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

Claim 0:
1. A heavy equipment recovery winch system, comprising:
a recovery winch assembly mountable to a final drive end of an undercarriage frame of an excavator, the recovery winch assembly, comprising:
a first mount assembly connected to the final drive end of the undercarriage frame of the excavator; and
a winchbox having a second mount assembly connected to the first mount assembly, a winch having a cable, and an integrated fairlead mounted on a portion of the winchbox so as to guide the cable from the winch wherein the winchbox has a pair of mounting plates such that the winch is positioned between the pair of mounting plates;

a fairlead assembly mountable to a bottom of an upper frame of the excavator on a counterweight end so as to guide the cable positioned under the excavator and prevent damage to the cable and bottom of the excavator; and
a hydraulic assembly mounted to a center rotating portion of the excavator and the hydraulic assembly operatively connected to the recovery winch assembly.