Patent · US Expired

Four wheel steering tractor having a mid-mount mower

US4977733A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
5References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 1989
Grant dateDec 18, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S56/22
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A four wheel steering tractor comprising a grass cutting system vertically movably mounted in a lower space of the tractor between front and rear wheels. The grass cutting system carries gauge wheels disposed at opposite lateral sides in rear regions thereof. An interlocking structure between a steering wheel and the front and rear wheels includes a front drag link extending from a pitman arm toward the left (or right) front wheel, and a rear drag link extending from the pitman arm toward the right (or left) rear wheel. This interlocking structure places the center of tractor turning approximately on a straight line extending through the gauge wheels and adjacent one of the gauge wheels.

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