Abstract: The present invention is an axle kit for a tracked vehicle. The tracked vehicle contains an endless track of a specified length, a suspension system, and two generally parallel rails attached to the suspension system containing a plurality of idler wheels attached to the parallel rails. The axle kit allows for replacement of the existing idler wheels with larger diameter idler wheels without a change of the specified length of the endless track. The axle kit comprises a first attachment member, a second attachment member and a main body. The main body comprises a first connection member, a second connection member, and a single machined cylindrical axle connected to the first and second connection members.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2004
Publication date:
December 22, 2005
Applicant:
Performance Engineering & Machine, Inc.
Abstract: The present invention is an efficient and durable drive system support that is easy to install and includes a flex plate engagable to a first end and a second end of a drive system, which carries strain applied to the drive system from tension in a drive belt.