Class 172/240 - WITH GROUND SUPPORT ENGAGEABLE WITH GROUND FOR TRANSPORT ONLY

Subclass of Class 172 - Earth working
Definition: Apparatus comprising a ground wheel or wheel substitute
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 12/25/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7310929	Windrow merging apparatus A windrow merger has a frame supporting first, second and third pickup assemblies, with the two outside pickup assemblies foldable between an extended use position and a retracted travel position. Each of the pickup assemblies includes a reversible conveyor providin...	12/25/2007
7108075	Seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle A disc gang is provided that is suitable for use as part of a multifunctional seedbed preparation implement or in a standalone disc harrow. The disc gang is configured to permit a gang angle of the disc gang to be adjusted to accommodate differing soil conditions an...	09/19/2006
7048069	Agricultural disc harrow and method An agricultural implement consisting primarily of a towed frame supported on retractable wheels, the frame having a plurality of independently adjustable spindles for setting height and angle of attack for various size rotatable discs. Each disc is staggered to redu...	05/23/2006
7000708	Seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle A disc gang is provided that is suitable for use as part of a multifunctional seedbed preparation implement or in a standalone disc harrow. The disc gang is configured to permit a gang angle of the disc gang to be adjusted to accommodate differing soil conditions an...	02/21/2006
6973693	Dock leveler assembly with adjustable automatic release A dock leveler assembly includes a base and a ramp that is pivotably movable under the influence of a biasing arrangement to a raised position. The ramp is lowered into engagement with a truck bed, preferably via a lip connected to the outer end of the ramp, and a h...	12/13/2005
5642607	Control device for selectively limiting stroke of swing actuator for implement mid-mounted pivot tongue An implement includes a mid-mounted pivot tongue that is movable in a normal range of movement when the implement is working and to a transport position for towing the implement endwise when the implement is to be transported. Two embodiments of a stroke ...	07/01/1997
5485690	Lightweight modular snowplow for quick attachment to and simple, economical operation for small vehicle A lightweight snowplow configured of a number of small components, each easily lifted, moved, assembled, dis-assembled and stored by an average individual. The snowplow is especially suitable for use with small vehicles such as small trucks, utility vehic...	01/23/1996
5408765	Removal and mounting apparatus for snowplows Removal and mounting apparatus for a snowplow assembly wherein wheel assemblies are removably clamped to the blade lower edge so that the plow assembly may be easily manually wheeled about and maneuvered for positioning during removal and mounting....	04/25/1995
5086847	Height adjustment mechanism for farm implements An improved height adjustment mechanism comprises a height adjustment arm permanently affixed to a wheel mounting member, the wheel mounting member pivoting around a bracket which is permanently connected to the underside of a longitudinal structural memb...	02/11/1992
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
4811794	Garden tiller with reciprocating tines A garden tilling apparatus has a frame with movable arms extending out of the frame and soil-working tines connected to the forward-most portion of the movable arms. Inside the frame, a crankshaft is mounted coupled to the arms and the arms pivotally atta...	03/14/1989
4768449	Cultivator with supporting apparatus movable to stored position A cultivator has a blade secured to a frame. The blade is downwardly projected from the frame and has an edge at the forward side thereof. An air injector is provided at a lower portion of the blade. The frame is supported with the blade and the injector ...	09/06/1988
4621697	Garden tiller attachment A fulcrum assembly for a tiller of the type having auger shafts usable in a horizontal or vertical disposition provides a fulcrum point between the handle bars and the auger shafts, so that during operation by moving the tiller handle down an operator can...	11/11/1986
4619329	Soil aerator A soil aerator is shown which includes a frame and a rotatable drum mounted on the frame. The drum has an outer cylindrical surface. The opposing ends of the drum are enclosed and carry axles which are mounted within the frame whereby the drum is rotatabl...	10/28/1986
4585076	Implement and transport wheel assembly therefor An apparatus for transporting an earth working implement, most specifically, a roller-chopper unit for use in forestry, wherein a transporting wheel assembly is disposed upon the earth working implement or its frame thereby providing transportation for th...	04/29/1986
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
4555897	Transportable wide swath trailing implement A transportable trailing wide-swath wheel-supported implement such as a rock windrower is conveniently able to convert from wide-swath working mode to a transversely narrower folded mode for convenient transport of the implement. The folding elements are ...	12/03/1985
