Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Joel M Beckham

Gene B Easterling

Reginald K Ringel

Egon E Wolff

A work vehicle and method for assembling the vehicle with a ring gear that is rotatably supported by a frame of the vehicle through contact only with bearing strips which maintain the ring gear against movement in any direction other than rotationally about the ring gear axis. The bearing strips may be made of organic plastic or metal.

Work vehicle and ring bearing arrangement therefor

A ring gear bearing arrangement for motorgraders and method for assembling the vehicle with a ring gear that is rotatably supported by a frame of the vehicle through contact only with organic plastic bearing strips which maintain the ring gear against movement in any direction other than rotationally about the ring gear axis.

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Decatur, IL, United States of America

Joel M Beckham