Patent ID: 8220812

Claim:
An independent suspension for a rear wheel of an agricultural vehicle, comprising: upper and lower longitudinal trailing members that are each secured at a frame location for pivoting movement about respective upper and lower, horizontally extending axes, the pivoting movement limited to rotation within a plane generally perpendicular to the horizontal axis; one or more interface members for securing each trailing member to a vehicle chassis, the interface member and the chassis location of the trailing members defining respective upper and lower pin joints that pivotably secure the trailing members and define the upper and lower, horizontally extending axes, wherein at least one of the trailing members is a generally triangular, longitudinally trailing member that is pivotally secured at two or more spaced locations along the horizontally extending axis about which it pivots; a planetary gear mount that is rotatably secured between the trailing members at upper and lower attachments that are spaced from frame ends of the trailing members; a rigid link member interconnecting the planetary gear mount and the interface member through the trailing member, such that the rigid link member moves with the trailing member; and a spring attachment that protrudes from the planetary gear mount.