4483400	Wheel with stub axle releasably to end of powered tubular shaft A removable transport wheel assembly for a ground penetrating machine such as a roto tiller for providing removable wheels for movement of the machine from place to place and loading and unloading. The machine has a transverse power driven shaft carrying ...	11/20/1984
4446926	Multiple unit agricultural device and transport system therefor A transport device for an agricultural drill is disclosed. Individually mounted, hydraulically actuated transport wheels are described. The transport wheels may be lowered in order to raise the drill to allow movement in a direction perpendicular to the o...	05/08/1984
4427211	Grain drill trailer Cargo in the nature of a farm machine, such as a grain drill, is combined with transport structure in the form of a mobile carrier to improve upon over-the-road travel and other movement in a manner to permit rolling support by the ground wheels of both t...	01/24/1984
4360215	Drill hitch transport A hitch transport assembly for use with end wheel grain drills which permits pulling a plurality of such end wheel grain drills in an end to end relationship across the field, and which permits folding the outer drills rearwardly into a transport position...	11/23/1982
4315547	Agricultural attachment An attachment for agricultural machines includes a frame having a leading and trailing portion, a first soil-treating unit located at the leading portion of the frame and a second soil-treating unit located at the trailing portion of the frame. Between th...	02/16/1982
4308919	Hinge-type offset wheel harrow Two gang disc harrow units are pivotally joined near corresponding ends by a vertical axis hinge coupling. Near their opposite corresponding ends, the harrow units are connected by a collapsible toggle linkage which operates in a horizontal plane under in...	01/05/1982
4272092	Agricultural transporter A transporter for a pair of transversely elongated agricultural implements (20, 21) having first, mutually remote ends and second ends in abuting apposition, the implements including forward support wheels (36) and arrays (44, 45, 46) of pivotally mounted...	06/09/1981
4260172	Implement transport system An implement hitch for ganging multiple implements and towing them forwardly in a field-working position and endwise in a transport position. Trusses extend between hitch assemblies on the implements to provide endwise spacing of the implements. Stabilize...	04/07/1981
4223741	Vehicle for agricultural use with transport wheels A vehicle to be moved in either of two mutually perpendicular directions, and including a first plurality of caster wheels, a second plurality of wheels rotatable on parallel axes to follow a common track aligned with one of the directions, apparatus for ...	09/23/1980
4211288	Raisable implement frame with operably connected wheel and draft frames A foldable implement construction includes an implement tool carrying center frame pivotally connected to a draft frame and is provided with a pair of transversely extending outrigger tool sections connected on respective opposite sides of the center fram...	07/08/1980
4157735	Endwise transport structure for drills A plurality of grain drills are coupled together in end-to-end relation for towing behind a tractor for operation and alternately in an endwise direction for transport. Each drill is supported in field operation by a forward caster wheel and a plurality o...	06/12/1979
4127283	Multiple drill hitch assembly A plurality of conventional grain drills or other agricultural implements are arranged in a staggered transverse pattern within individual peripheral frameworks. The frameworks are pivoted to one another about longitudinal axes. They are adjustably suppor...	11/28/1978
4119329	Farm apparatus A farm apparatus is disclosed herein which includes a tool bar for mounting various farm attachments, such as planters, thereto. A first pair of wheels are mounted at one end of the tool bar and are oriented to permit transportation of the tool bar along ...	10/10/1978
4089430	Farm implement trailer A farm implement trailer for towing a farm implement laterally on a highway, dirt road, or the like. The trailer straddling the back of the farm implement and raising the back of the implement above the ground surface. The trailer co-acting with caster wh...	05/16/1978
4034623	Folding mechanism for hinged implement frame extensions This invention relates to a hydraulic servomotor-actuated folding mechanism for swinging the hinged extension of an implement frame horizontally between an extended and a retracted position characterized by a two-part foldable strut, the adjacent ends of ...	07/12/1977
3998276	Plow and earth fragmentation machine This invention relates to earth processing equipment and, more particularly, to a scarifier or plow apparatus capable of deep soil penetration which has an attached earth fragmentation assembly. The apparatus comprises a frame mounting on its forward end,...	12/21/1976
3935906	Adjustable height soil conditioner with frame extending rearwardly from cultivating implement A soil conditioner for use in combination with a cultivating implement drawn behind a tractor to break up the soil and leave a prepared seedbed in a single operation. The conditioner is mounted to a framework extending rearwardly behind the cultivator. It...	02/03/1976

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Class 172/240 - WITH GROUND SUPPORT ENGAGEABLE WITH GROUND FOR TRANSPORT ONLY