Agricultural vehicle with adjustable ground clearance and a method thereof
An agricultural vehicle V with adjustable ground clearance and a method 70 thereof is provided. The agricultural vehicle V includes a vehicular structure C, a pair of front wheels FW, a pair of rear wheels RW, at least one front axle, at least one rear axle, a pair of final drive housings FH, a plurality of locking elements LP and an extension arrangement E. The vehicular structure C is configured to be moved between at least one lowered position in which each final drive housing FH is locked to the vehicular structure C at corresponding first locking positions, and at least one raised position in which each final drive housing FH is locked to the vehicular structure C at corresponding second locking positions. The extension arrangement E adapted to be coupled between corresponding front wheels FW and a front axle when vehicular structure C is at the raised position.
1. A vehicle V with adjustable ground clearance, the vehicle V comprising:
a vehicular structure C; and
a pair of final drive housings FH adapted to be coupled between at least one rear axle and corresponding rear wheels RW,
wherein
said vehicular structure C includes a plurality of locking points (P 1 and P 2 ) at a defined pitch circle diameter having a rear axle pivot axis as center point; and
said vehicular structure C is configured to be moved between at least one lowered position in which each of said final drive housing FH is locked to said vehicular structure C at corresponding first locking positions, and at least one raised position in which each of said final drive housing FH is locked to said vehicular structure C at corresponding second locking positions.
2. The vehicle V as claimed in claim 1 , comprising an extension arrangement E adapted to be coupled between corresponding front wheels FW and corresponding front axle when said vehicular structure C is at the raised position.
3. The vehicle V as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said extension arrangement E comprises a pair of extension members (E 1 and E 2 ) adapted to be coupled between said corresponding front wheels FW and said corresponding front axle when said vehicular structure C is at the raised position.
4. The vehicle V as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one end of each of said final drive housing FH is pivoted to the rear axle; and
another end of each of said final drive housing FH is coupled to corresponding each rear wheel RW.
5. The vehicle V as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said final drive housing FH is locked to said vehicular structure C at corresponding each first locking point P 1 when said vehicular structure C is at the lowered position.
6. The vehicle V as claimed in claim 5 comprising a plurality of locking elements LP,
wherein
each of said locking element LP is adapted to lock corresponding each final drive housing FH to said vehicular structure C at at least one of corresponding each first locking point P 1 and corresponding each second locking point P 2 when said vehicular structure C is at the lowered position and the raised position respectively.
7. The vehicle V as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said final drive housing FH is locked to said vehicular structure C at corresponding each second locking point P 2 when said vehicular structure C is at the raised position.