(19)
(11) EP 0 875 624 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45

(21) Application number: 97309181.2

(22) Date of filing: 14.11.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: E01C 23/088, E01C 23/06, E01C 23/09
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.11.1996 GB 9623689

(71) Applicant: Tetlaw Contracting Co., Ltd.
Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 1YS (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tetlaw, Michael
    Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 4PZ (GB)

(74) Representative: Harrison, Ivor Stanley et al
Withers & Rogers 4 Dyer's Buildings Holborn
London EC1N 2JT
London EC1N 2JT (GB)

   


(54) Road planing machine


(57) A road planing machine (10) which includes a planing drum (17) and a side cutting wheel (18) comprises a chassis having front roadwheels (13) for providing steering ability and main roadwheels (15,20) for supporting the planing drum and cutting wheel, in which the main roadwheel (15) on the drum side of the machine is positioned behind the drum. The rear roadwheel is preferably steerable. A kerbstone restraint member (29) may be provided in front of the cutting wheel.






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