A mast coupling arrangement for mounting a front loader to a work vehicle , the mast coupling arrangement comprising: a mounting bracket mounted at a proximal end of a mast of the front loader ; a mounting frame defining first and second connection points (150, 152; 156, 160) and a load point , the mounting frame being connectable to the work vehicle a first mast connector configured to removably couple the mounting bracket and the first connection point (150; 156) of the mounting frame when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle ; a load element mounted to the mast and, when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle , being in load transferring contact with the load point of the mounting frame , wherein the mounting bracket is configured to rotate due to gravity when the first mast connector is removably coupled to the first connection point (150; 156) of the mounting frame such that the load element is in load transferring contact with the load point ; and, a second mast connector configured to removably couple the mounting bracket and the second connection point (152; 160) of the mounting frame when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle ; wherein the second mast connector and the second connection point (152; 160) of the mounting frame are separable when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle ; wherein the load element is configured to positively align the second mast connector , the second connection point (152; 160) of the mounting frame , and a connection bore of the mounting bracket only when it is in load transferring contact with the load point ; characterised in that the load element is a multi-sided bar, and the load point of the mounting frame is a multi-sided notch having complementary sides configured to engage at least two sides of the bar in surface contact; and wherein the multi-sided notch is located on the mounting frame between the first (150; 156) and second (152; 160) connection points. a mounting bracket mounted at a proximal end of a mast of the front loader ; a mounting frame defining first and second connection points (150, 152; 156, 160) and a load point , the mounting frame being connectable to the work vehicle a first mast connector configured to removably couple the mounting bracket and the first connection point (150; 156) of the mounting frame when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle ; a load element mounted to the mast and, when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle , being in load transferring contact with the load point of the mounting frame , wherein the mounting bracket is configured to rotate due to gravity when the first mast connector is removably coupled to the first connection point (150; 156) of the mounting frame such that the load element is in load transferring contact with the load point ; and, a second mast connector configured to removably couple the mounting bracket and the second connection point (152; 160) of the mounting frame when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle ; wherein the second mast connector and the second connection point (152; 160) of the mounting frame are separable when the front loader is attached to the work vehicle ; wherein the load element is configured to positively align the second mast connector , the second connection point (152; 160) of the mounting frame , and a connection bore of the mounting bracket only when it is in load transferring contact with the load point ; characterised in that the load element is a multi-sided bar, and the load point of the mounting frame is a multi-sided notch having complementary sides configured to engage at least two sides of the bar in surface contact; and wherein the multi-sided notch is located on the mounting frame between the first (150; 156) and second (152; 160) connection points. <EOS>