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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980338 | Agricultural implement having apparatus for stowing PTO driveline shaft when the PTO driveline shaft is not in use A power take off (PTO) driveline shaft of an agricultural implement may be securely stowed when not in use using a PTO driveline storage device. The storage device is pivotably mounted to the frame of the agricultural implement, such as the hitch, and may be rotated... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975787 | Low mount three point engine and pump mounting An attachment system to fasten a power system to a frame of a loader is discussed. The frame has a proximal end, a distal end, and first and second opposing sides. The power system has an engine, and an arrangement of one or more hydraulic pumps attached to the engi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7938206 | Modular transmission assembly for an agricultural or industrial utility vehicle A modular transmission assembly is provided for an agricultural or industrial utility vehicle especially for a tractor. The transmission assembly comprises a housing member with at least three attachment sites for components of a three point hitch arrangement. The a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7891448 | Override control circuits for a lawn and garden tractor Control circuits for a riding lawn mower providing an override condition for selectively allowing the cutting blades of the lawn mower to operate when the vehicle is traveling in reverse. The circuits incorporate a multi-position ignition switch, an override switch,... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7870915 | Auxiliary service pack for a work vehicle A service pack for a work vehicle provides service systems, which may include an electrical generator, a hydraulic pump and an air compressor. The service pack is driven by an engine separate from that of the vehicle. Integration of the support systems for the vehic... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7673712 | Power transmission system for working vehicle A power transmission system for a working vehicle comprises: a vehicle frame; a prime mover mounted on the vehicle frame; a pair of left and right drive wheels; a pair of left and right transaxles juxtaposed on the vehicle frame, wherein each of the left and right t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7377103 | System and method for controlling an engine having a power take off output device A system and method for controlling a power take off device connected to an internal combustion engine is presented. According to the method, power take off speed control may be improved and the possibility of engine stalling may be reduced. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7334645 | Articulated power transfer apparatus A hitch apparatus for connection between a tractor and a trailing implement such as a cutter includes a hitch arm at one end of the apparatus extending forwardly and pivotal so as to extend either inwardly or outwardly thus offsetting the apparatus across the rear o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325635 | Tractor The present invention aims at a tractor which can easily perform an assembling operation and a maintenance operation of a PTO transmission mechanism. According to the present invention, a PTO casing which incorporates a PTO transmission mechanism therein is detachab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308947 | Connection of the hitch arm of a pull-type crop harvesting machine to a tractor A pull-type crop harvesting machine has a header carried on a frame mounted on ground wheels with a hitch arm extending from the frame over the header to a hitch connector of a tractor. The hitch arm is mounted for pivotal movement about a generally upright axis suc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299888 | Pump unit and working vehicle First pump shaft having an input end is on a side opposite PTO shaft in the vehicle width direction with second pump shaft in between. First and second pump shafts are supported by a pair of bearing members respectively provided at second end wall and lid member so ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278502 | Implement and power take off attachment system A quick attaching coupler is mounted to a tractor three point hitch, with a first actuator linked to latches on both sides of the hitch. The first actuator may be moved by a seated operator between a first position wherein both latches are unlatched and a second pos... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252623 | Method of using a PTO clutch for auxiliary load measurement A method is provided wherein when an auxiliary device is being powered by the PTO driveline the PTO clutch is periodically slowly ramped down in pressure until slippage is detected in the clutch. Slippage is determined by monitoring the shaft speed into the clutch a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249429 | Quick-release bucket adapter A manipulator assembly for attachment to a bucket of a construction vehicle is disclosed. The manipulator assembly includes a universal attachment apparatus for attaching a utility tool to the bucket. The universal attachment apparatus includes a housing adapted to ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234366 | Power take-off control system A control system and method for detecting variable load types and controlling the operation of a PTO clutch to effect engagement of the clutch with variable loads, and especially to more optimally effect the engagement of a clutch with a very light load or an associ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234367 | Power take-off control system A control system and method for detecting variable load types and controlling the operation of a PTO clutch to effect engagement of the clutch with variable loads, and especially to more optimally effect the engagement of a clutch with a heavy load is disclosed. The... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225909 | PTO clutch assembly The PTO clutch assembly (150) is readily connected to a shaft (218). The clutch assembly includes a hub (152), a piston assembly (168), and one or more friction discs (156, 157) positioned between a backplate (154) and a pre... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222480 | Forage harvester with positionable operator's cabin A self-propelled forage harvester includes a chassis, an operator's cabin arranged on the chassis, a chopper drum, an ascending lower discharge chute extending from the chopper drum inside the chassis to a level above the chassis, a front attachment, a drive unit, a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214112 | Amphibious vehicle An amphibious vehicle has a power train including an engine having an oil sump connected to a lower portion of the engine an in-line transmission and a power take off. The power take off is located between the engine and the transmission thereby separating the engin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213488 | Three way swivel divider gearbox for agricultural drive systems A swivel gearbox system having multiple drivetrain outputs is disclosed. The system comprises a swivel gearbox and an angled divider gearbox where the power input and divided power output shafts are not in the same plane. The swivel gearbox is a right angle gearbox ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201250 | Utility vehicle having hydrostatic drive A vehicle that has a frame, a front axle secured to the frame near the front thereof and a pair of rear axle shafts secured to the frame near the rear thereof. The vehicle also has a seat for at least two occupants and a dashboard. The vehicle further includes a loa... