CRAWLER VEHICLE SUSPENSION Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: tractor engineering. SUBSTANCE: running gear has two road wheel bogies with road wheel arms 3 and flexible members 4 whose 2 are secured in road wheel frame 1. Road wheel frame 1 is coupled with crawler vehicle body means of hydraulic cylinders 5 and levers 6. It be shifted vertically and, being in vertical position, it thrusts against stops 7 rigidly coupled with vehicle body. Support 9 with track carrying wheels 10 is rigidly coupled with frame 1. Stops 7 have locks 8 which thrust against arms 3 of two road wheel bogies so that road wheels are rigidly locked on body. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 1 dwg