INDEPENDENT WHEEL-LIFT HAVING A CHASSIS MOUNTED PIVOT POINT

摘要

A combination tilting bed carrier and attached wheel-lift apparatus mounted on a chassis (22) of a towing vehicle. The bed carrier (30) includes a first pivot point (25) connected to the chassis and a first motive element (81) extending between the chassis and the bed carrier for actuating tilting of the bed carrier about the first pivot. A wheel-lift (63) is positioned below the bed carrier and includes a second pivot (60) for pivotally connecting the wheel-lift to the chassis, with the first and second pivots concentrically aligned with each other. A second motive element (59) extends between the wheel-lift and the bed carrier for actuating tilting of the wheel-lift about the second pivot. The second pivot may include a third motive element (98) which may adjust the second pivot point, and which in conjunction with the second motive element, allows the wheel-lift to conform with either a positive or negative ground surface. A third pivot (84) is positioned on the chassis for pivotally connecting a stabilizer strut arm (80) between the wheel-lift and the bed carrier.