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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Laverne Sprinkle, Warrenton, GA (US);
Robert D. Cork, Grovetown, GA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 6/3112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 6/3112 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic fluid diverting arrangement for a utility vehicle provides additional pressurized hydraulic fluid supply to an installed backhoe attachment by diverting hydraulic fluid from the unused rockshaft or three-point hitch of the utility vehicle. A solenoid operated valve manifold is switch actuated by contact from the backhoe during installation of the backhoe to the utility vehicle and diverts hydraulic fluid flow from rockshaft hydraulic cylinders to backhoe hydraulic cylinders. The system increases the available horsepower to the backhoe by using hydraulic fluid otherwise dedicated to the idle rockshaft.