Bale loader for truck with fold around arms

摘要

A bale loader for use with a truck having a generally flat truck bed, the bale loader having first and second lifting arms each pivoted at its inner end adjacent opposite rear edges of the truck bed and the outer ends being pivotal towards and away from each other, the outer ends each having a bale spike for engaging a hay bale, the arms being pivotal by hydraulic action in a common plane whereby a bale may be lifted onto or off of the truck bed and a hydraulic cylinder/piston system is provided for moving the arms each into a stowed position wherein they extend along either side of the truck bed to leave the truck bed surface unobstructed.