Patent ID: 8353372

Claim:
A tracked piste grooming vehicle comprising: a chassis frame having a width; a sprocket mount directly fastened to the chassis; and a sprocket for a piste grooming vehicle track, said sprocket rotatably coupled to the sprocket mount and configured to drive the tracked piste grooming vehicle, wherein: (a) the sprocket is moveable to a working position in which: (i) the sprocket protrudes beyond the width of the chassis frame, and (ii) the piste grooming vehicle track can be attached to the sprocket and a plurality of idlers attached to the chassis frame; and (b) the sprocket is moveable to a transit position in which: (i) the sprocket is located at least partially within the width of the chassis frame, and (ii) the piste grooming vehicle track cannot be attached to the sprocket and the plurality of idlers.