摘要 |
A supporting feeder assembly for material handling machines primarily for use on soft ground when the material handling machine fastens. The feeder assembly comprises an elongate beam unit secured to the implement mount of the material handling machine disposed at the front of said machine. A carriage can move along the beam unit either by rolling freely or by positive displacement and supports a carrier assembly. If the front wheels of the material handling machine fasten the driver can raise them from the ground by lowering the implement mount and can drive the machine forward by means of the larger rear wheels or with the aid of an implement disposed at the rear of the machine, for example a digging bucket, as the carrier assembly engages the ground and the material handling machine moves forward in consequence of the beam unit running on the carriage. When the machine reaches its foremost position the driver can lower the front wheels and then repeat the entire cycle until the front wheels reach solid ground. |