Vehicle with non-symmetrical drive members
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a frame having longitudinally offset forward and rear ends and laterally offset first and second sides;
two and only two longitudinally offset and ground-engaging first and second wheels, each wheel mechanically connected to the frame and positioned adjacent the frame'"'"'s first side;
one and only one ground-engaging third wheel mechanically connected to the frame and positioned adjacent the frame'"'"'s second side;
an auger supported by the frame at its forward end having an auger axis; and
a trencher supported by the frame at its forward end and configured to discharge material into the auger;
in which the auger is positioned forwardly of the third wheel; and
wherein the third wheel engages the ground rearwardly of the first wheel, and forwardly of the second wheel.
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Abstract
A vehicle having a long track or wheel-trail wheel combination on one side and a smaller ground engaging member, such as a short track or wheel on the other. The vehicle has a work attachment on one end of as frame, which is provided clearance on the side of the vehicle with the short track or wheel. A control system is provided to allow an operator to properly control a direction of the vehicle despite the fact that different forces may be required to operate the long track and the short track or wheel.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame having longitudinally offset forward and rear ends and laterally offset first and second sides; two and only two longitudinally offset and ground-engaging first and second wheels, each wheel mechanically connected to the frame and positioned adjacent the frame'"'"'s first side; one and only one ground-engaging third wheel mechanically connected to the frame and positioned adjacent the frame'"'"'s second side; an auger supported by the frame at its forward end having an auger axis; and a trencher supported by the frame at its forward end and configured to discharge material into the auger; in which the auger is positioned forwardly of the third wheel; and wherein the third wheel engages the ground rearwardly of the first wheel, and forwardly of the second wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle comprising:
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a frame having longitudinally offset forward and rearward ends, laterally offset first and second sides and a stationary footprint; a movable, endless and ground-engaging first track mechanically connected to the frame, positioned immediately adjacent the frame'"'"'s first side and having a stationary footprint; and a movable, endless, and ground-engaging second track mechanically connected to the frame, positioned immediately adjacent the frame'"'"'s second side and having a stationary footprint; wherein the stationary footprints of the first and second tracks have differing areas and are situated outside the stationary footprint of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A work machine having a frame and two and only two endless tracks supporting the frame, each of the tracks defining a stationary footprint, wherein the stationary footprints are laterally spaced and longitudinally offset relative to the frame, and wherein each of the stationary footprints have a different area.
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