Abstract: An off-road vehicle, a pickup, or other such vehicle has an underprotection device with an impact plate fitted to the underside of the motor vehicle. To provide an improved underprotection device, the impact plate is fitted to the underside in a manner such that it is movable between retracted and extended positions.

Abstract: In a device for the side impact protection for a vehicle door of a vehicle, at least one arrangement is provided for moving the vehicle door before and/or during an impact outwards in the direction away from the vehicle interior.

Abstract: A multi-purpose turf machine (100) used primarily as a triplex turf mower includes a system for attaching an “operating unit” (e.g., a turf cutting unit) to a traction vehicle (102); and for moving the operating units, e.g., a pair of front cutting units (108a), between a working position and a transport position, the system utilizing a single actuator (224) to provide both vertical lifting as well as “wing-like” pivoting motion. The attachment system includes a female A-frame member (132) attached to the front cutting units (108a) and a mating male A-frame member (202) movably connected to the frame (101) of the vehicle (102). The machine (100) additionally includes a belt drive system to power the cutting units (108). The belt drive system provides correct belt tension between a driving pulley (230, 236) located on the vehicle (102) and a driven pulley (124) located on the end of each cutting unit (108) when the cutting units are in the working position.