Patent ID: 6134816
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A hydraulic excavator comprising:a lower traveling body;an upper body rotatably mounted on said lower traveling body;a boom frame mounted to said upper body and having bosses aligned on a substantially horizontal pin center line;a cab mounted to said upper body at one side of said boom frame;an oil tank mounted to said upper body at another side of said boom frame and substantially in alignment with said pin center line; anda pin fittable in said bosses to connect a boom to said boom frame, said pin being removable from said bosses by movement of said pin along said pin center line,wherein said oil tank is configured such that said pin does not interfere with said oil tank when removing said pin from said bosses, wherein said oil tank is a first oil tank, further comprising a second oil tank adjacent said first oil tank, wherein a space between said first and second oil tanks is aligned with said pin center line.