Patent ID: 8801355

Claim:
A grabber accessory configurable for attachment to a bale spear implement, comprising: a single, vertically-oriented stanchion, a pivotable arm having a proximate end attached to the stanchion to form a pivot point of the arm and a distal end extending generally transverse to the stanchion and terminating in a downward central claw, a pair of downward extending tines, each tine mounted to the distal end of the arm in opposed spaced relation to the claw on either side thereof, wherein each tine is mounted to a horizontal connector rod, each connector rod is attached to a plate, and the plates sandwich the distal arm end and are secured together by fasteners so that the opposed tines are offset from the central claw, a hydraulic cylinder attached between an upper end of the stanchion and a surface of the arm between the proximate and distal ends, the hydraulic cylinder configured to raise and lower the arm under hydraulic control from a main hydraulic feed of a prime mover to which the bale spear implement is attached, a hollow tubular sleeve securing a lower portion of the stanchion therein, and a pair of vertically spaced clamping assemblies coupling the sleeve to cross member surfaces of the bale spear implement so as to secure the grabber accessory in an upright position adjacent a main spear of the bale spear implement extending outward therefrom in perpendicular relation to the stanchion.