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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Tadano Mantis Corporation, Franklin, TN (US);
Daniel Copeland, Franklin, TN (US);
TADANO MANTIS CORPORATION, Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A ballast system for heavy equipment including a ballast weight configured to be removably mounted, proximate to an end of a portion of the horizontal structure of the heavy equipment, at least one actuator mounted on the horizontal structure of the heavy equipment, operable between a first position and a second position, and oriented to actuate horizontally along at least a portion of the horizontal structure, at least one tension member that connects the ballast weight to the actuator and is configured to move the ballast weight vertically in response to the at least one actuator actuating along at least a portion of the horizontal structure; and a locking mechanism configured to removably attach the ballast weight to the end portion of the horizontal structure.