Adjustable ballasted pull hitch

摘要

An agricultural implement with a ballasted hitch having an open ended tube and removable ballast blocks sized so that they can be loaded into the hitch tube by hand. The blocks are removably retained in the hitch by a bolted plate or, alternatively, a retaining bolt or pin. The number of ballast blocks needed is determined by the weight and size of any rear implement attachment chosen by a customer.

主权项

1. An agricultural implement, comprising:
a main frame portion for supporting tools to perform agricultural tasks, and a ballasted pull hitch assembly for coupling the main frame portion with a traction unit to be towed thereby in a generally horizontal forward direction of travel; said ballasted pull hitch assembly comprising a pull frame and a pull hitch; said pull frame comprising:
a transverse portion coupled with the main frame section;a longitudinal portion having a generally rectangular hollow interior extending toward the traction unit and terminating at an open end near said pull hitch; anda ballast of generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration within said longitudinal portion hollow interior; said pull hitch comprising:
a coupler adapted to be connected with a mating coupler of the traction unit;at least one hitch plate for joining the coupler with the pull frame longitudinal portion; anda ballast retainer removably fixed to the ballasted pull hitch assembly for retaining the ballast within the longitudinal portion hollow interior.