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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Jeffery A. Baldauf, Hesston, KS (US);
Robert J. Waggoner, Hesston, KS (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery A. Baldauf, Hesston, KS (US);
Robert J. Waggoner, Hesston, KS (US);
Assignee:
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A land vehicle includes a wheeled axle that is operable to be selectively self-steering. The axle includes a ground wheel that is operable to be selectively locked into a straight-ahead position so that self-steering is restricted. The land vehicle also includes a wheel lockout indicator system that is operable to sense when the ground wheel is locked in the straight-ahead position and can alert an operator by confirming that the ground wheel has been locked in the straight-ahead position.