Patent ID: 11926990
Assignee: MIDWESTERN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B  F | IPC B  E  F

Claim 5:
6. A heavy equipment recovery winch system, comprising:
a recovery winch assembly configured so as to be removably mounted to a final drive end of an undercarriage frame of an excavator and operatively connected to a hydraulic assembly of the excavator wherein the recovery winch assembly, comprising:
a winchbox assembly, comprising: a pair of mounting plates, a winch having a cable and a fairlead mounted on a portion of the winchbox assembly so as to guide the cable from the winch wherein the winch is positioned between the pair of mounting plates;

a mount assembly connected to the final drive end of the undercarriage frame of the excavator, the mount assembly having a left mount portion, a right mount portion and a space therebetween for receiving the winchbox assembly of the recovery winch assembly; and
a fairlead assembly mounted to a bottom of an upper frame of the excavator on a counterweight end of the excavator so as to guide the cable positioned under the excavator, the fairlead assembly cooperating with the recovery winch assembly to guide the cable from the recovery winch assembly.