Patent ID: 6931770

Claim:
A front equipment mount for attaching a piece of equipment to a front end of a wheeled vehicle having a chassis and an independent front suspension with left and right suspension members pivotally attached to the chassis, said mount comprising: a) a longitudinal frame having forward and rearward ends; said forward end being positionable proximate the front end of the vehicle and said rearward end being attachable to the vehicle rearward of the front suspension; and b) a transverse frame member connected to said longitudinal frame and having opposed left and right ends, said left end being connectable to the left suspension member of the vehicle said right end being connectable to the right suspension member of the vehicle; wherein c) the piece of equipment is attachable to said forward end of said longitudinal frame such that the weight of the piece of equipment is supported by the left and right suspension members as unsprung weight.