Patent ID: 6349954
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
In a grader apparatus having a frame with said frame having a front left and right sides and a pair of front wheels with a wheel housing for each wheel with each wheel rotatably mounted in the wheel housing, a pair of pivotal end plates at the front left and right sides of the frame pivotally mounted to the frame to pivot about a horizontal axis for tilting the end plates relative to the frame, each wheel housing having a first pivotal mounting comprising an upper and lower pivot means pivotally mounted to said end plates to pivot about a vertical axis, each wheel housing having a second pivotal mounting means spaced from said first pivotal mounting means, a hydraulic steering cylinder having a cylinder and piston for turning the wheel housing with the piston having its end adapted to pivotally mount to the second pivotal mounting means of the wheel housing;a fender apparatus for mounting to said wheel housing of said grader apparatus at said first and second pivotal mounting means comprising a curved fender, a fender support frame, said support frame having a vertical panel with said panel having an upper and lower end with said fender mounted to said upper end of said vertical panel with said fender adapted to extend over one of said front wheels, a fender mounting means at the lower end of said vertical panel having spaced bores therein, pin means extending through one of said vertical bores of said fender mounting means and extending freely through said end plate and threaded into said upper pivot means of said first pivotal mounting means of said wheel housing to provide a first pivotal mounting support for said fender, a second pin means extending through the other of the bores of said fender mounting means through said pivotal mounting of said piston and threaded into said second pivotal mounting of said wheel housing to provide a second pivotal mounting support for said fender, to thereby provide a first and second mounting means spaced from one another for supporting said fender mounting means, and thereby support said fender to said wheel housing, whereby the fender will turn as well as tilt with the wheel housing.