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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Caterpillar Global Mining America Llc, Houston, TX (US);
James Robert Szalko, Lacon, IL (US);
Patrick W. Sullivan, Orland Park, IL (US);
Rex Glover, Deer Creek, IL (US);
Justin B. Eaton, Plainfield, IL (US);
Paul A. Dvorak, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Global Mining LLC, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A machine includes a front section having front wheels, a rear section having rear wheels, and a pivot that couples the front section to the rear section as well as a hydraulic steering circuit that moves the front section relative to the rear section about the pivot. The machine also includes a stabilizer and further includes a directional control valve that selectively depressurizes the hydraulic steering circuit according to a state of the stabilizer.