Ballast assembly for a work vehicle

US9957001B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Deere & Company · US

Inventors

• Steven A. Duppong · Cedar Falls, US
• David Rix · Sandy, US
• Gary S. Keys, II · Bettendorf, US
• Kendall L. Giesmann · Traer, US
• Eric M. Forbes · Oconomowoc, US
• Nicholas Taylor · Sandy, US
• Razvan Platon · Salt Lake City, US
• Andrew W Keenan · Cedar Falls, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 2016
• Grant date: May 1, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 2, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D49/0628
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A ballast assembly for a work vehicle. The ballast assembly includes a frame, a ballast weight, and a lift. The frame is included in an underside of the work vehicle. The ballast weight has a first portion and a second portion. The lift has an upper end pivotally coupled to the frame and a lower end releasably coupled to the ballast weight. The first and second portions are configured to engage with a ground surface and the frame, respectively, when the ballast weight is loaded onto the work vehicle. The first and second portions are configured to engage with the frame when the ballast weight is loaded onto the work vehicle.