Lock for retaining stabilizer in raised position

摘要

A backhoe or other similar earth working apparatus has a frame that mounts on a vehicle, such as a skid steer loader or tractor. A pair of stabilizer arms mounted to the frame member and pivotable along an arcuate path between raised and lowered positions, each have a stabilizer locking device. The stabilizer locking device comprises a hook member mounted on an exterior surface of an outer end of each stabilizer arm, and a latch member mounted to the frame member for releasably engaging each hook member such that when the hook member is engaged, the stabilizer arm is retained in the raised position.