Patent ID: 7096987

Claim:
An enclosure assembly for a drive unit of an agricultural applicator, the agricultural applicator having a frame assembly supporting the drive unit on a plurality of wheel assemblies in a forward direction of travel, the frame assembly including a housing to receive the drive unit, the drive unit including an exhaust outlet extending upward from the drive unit, the enclosure assembly comprising: a first panel having a forward end and a rearward end relative to the forward direction of travel, the first panel pivotally connected to the housing and being movable between an open position and a closed position; and a second panel having a forward end and a rearward end relative to the forward direction of travel, the second panel pivotally connected to the housing and being movable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the first panel in the closed position is positioned in general alignment with the second panel in the closed position, wherein the first panel pivots from the closed position to the open position in a rearward relative to the forward direction of travel, and wherein the second panel pivots from the closed position to the open position in a forward direction relative to the forward direction of travel, and wherein the forward end of the first panel includes a first cutout portion configured in the closed position to receive a first portion of the exhaust outlet, and wherein the rearward end of the second panel includes a second cutout portion configured in the closed position to receive a second portion of exhaust outlet.