Patent ID: 9162709
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. An agricultural vehicle comprising: a frame of the agricultural vehicle; a wheel arrangement rotatable about a wheel axis including a narrow tire and a wide tire where the narrow tire can be removed and replaced by the wide tire; an existing fender for use with the narrow tire extending in an arch around the axis and in a direction longitudinally of the axis across the narrow tire of the wheel arrangement from an inner side edge of the existing fender generally aligned with an inner edge of the narrow tire to an outer side edge of the existing fender generally aligned with the outer edge of the narrow tire; the existing fender being mounted at least at first and second spaced positions along the existing fender around said arch on the vehicle frame; and a fender extension apparatus for attachment to the existing fender for use with the wide tire comprising: a fender extension portion extending in said arch around the axis having a curvature in said arch around the axis matching that of the existing fender; an inner side edge of the arched fender extension portion being arranged to butt against the outer side edge of the existing fender; the fender extension portion extending in a direction longitudinally of the axis from said outer side edge of the existing fender to an outer side edge of the fender extension portion generally aligned with the outer edge of the wide tire; a first bracket mounted on the existing fender; a second bracket mounted on the existing fender at a position spaced around said arch from the first bracket; a first connector mounted on the fender extension portion for engaging the first bracket and arranged to pull the inner side edge of the fender extension portion into butting engagement with the outer side edge of the existing fender; and a second connector mounted on the fender extension portion for engaging the second bracket and arranged to pull the edge of the arched fender extension portion into butting engagement with the outer side edge of the existing fender.