Deere + Company

Douglas Scott States

Peter John Mayer

Nathan Albert Mariman

David Joseph Klas

Daniel M Foley

Jacob D Salowitz

Thomas Andrew Knopp

David E Lemm

Wolfgang Grabner

Wylie Elton Pfaff

An implement weight transfer system having a feedback control system to vary the amount of weight transfer as product stored on the implement is used.

Implement weight transfer with feedback control

An operator input assembly includes an operator input device. The operator input device includes a paddle and a leaf spring interfacing with the paddle so as to bias the paddle to a predetermined position. The paddle includes a region which interfaces with the leaf spring.

Work machine operator input assembly

A latch mechanism for securing a backhoe loader stabilizer arm in a stowage position. The latch mechanism has a first portion attached to the machine frame and a second portion attached to the stabilizer arm. The first portion is a receptacle having two parallel members of a resilient material. The second portion is a probe having a head and a shank. The latch mechanism automatically engages and disengages as the arm approaches or departs the stowage position by the force applied in moving the stabilizer arm. The latch secures the stabilizer arm in the stowage position from external forces insufficient to disengage the latch.

Latching mechanism for machine stabilizer arms

A boom lock having an actuator and a hook assembly locks a boom of a work vehicle to a swing frame. The hook assembly is pivotally coupled to the swing frame and comprises two hooks and an actuator plate. The hook assembly has a locked position wherein the hooks contact a catch assembly located on the boom and an unlocked position wherein the hooks do not engage the catch assembly. The hook assembly is moved between these two positions by the actuator. The actuator is provided with a fork having an upper tine that contacts the top surface of the actuator plate and a lower tine that contacts the bottom surface of the actuator plate. The actuator is pivotally mounted to the vehicle by a bracket and is provided with a latch for latching the actuator in a first or second position.

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Dubuque, IA, United States of America

Douglas Scott States