Patent ID: 7300241
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. An attachment construction for attaching a front loader having booms to a front of a tractor, the tractor comprising a vehicle body supporting an engine and a clutch housing and a transmission case disposed rearwardly of the engine, the clutch housing and the transmission case connected to each other via a center frame formed of sheet metal, a front axle frame secured to right and left sides of the engine, and the attachment construction comprising: a pair of sub frames each having a front portion connectable to the front axle frame and a rear portion connectable to a rear portion of the vehicle body to extend on the right and left sides of the vehicle body along the fore and aft direction; a pair of support tables for projecting from the front portion of the vehicle body to the right and left outer sides thereof, the engine being disposed generally forwardly of the support tables; a pair of main frames disposed erect on the respective support tables for supporting the booms; and a pair of attaching brackets secured to right/left inner ends of the respective support tables for attaching the support tables to the vehicle body, said each attaching bracket including a front attaching portion securable to the front axle frame and a rear attaching portion projecting rearwardly of the support table and secured to a respective one of the sub frames such that the secured attaching bracket and sub frame are securable to the center frame at a fore-and-aft intermediate portion of the vehicle body.