Guard for tilt cylinder hoses and fittings

Abstract

a loader vehicle having a frame including an ear, a tilt cylinder, having one end extending along one side of the ear, and pivotally connected thereto, for tilting a bucket, hydraulic hoses and fittings extending alongside the cylinder to supply hydraulic fluid thereto, and a guard for the hoses and fittings. The guard includes an inverted U-shaped cover extending over the hoses up to the ear, a plate cover segment narrower than and extending from the U-shaped cover along the other side of the ear to protect the fittings, and a plurality of brackets which connect the U-shaped cover to the tilt cylinder.

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