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194932 | Transmission case adaptor An adaptor which is suitable for attaching a powerglide transmission case to a four-wheel-drive transfer case in vehicles. The adaptor includes an adaptor body having a transmission case attachment collar on one end for attachment to the powerglide transmission case... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191061 | Auto-steering apparatus and method A vehicular guidance method involves providing a user interface using which data can be input to establish a contour for a vehicle to follow, the user interface further configured to receive information from a differential global positioning system (DGPS), determini... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162870 | Pump assembly A dual pump apparatus for use on a vehicle or industrial application having a housing in which a pair of hydraulic pumps are mounted and driven by a prime mover. The prime mover is drivingly coupled to a main input shaft, which drives the hydraulic pumps. An auxilia... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140475 | Brake A motor brake can be coupled to the rotatable motor drive shaft. The brake includes a shaft-mountable support that rotates uniformly with the drive shaft. One or more brake shoes, which can include flyweights or the like, are hingedly mounted to the support and incl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135785 | Generator unit for tractors and electrical drive system for agricultural devices A generator unit for tractors (1) has a housing (4), which can be non-rotationally mounted on a component of the tractor (1). An input shaft is rotationally supported in the housing (4) and connectable to a power take-off shaft (2)... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117953 | Scraping device and a system and a method for collecting materials A scraping device, a system and a method for collecting a material are provided. The scraping device may have a bowl having a first end and a second end. A lip may be positioned at the first end and may cover an opening at the first end. In an embodiment, direct mou... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108098 | Engine subframe mounting arrangement A subframe arrangement is configured for a mobile vehicle chassis assembly to enhance isolation of the subframe platform and drive mechanism from flex in the chassis assembly caused by dynamic forces associated with operation of the chassis assembly. The chassis ass... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101312 | Vehicular power take-off control A vehicular powertrain includes a throttle controlled engine and a power take-off system for driving external loads. A power take-off control executed in a first processor seeks to have engine control authority in accordance with operator invoked switch states inclu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093685 | Utility vehicle having hydrostatic drive A utility vehicle is disclosed within. The utility vehicle includes a front axle, a pair of rear axle shafts, a seat with a minimum capacity of two occupants secured to the vehicle, an engine, having an engine output shaft, mounted between the front axle and the rea... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082744 | Vehicle stabilizer system A stabilizer system provides leveling for a towed harvester vehicle. The harvester includes a hitch having a gimbal mounting to the tractor. The subframe is utilized to accommodate the gimbal and provides for utilizing the mass of the tractor to react to the stabili... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077221 | Hydrostatic pump destroke braking mechanism A mechanism that interconnects the service brakes of a hydrostatically driven tractor with the hydrostatic pump to more effectively slow or stop the tractor, for example when towing a trailer. The service brakes are connected to a control servo on the hydrostatic pu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048083 | Motorcycle including a unique frame and drive unit A motorcycle including a frame having a backbone and engine carrier prevents the need for front support bars. The power plant is secured to the backbone and engine carrier and may be quickly removed. The power plant turns a hydraulic pump that transfers power to a h... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048106 | Power take-off control system and method A PTO control system and method for engaging a PTO clutch of a vehicle or work machine such as, but not limited to, an agricultural tractor, that can effectively utilize both engine speed and PTO output speed values for determining a predicted and/or actual PTO load... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042108 | Backup power system A backup power system is connected in parallel to a load which is powered via a power line connecting that load to a main power source, such as a utility. The backup system includes a generator/condenser unit that is coupled to a flywheel unit to maintain the flywhe... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025158 | Piste-maintenance tracklaying vehicle A piste-maintenance tracklaying vehicle including a vehicle control unit and an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is drivingly connected via a gear to a drive sprocket of at least one track. Accessory drives for additional devices are mounta... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6955239 | Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle having a seat placed in a driver's room provided in a vehicle body to be rotatable at a predetermined angle in at least one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction with respect to a forward facing position, wherein the driver'... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941735 | Landscape maintenance device and method of use thereof A landscape maintenance device having a power unit and a variety of possible dismountable tools. The device allows for the easy transfer of tools onto and off of the power unit by hinge arrangement with the power unit forming one side of the hinge and the tool formi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935990 | Safety device for power takeoff for use in automobile and method for controlling the same A safety circuit for power takeoff (PTO) for use in an automobile and a method for controlling the same is disclosed. The safety circuit determines whether a PTO unit, driving a pump, and a transmission must be coupled to each other according to the speed of the aut... | 08/30/2005 |
