Adjustable agricultural implement driveshaft assembly holder and implement fitted with same

摘要

A holder unit facilitates secure, safe and adjustable connection between an agricultural implement and a draft vehicle such as a tractor. The holder unit mounts to the tongue of the implement and engages a portion of a drivetrain, allowing the drivetrain to rest on a saddle of the holder unit. The holder unit features three adjustability orientations, a fore-and-aft adjustability, a height adjustability and a saddle pivot adjustability. These adjustability orientations are easily combined by the user to achieve accurate alignment for PTO-to-drivetrain connection irrespective of variations between the draft vehicle and the implement drivetrain connector device respective orientations and terrain unevenness.

主权项

1. An adjustable agricultural implement driveshaft assembly holder comprising:
a. a base plate configured to be secured to a tongue portion of an agricultural implement, the base plate having a pair of generally parallel side plates extending upwardly from the base plate, at least one of the side plates having a plurality of spaced-apart side plate connection members; b. a height and pivotable support adjustment assembly having a height adjustment component and a saddle component pivotally mounted to the height adjustment component, the saddle component being of a variable height and configured to pivot so as to supportingly receive the implement's driveshaft, the height adjustment component having a plurality of spaced-apart height adjustment connection members configured for interaction with said side plate connection members in adjusting the height of the saddle component; and c. a connector configured to engage and connect together a selected one of the side plate connection members with a selected one of the height adjustment connection members, whereby both the height of the saddle component and the height adjustment component's angle from vertical are selected.