摘要 |
A small utility tractor having a front-end loader which is modified to include a backhoe digger mounted on the front-end loader is disclosed. The backhoe digger is readily attached to or detached from the front-end loader to provide a digging function at the front of the tractor. The backhoe bucket is coupled to the front-end loader using an attachment device which releasably attaches the backhoe bucket to the front-end loader so that the backhoe bucket is located below the bottom of the front-end loader and the bucket from opening faces in the opposition direction to which the front-end loader opening faces. The attachment device comprises a plurality of securing means comprising a plurality of rigid rail members joined end to end and having two free ends, the rail members for extending about the top, back and bottom walls of the front-end loader, the first free end connectable to the attachment device means near the top peripheral edge of the front-end loader and the second free end connectable to the attachment device near the bottom peripheral edge of the front-end loader, for securing the attachment device to the front-end loader.
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