New Holland North America, Inc.

Carlos M Maldonado

Melanie W Harkcom

Terry A Young

Garret H Smith

A crop harvesting implement operatively connected to a tractor having a wheeled frame, a draft tongue, a hydraulic cylinder interconnecting the frame and the draft tongue, a hydraulic cylinder interconnecting the frame and the draft tongue, and a hydraulic conduit system containing at least one flexible hose extending from the forward end of the draft tongue to the tractor, is provided with a hydraulic hose support pivotally mounted on the forward end of the draft tongue to support the flexible hoses at a position forward of the draft tongue. The pivoted hose support is mounted in a pivot bracket that is fixed to the forwardmost end of the draft tongue. The pivoted hose support includes a vertical portion defining a generally vertical pivot axis about which the hose support can rotatably move in conjunction with the pivoting motion of the draft tongue relative to the tractor and frame. The pivoted hose support also includes a support portion that projects away from the draft tongue and a hose clamping bracket that fixes the flexible hoses to the pivoted hose support.

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Akron, PA, United States of America

Carlos M Maldonado