Patent ID: 6830111
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A loader for operating working attachments, the loader comprising:a support frame including a pair of side members adjacent a rear of the loader; a ground drive comprising supports on opposite sides of the loader for propelling the loader; a boom having first and second ends, the first end of the boom pivotally attached to the side members of the support frame and positioned so that it extends forwardly relative to the side members, the second end of the boom configured to receive a working attachment at a forward end of the support frame; an actuator, the actuator being operatively connected between the boom and the support frame to pivot the boom with respect to the support frame; a power source for providing power to the actuator; and at least one selectively positionable counterweight pivotably mounted on the support frame about an upright pivot axis along a side of the support frame, the upright pivot axis being positioned with respect to a center of gravity of the loader, the counterweight having first and second positions about the upright pivot axis, a major portion of the counterweight being positioned on a forward side of a vertical plane passing through the center of gravity in a first pivoted position and being positioned on a rearward side of the vertical plane in a second pivoted position.