of the side strut 6 may assume relati... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5267747 | Adaptor for a three point hitch An adapter for enabling a tractor having a three point hitch to pull an implement designed for connecting to a sleeve hitch. The adapter comprises a frame with two parts, one part attachable to a three point hitch and a second part having a hole for recei... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5246077 | Three-point hitch guidance control A horizontal guidance control system for a standard three point tractor hitch is disclosed. The system employs the use of a manual control element which actuates a pair of hydraulic cylinders contained in a pair of hydraulic adjusters. The control element... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5201539 | Actuating mechanism for a hitch guidance system A hitch guidance mechanism for an agricultural vehicle having a pair of movable draft links for coupling to an implement and having a pair of brackets attached to the rear end of a frame of the vehicle. The brackets are positioned above and on opposite si... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5029437 | Mower deck outrigger suspension A mechanism for coupling a mower deck to a powered vehicle and having push arms pivotally connected to the vehicle between the front wheels of the vehicle and coupled to the front portion of the deck for pushing the deck in front of the vehicle. A member ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5010960 | Method of tilling with improved draft connection A tractor includes front wheels and rear wheels. A three-point hitch connects a yoke to the tractor. The yoke is stabilized by stabilizer arms which are connected under the rear tractor axles and to the frame of the tractor forward of the rear tractor axl... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4940096 | Three point hitch for truck A three point hitch mounted on the rear of a pick up truck has a pair of lift draft arms connected to a hay bale carrier. Pivot connections having upright pivot pins attach the lift draft arms to a transverse shaft allowing the lift draft arms to be folde... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4924943 | Agricultural pulling machine with automatic pitch vibration damping mechanism An agricultural pulling machine such as a tractor or construction machine vehicle with an attachment comprises a mounting device for coupling the attachment to the agricultural machine and a device for active damping of pitch vibrations of the vehicle. Th... | 05/15/1990 |
