Patent ID: 8864162
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B60D,B62D

Abstract:
1. A towed vehicle having two towing modes, comprising: a frame; a first set of wheels positioned on a first axis, the first set of wheels having an operative position supporting the frame; a second set of wheels positioned on a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis, the second set of wheels having a lowered operative position and a raised inoperative position, when the second set of wheels is in the lowered operative position, they support the frame and lift the first set of wheels off the ground to an inoperative position; a first towing connection for connecting the frame to a tow vehicle when the first set of wheels are in the operative position and the second set of wheels are in the inoperative position; a second towing connection, perpendicular to the first towing connection, for connecting the frame to the tow vehicle when the second set of wheels are in the operative position and the first set of wheels are in the inoperative position; and the towed vehicle is agricultural machinery having an auger, the auger being split into a first portion and a second portion at an intermediate point along its length, a hinge connecting the first portion and the second portion, the first portion being fixed in position and the second portion being pivoted about a vertical pivot axis defined by the hinge from a first position on a first plane parallel to the first towing connection and coaxial with the first portion to a second position on a second plane perpendicular to the first plane and at an angle to the first portion, and the second portion of the auger being supported by the first towing connection, when in the first position, and the second portion of the auger being supported by the second towing connection, when in the second position.