A work vehicle grade control system for a vehicle having a plurality of pneumatic tires, a frame supported by the plurality of tires, and a grader blade configured to move with respect to the frame to grade a surface. The grade control system includes an actuator operatively connected to the grader blade, wherein the actuator is configured to move the grader blade with respect to the frame based on one or more tire pressures. The grade control system includes control circuitry configured to identify a current grade of the surface; identify a position of the grader blade with respect to the surface; identify the one or more tire pressure of one or more of the plurality of tires; and adjust the position of the grader blade with respect to the frame based on the identified current grade and the identified tire pressure of the one or more plurality of pneumatic tires.

A mounting assembly for a chock block for a wheel of a machine is provided. The mounting assembly includes a first bracket configured to be attached to a pocket of a ripper of the machine. The first bracket includes a central plate and two side plates extending from the central plate. The mounting assembly also includes a second bracket configured to be attached to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a pair of support rods extending therefrom. The pair of support rods is configured to removably mount the chock block thereon.

A turnbuckle has a first turnbuckle end and a second turnbuckle end. The turnbuckle includes a first member coupled to the first turnbuckle end. The turnbuckle includes a sleeve having a first end and a second end. The sleeve receives the first member at the first end of the sleeve. The turnbuckle includes a gear mechanism coupled to the sleeve. The turnbuckle further includes an adjustment tool receiver provided on the gear mechanism. The adjustment tool receiver receives a common, non-custom driving tool to adjust a length of the turnbuckle between the first turnbuckle end and the second turnbuckle end.

Systems and methods for automatically adjusting a motor grader can include receiving one or more identifiers corresponding to a configuration of the motor grader; determining, based at least in part on the one or more identifiers, a position of a leading edge of a blade of the motor grader relative to a rear frame axis of the motor grader; and, if the determined position is not within an operating threshold, causing a frame actuator of the motor grader to change an articulation angle of the frame to move the leading edge to within the acceptable threshold.

A work vehicle includes a main frame extending along a longitudinal axis and a pair of actuators mounted to the main frame. The actuators are configured to set an orientation of a tool mounted below the main frame, which in a home position center the tool on the longitudinal axis. An operator cabin mounted to the main frame has a pair of structural posts extending from a floor to a roof at a front side of the operator cabin. An operator seat mounted in the operator cabin faces forward so as to create a forward field of view to the tool for an operator seated in the operator seat. The front structural posts are spaced apart laterally on each side of the main frame at a distance from a longitudinal axis such that they each overlap along a reference line one of the actuators within a forward-looking field of view.

A strut assembly for coupling an implement to a frame of a machine is provided. The strut assembly includes a first elongated member configured to couple to the frame of the machine. The strut assembly further includes a second elongated member slidably disposed within the first elongated member. The second elongated member is configured to couple to the implement. The strut assembly further includes a shear system configured to engage the second elongated member with the first elongated member. The shear system includes a first shear pin configured to be inserted through a first opening defined in the first elongated member and a second opening defined in the second elongated member. The first shear pin includes a first fracture zone positioned within a gap defined between the first elongated member and the second elongated member.

In a motor grader, a total drawbar position may be determined based on signals from various sensors on a drawbar-circle-moldboard (DCM) assembly. The sensors can include rotational sensors for one or both lift arm angles, and one or both yoke primary angles in combination with sensors detecting lengths of the lift cylinders. The sensor information may be used to calculate roll, pitch and yaw angles of the drawbar relative to a frame of the motor grader.

A work machine includes a vehicle body, a work implement movably connected to the vehicle body, a plurality of actuators that are connected to the work implement and change an orientation of the work implement with respect to the vehicle body, an operating device that is operable to change the orientation of the work implement, a sensor that detects the orientation of the work implement, and a controller. The controller acquires a current orientation of the work implement, determines a target orientation of the work implement corresponding to an operation of the operating device, determines respective target stroke lengths of the plurality of actuators so that the work implement assumes the target orientation from the current orientation with a combination of stroke motions of the plurality of actuators, and controls the plurality of actuators based on the target stroke lengths.

A wear element for a mounting system for a blade of a motor grader is provided. The wear element extends along a longitudinal axis. The wear element includes a first portion having a first cross-sectional area transverse to the longitudinal axis. The wear element further includes a second portion opposite of the first portion, the second portion having a second cross-sectional area having a V-shape that extends away from the first portion.

A blade positioning system for a work machine. The system may have a blade control which has a blade position sensor, and the blade control may adjust a blade of the work machine to a fixed position relative to a wheel. The system may also have a steering control that has a wheel position sensor, and the steering control may steer the work machine. The controller may monitor the blade position sensor and the wheel position sensor to determine a present position of the blade and the wheel prior to the repositioning of the wheel, and adjust the blade position as the wheel is repositioned to maintain the fixed position of the blade relative to the wheel.