Belted crawler having auxiliary drive
CA 2008562 C · Owner: Deere & Company · Inventors: Moriarty, Kevin Joseph
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The invention is directed to an auxiliary drive system for the front wheels of a belted track crawler. The auxiliary drive wheels and the main drive wheels are provided with overrunning clutches. In the first two embodiments a mechanical system is used to drive the auxiliary wheels. In the third embodiment electric motors are used to drive the auxiliary wheels. With all the systems when the crawler is being driven forward the auxiliary drive wheel is driven slower than the main drive wheel. In a no slip situation the auxiliary drive wheel freely rotates at the speed of the main drive wheel. When sufficient slippage occurs between the main drive wheel and the track, the auxiliary drive wheel …
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- Filed January 25, 1990 and granted July 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 25, 2010.
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