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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264064 | 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 ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7073603 | Device for coupling two units to each other A device for coupling two units to each other with at least five connecting elements (18,20,22,24,26) whereby the respective first end thereof can be hingeably connected to respectively one connection point (30,32,34,36,38) of one unit and whose other ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048070 | Quick coupler assembly with dual hook members An coupling mechanism includes a cross member, left and right side members projecting from the cross member, and a pair of attaching members which are removably attached to the side members. Each attaching member has an elongated body, a first hook fixed to a first ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025008 | Agricultural implement hitch An implement lift system for connection to a tractor and a farm implement, the system including a frame having a plurality of pivotal attachment devices being the sole structural connection of the implement lift system to the tractor. The pivotal attachment devices ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6789746 | Connecting device connecting a spray boom to a chassis of an agricultural sprayer and sprayer equipped with such a connecting device A connecting device connecting a spray boom to a chassis of an agricultural sprayer, said connecting device is noteworthy in that it consists of a single quadrilateral arranged in a plane which is substantially vertical and substantially parallel to a longitudinal p... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6752220 | Farm equipment hitch A farm equipment hitch comprises a hitch frame, a lift linkage, a lift cradle, a ram and a plurality of locking mechanisms. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6112678 | Planting machine with lifting means for lifting and carrying planting units with even distribution of units weight along the machine A planting machine having a lifting arrangement for lifting and carrying planting units, with the weight of the units uniformly and evenly distributed on the machine when the units are traveling in an inoperative mode, the planting machine including a lif... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6062321 | Lifting device, particularly a front lift for an agricultural tractor or the like A lifting device comprising: a backframe (1) equipped at its bottom with a pair of arms (4); lifting element (R) between the pair of arms (4) and the backframe (1), and two forearms (10a) mounted on each side of the pair of arms (4) on an articulation spi... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5901792 | Vertically adjustable hitch A vertically adjustable hitch for an agricultural tractor includes a pair of guide rails and a retainer which moves up and down on the rails. A chain has fixed ends and a central region which engages a pair of pulleys which are rotatably mounted on the re... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5762147 | Tractor front mount for implement attachment and use This invention is a simple, safe, and inexpensive beam structure for tractor forward mounting of a blade (24). A pivot plate (11) is mounted at the tractor lower mid-section. Parallel beams (12) are positioned through the pivot plate (11) and extend beyon... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5404958 | Lifting structure for an agricultural tractor An agricultural tractor includes an axle body and a vehicle substructure. A generally vertical lifting structure is rigidly attached to the vehicle substructure and engages a lifting frame which is adjustable in height. The lifting frame carries coupling ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5343958 | Agricultural fertilizer applicator including self-leveling wagon hitch An agricultural implement designed for distributing anhydrous ammonia by laterally spaced applicator knives includes an elongated wagon hitch frame which has a forward end pivotally mounted to a forward section of the implement frame and a rear end which ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 4844175 | Tractor tiller hitch A hitch for connecting the rear of a garden tractor to the rear of a garden tiller of the type having one or more tines which rotate in the direction of normal travel of said tiller comprising a beam, a bracket and an arm aligned in an adjustable triangul... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4696349 | Farm implement with frame connected thereto by linkage mechanism An implement-mounting linkage mechanism for pivotally connecting a frame to a wheeled implement is disclosed. The mechanism is preferably used for pivotally connecting a wheeled load-bearing frame to the backside of a wheeled farm implement. The frame inc... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4531757 | Tractor hitch arrangement A tractor hitch assembly including clamps mounted to the lower frame portion of a tractor. Each clamp comprised of a lug having a plurality of vertically elongated seats, and a clip pivotally mounted to the lug and having a plurality of vertically aligned... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4440415 | Hydraulic lift arm assembly mounting arrangement A hydraulic lift arm assembly for vehicle including parallel sidewalls between which an axle tube is fixably mounted. The lift arm assembly is rotatably mounted around the axle tube.... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4408777 | Hitch mechanism An implement hitch assembly is described that can be removably attached to an implement and to a towing vehicle. The hitch assembly includes apparatus by which the implement frame is allowed to pivot freely about a selected axis relative to the towing ton... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4393943 | Telescoping carrier for forestry equipment A forestry cultivation instrument, particularly a scarifier, is attached to a telescoping carrier. In operation, the carrier is connected to a vehicle and, when an obstacle is encountered, the carrier may telescope outwardly thereby reducing shock loading... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4391334 | Hitch assembly A hitch assembly for interconnecting an agricultural tool with a towing vehicle to allow relative angular vertical articulation between the tool and vehicle during use and to lock rigidly with the tool for transport. The hitch includes two pivotably inter... | 07/05/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4239086 | Lifting mechanism with cam A relatively compact and lightweight planting and fertilizing apparatus is attached to a small garden tractor by a universal hitch which restricts lateral movement between the two. The apparatus is spring biased downwardly to assure firm contact with the ... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4133391 | Folding flexible undercutter plow Apparatus is disclosed for folding an articulated agricultural implement such as a multisection plow in order to facilitate movement of the implement from field to field along available roadways. Stability in the folded condition and minimization of the n... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4131221 | Planting and fertilizing apparatus A relatively compact and lightweight planting and fertilizing apparatus is attached to a small garden tractor by a universal hitch which restricts lateral movement between the two. The apparatus is spring biased downwardly to assure firm contact with the ... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4087111 | Load transfer apparatus for use between a tractor hitched to a trailer A transfer apparatus for use between a tractor-like vehicle and a trailer-like vehicle connected by a hitch connection means. The transfer apparatus comprises a linkage member attached between the tractor and trailer with at least a portion of the linkage... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4078823 | Vertically adjustable trailer hitch A vertically adjustable hitch for securing the drawbar of a towing vehicle to the tongue of a trailer in relative positions of vertical alignment comprises first and second interlocking members and first and second mounting means mounting the interlocking... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4066131 | Hitch assembly for garden tractor and independently operable ground tiller A hitch assembly for detachably connecting an independently operable rotary ground tiller to the rear of a garden tractor or other riding vehicle for towed operation therebehind. Remote tiller clutch and tilling depth controls are mounted on the tractor w... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4055222 | Earth moving implement with adjustable wheel assembly The implement includes a bucket having a lower scraping blade. A pair of laterally spaced ground-engaging wheels are pivotally supported on the rear of the bucket and may be swung upwardly and downwardly in unison to change the elevation of the bucket. On... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4019755 | Hitch assembly for mounting a transverse beam on a three-point hitch An earthworking implement mounted on a three-point hitch of a draft vehicle with a hitch assembly. The hitch assembly has members mounted in clamps secured to a main transverse beam. Two of these members include lower forward projecting portions and a thi... | 04/26/1977 |