Track idler recoil spring assembly and method for installation and removal
CA 1050591 A · Owner: Fiat-Allis Construction Machinery · Inventors: Danner, Bill A.; Orr, Bobby J.; Schaffner, Donald L.
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A track idler recoil assembly is mounted on a crawler tractor for resiliently resisting longitudinal movement of a yoke-mounted track idler caused by track deflection. The assembly comprises a spring housing, open at one end and closed at the other, rigidly secured to the tractor track frame; a coiled compression type recoil spring within the spring housing; and means, including a pushrod and a hydraulic ram to transmit force between the track idler yoke and the spring and to enable installation and removal of the spring in uncompressed condition. The pushrod is detachably connected to the idler yoke and extends through a hole in a rigid portion of the track frame. The hydraulic ram is …
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- Granted March 13, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 13, 1996.
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