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Ammunition loading vehicle and method

  • US 7,181,322 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2002
  • Issued: 02/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A motorized hydraulically-operated ammunition loading vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

  • a front wheel steering system and a rear wheel steering system, wherein each wheel steering system is independently steerable; and

    a computer system to control the operation of the vehicle according to either a driving operation mode, in which a rear wheel steering system is locked in a generally straight orientation, or a loading operation mode, in which a front wheel steering system and said rear wheel steering system are individually steerable to enable high maneuverability of the vehicle, wherein in said loading mode the vehicle is adapted to have a turning radius measured at the inner face of the vehicle of approximately 1.6 meters.

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