摘要 |
A vehicle (10) having a load handling apparatus for moving a snow plough (14) between first and second positions about a transverse pivot axis (20) is disclosed. The snow plough (14) is mounted to vehicle body (12) about axis (20) via a support frame (22), and linear actuators (24, 26) are connected between the support frame (22) and the vehicle body (12). The positions of the linear actuators (24, 26) on the vehicle body (12) are offset relative to each other, such that the turning moment produced by one of the actuators is zero when the snow plough (14) is located substantially vertically above the axis (20), the turning moment produced by each actuator is zero at a respective orientation of the support frame (22), and the actuators (24, 26) do not produce a zero total turning moment at any orientation of the support frame (22) between its first and second positions. |