Patent ID: 6543566
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A01D,B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
In combination:a tractor having a forward end, a rearward end, a pair of rear wheels and a pair of front wheels; a forklift apparatus comprising a wheeled frame pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to a connecting means; said connecting means being pivotally connected, about a transverse horizontal axis, to the said wheeled frame end either the forward end or rearward end of the tractor; a material handling attachment mounted on said wheeled frame; and a length adjustable member pivotally secured to said wheeled frame and the said connecting means for selectively pivotally moving said wheeled frame with respect to the tractor whereby downward pivotal movement of said wheeled frame with respect to the tractor, by means of said length adjustable member, will cause at least a partial transfer of weight from said material handling attachment to said wheeled frame rather than to the tractor.