Patent ID: 6059048
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
An implement mounting arrangement for a work machine, comprising:at least one push arm having a first end connected to the work machine for rotation about a horizontal lift axis and an opposite second end;an implement support frame having a push arm end mounted to the second end of the at least one push arm for rotation about a roll axis, the implement support frame having an implement end opposite the push arm end, the roll axis extending through the implement support frame between the push arm end and the implement end, and the implement support frame including a lift arm extending cross-wise to the roll axis and including a first terminal end and an opposite second terminal end located respectively on opposite sides of the roll axis in spaced relation thereto;an implement mounted to the implement end of the implement support frame for rotation about a pitch axis and about a yaw axis;a pair of lift-roll cylinders operably connected between the work machine and the respective terminal ends of the lift arm; anda pair of pitch-yaw cylinders operably connected between the implement and the respective terminal ends of the lift arm.