Patent ID: 6048161
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A01B,B62D,B66F

Abstract:
A vehicle having a lifting boom, comprising;a load-carrying frame having a front section and a rear section and provided with front and rear axles, each having a pair of wheels, said rear section including two parallel lateral walls having respective downwardly projecting portions,a lifting boom extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and articulated to the frame about an articulation axis carried by said lateral walls,an operating and driving cab placed on a side of said boom,an internal combustion engine placed on the opposite side of the boom with respect to the operating cab and arranged between the wheels of that side,a lifting device mounted between said lateral walls, the lifting device including a three-point hitch, having a pair of upper arms and a pair of lower arms articulated to said downwardly projecting portions.