Patent ID: 6015016
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
In combination with a farm implement having a mobile frame including a fore-and-aft tongue for hitching the implement to a towing tractor having a power takeoff shaft, the implement further having a driveline extending along and above the tongue for transferring driving power from the power takeoff shaft to operating components on the frame when the driveline is connected with the power takeoff shaft, a combination support stand and manual connection aid for the driveline comprising:a support for the driveline;mounting structure coupling said support with the tongue for selective manual positioning of the support in either a stowed position down out of engagement with the driveline when the driveline is connected to and supported by the power takeoff shaft or a use position up in engagement with the driveline when the driveline is disconnected from and unsupported by the power takeoff shaft,said support being disposed to be aligned laterally with the power takeoff shaft when the support is in its use position for supporting the driveline in lateral alignment with the power takeoff shaft during manual re-connection of the driveline to the power takeoff shaft,said support being extendible relative to said mounting structure; anda spring operably associated with said support for yieldably extending the support relative to the mounting structure such that the support carries the driveline in lateral alignment with the power takeoff shaft during re-connection of the driveline to the power takeoff shaft and yieldably supports the load of the driveline.