Patent ID: 8672048
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tractor and pull bar mounting assembly in combination comprising: a tractor having a weight rack mounted on a front end of said tractor; a plurality of ballast weights mounted on said weight rack and shaped to be supported on said weight rack by their own weight; a pull bar mounting assembly including, a pull bar removably secured to the front end of the tractor by the left and right brackets and the first and second pull bar securing components; each of said first and second pull bar securing components including a two-part clamp, each two-part clamp including a clamp base secured to a respective one of said left and right brackets and a clamp lock removably connectable to said clamp base, said clamp locks being connected by fastening elements to said clamp bases, respectively, with said pull bar sandwiched therebetween to removably secure the pull bar to the brackets; at least said clamp bases each having a pull bar support that defines a pull bar support opening into which the pull bar is inserted, said pull bar resting on said pull bar supports of said clamp bases, each of said clamp bases also including a generally vertical mounting member that is secured to a respective one of the left and right brackets, said pull bar supports secured to said mounting members, and said pull bar support openings defining a forwardly facing generally C-shaped channel that is used to hold and support at least the rear side of the pull bar.