Patent ID: 8449241
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. An attachment adapted to be carried on hydraulically-activated arms of a skid steer loader work vehicle, comprising: (a) a grapple having a scoop bucket attachable to said hydraulically-actuated arms of a skid steer loader work vehicle, the scoop bucket having a generally rectangular bottom surface, a rear surface, an open top and sloping side surfaces extending from the rear surface to a front edge of the bottom surface, a crossbar pivotally hinged to an upper edge of the rear surface and supporting a plurality of perpendicularly extending tines; a first hydraulic actuator operatively coupled between said upper edge of the rear surface of the scoop bucket and the crossbar for rotating the crossbar and the plurality of tines between an elevated open position and a lowered closed position relative to the front edge of the bottom surface; and (b) a second hydraulic actuator operatively coupled to one of the plurality of tines for reciprocally displacing said one tine forward of the crossbar independent of the other of the plurality of tines.