Track unit extension for wide track crawler vehicles

Details Track unit extension for wide track crawler vehicles Track unit extension for wide track crawler vehicles

1982-05-17

1986-03-25

Pekar, John A.

Motor vehicles

Special driving device

Portable track

B62D 5510

Patent

active

045777179

ABSTRACT:
A crawler vehicle has a pair of extra-wide high flotation tracks respectively supported on a pair of fore-and-aft extending track frames on opposing sides of the vehicle, the track frame being rigidly connected to the main frame. Rearwardly located to the rear of each track frame is a spacer mounted to the side of the track frame. A diagonal brace is mounted to the spacer. A pivot shaft communicates the two track frames such that the diagonal frames are also mounted to the pivot shaft. The spacer is comprised of a first member having a top surface and opposing outwardly extending end walls leading to respective mounting surfaces. A plurality of sidewalls are fixably mounted to the first member and the main frame. The top surface of the first member has a portion which extends above and is fixably mounted to the sidewalls of the spacer.

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patent: 3820616 (1974-06-01), Juergens
patent: 3825088 (1974-07-01), Copeland
patent: 3894597 (1975-07-01), Wagner

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