Ford New Holland, Inc.

Kel W Loewen

Grant Howard Adolph

Brian L Newbery

An operator's control station for a hydrostatically driven tractor in which the operator's control station is rotatable to orient the operator selectively in opposing directions is disclosed wherein a control panel having control devices for manipulating operative functions of the tractor is connected to a pan member supporting the seat cushion receiving the operator such that the control panel rotates with the operator's control station. The pan member is positioned above both the fore-and-aft adjustment mechanism and the height adjustment mechanism for the seat so that the control panel is maintained in a constant positional relationship relative to the operator irrespective of the adjusted position of the seat relative to the steering mechanism.

Rotatable operator control station

A locking device for a rotatable operator's station for use on a hydrostatically driven tractor is disclosed wherein the locking device includes a spring-loaded pin connected to a flexible cable interconnected with a pivotable steering mechanism. The locking device is released by a pivotal movement of the steering mechanism beyond a normal range of tilting movement to an actuation position in which the overall length of the operator's station is minimized to facilitate the rotation thereof within the narrow confines of a cab enclosure. A pair of latching devices are provided to control the normal tilt movement of the steering mechanism and, respectively, to allow the steering mechanism to move beyond the normal range of tilting movement into the actuation position. Both latching devices must be released to move the steering mechanism to an actuation position to release the locking device and permit rotative movement of the operator's station.

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Winnipeg, Canada

Kel W Loewen