Patent ID: 6957705

Claim:
A loader linkage comprising: a loader frame; a boom having a loader end and an attachment end, a middle portion being located between the loader and attachment ends, the loader end of the boom being pivotally coupled to the loader frame by a boom pivot; an attachment is pivotally coupled to the attachment end of the boom and having an angular position relative to the boom; an attachment tilt linkage controls the angular position of the attachment relative to the boom, the attachment tilt linkage comprises a leveling link having a first end that is pivotally coupled to the loader frame by a leveling link pivot and a second end, a bell crank having a drive end and a driven end, the bell crank is pivotally coupled to the second end of the leveling link by a bell crank pivot located between the drive end and the driven end, a linear actuator extends between the loader frame and the driven end of the bell crank for pivoting the bell crank about the bell crank pivot, an attachment link is pivotally coupled to the drive end of the bell crank and extends to the attachment for controlling the angular position of the attachment relative to the boom.