Patent ID: 11885095
Assignee: GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  F | IPC B  E  F

Claim 16:
17. A stand-on compact utility loader (CUL) configured for connection to and operation of a variety attachments, the CUL comprising:
a frame;
a platform coupled to the frame near a bottom rear of the frame and configured to support a standing operator of the CUL
a pair of loader arms coupled to opposite sides of the frame and shiftable relative to the frame between a lowered position and a raised position;
a pair of front and rear links associated with each loader arm and coupling each loader arm to the frame;
a pair of hydraulic cylinders each associated with one of the loader arms and configured to shift the loader arms between the lowered and raised positions;
a pair of pivot pins each associated with one of the loader arms, wherein the pivot pins are configured to connect attachments to the front of the loader arms, wherein the pivot pins follow a curved travel path from a base position to a maximum height position when the loader arms are shifted from the lowered position to the raised position, wherein the maximum height position is horizontally forward of the base position;
a pair of tracks positioned on opposite sides of the frame; and
a front idler wheel and a rear idler wheel associated with each of the tracks, wherein a center of gravity of the CUL is horizontally positioned between the front and rear idler wheels, wherein the ratio of the horizontal distance between the front idler wheel and the center of gravity and the horizontal distance between the rear idler wheel and the center of gravity is 65:35 or more.