Patent ID: 6308440
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A01B,E02F

Abstract:
An excavation attachment for a powered loader having a load bucket attachment structure and a load bucket lifting and tilting mechanism, the excavation attachment comprising:an adapter backing plate having a working face and a loader attachment face opposite said working face;a plurality of attachment fittings disposed upon the attachment face of said backing plate adapted for attaching said backing plate to the load bucket attachment structure of the loader;laterally spaced first and second fulcrum arms extending from the working face of said backing plate;a fulcrum laterally disposed between said fulcrum arms, for selectively placing upon an underlying surface; andat least one lever tine extending from said fulcrum and generally opposite said backing plate, for levering an object from the underlying surface by rotating said fulcrum upon the underlying surface by the load bucket tilting mechanism of the loader.