Abstract: An axle assembly for an agricultural vehicle that includes an axle configured to be coupled to a wheel. The axle comprises a body and a first arm extending from the body. The body is configured to be disposed within a frame member of the agricultural vehicle and to contact an inner surface of the frame member. Also, the axle is configured to move within the frame member to adjust a distance between the wheel and the frame member, and the first arm is configured to contact a second arm disposed within the frame member to provide structural support to the axle assembly as the axle moves within the frame member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 2013
Date of Patent:
May 31, 2016
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC
Inventors:
Aaron R. Tollefsrud, Shawn N. Mortenson, Dane M. Kallevig