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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Nicholas J. Argenziano, Otsego, MN (US);
Eric S. Engelmann, Delano, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products, Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A machine comprises a first ground engaging unit connected to a first leg, a second ground engaging unit connected to a second leg, and a hydraulic system to control heights of the legs, the hydraulic system comprises a fluid circuit to control fluid between the first and second legs, a load holding valve to allow fluid into the fluid circuit, a control valve system to let fluid into the load holding valve, the control valve connected to a hydraulic fluid source and a reservoir, a first lock valve to control flow of fluid between the first and second legs in a first direction, a second lock valve to control flow of fluid between the second and first legs in a second direction, and first and float valves configured to connect the first and second legs to the control valve system, respectively.