Patent ID: 6969225

Claim:
A loader attachment, comprising: a frame having a left sidewall and a right sidewall; a first track; a second track; a first rotatable tine slidably coupled to said first track, said first tine having a length; a second rotatable tine slidably coupled to said second track, said second tine having a length; a first actuator mounted on said right sidewall of said frame for initiating sliding of said first tine along said first track toward and away from said left sidewall of said frame; a second actuator mounted on said left sidewall of said frame for initiating sliding of said second tine along said second track toward and away from said right sidewall of said frame; a first tine support slidably mounted on the first track for rotatably supporting said first rotatable tine; and a second tine support slidably mounted on the second track for rotatably supporting said second rotatable tine; wherein said first tine support and said second tine support each include a forward-facing aperture, said first rotatable tine includes a first insert sized and configured to be rotatably supported within said forward-facing aperture of said first tine support, and said second rotatable tine includes a second insert sized and configured to be rotatably supported within said forward-facing aperture of said second tine support.