Clark Equipment Compnay

James O Morehouse

James J Bauer

Orlan J Loraas

John W Henline

Harold K Beckstrom

A backhoe mounting assembly for a skid steer loader. A backhoe mounting assembly is provided for securing a backhoe to the front end of a skid steer loader at a forward end portion of the boom lift arms of the loader. A latch attachment provided on the frame of the loader engages an upper part of the mounting assembly and an implement carrying attachment on the loader lift arms engages the lower part of the assembly. Provision is made in the mounting assembly for disabling both the boom lift arms and a tilt cylinder associated with the implement carrying attachment when the backhoe mounting assembly is secured in place. Guide rails which support the operator's seat within the operator's compartment have been extended to enable the operator to use the seat of the vehicle from which to operate the backhoe, thereby keeping the operator within the confines of the operator's compartment when the backhoe is being run and providing the backhoe user with the protection of the overhead guard of the operator's compartment.

Backhoe mounting assembly

The cooling system of a skid-steer loader provides a high mount radiator and employs negative pressure to cool the engine. Circulating air is drawn into the engine compartment at the rear thereof, is carried over the engine and is blown out through the radiator provided at the forward top portion of the engine compartment to cool the fluid circulating therethrough. An oil cooler for hydraulic fluid is mounted underneath the radiator at a forward portion of the engine compartment.

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Havana, ND, United States of America

James O Morehouse