Claims
- 1. A crane attachment for a front end loader, said front end loader including a loader bucket attached to a tractor by a loader arm, said loader arm including a forward portion attached to the loader bucket and a rear portion attached to the tractor, said crane attachment comprising:at least one arm member; attaching means for pivotally attaching a first end of said at least one arm member to a central portion of the forward end of the loader arm of a front end loader; and a connecting member connectible between said at least one arm member and a portion of the loader arm that is remote from the central portion of the forward end of the loader arm, said connecting member having a configuration to support said at least one arm member above the loader bucket.
- 2. A crane attachment as recited in claim 1, further comprising:a pulley arrangement disposed on a second end of said at least one arm member; and a winch mountable on the front end loader and having a cable extending therefrom, said cable extending through said pulley arrangement.
- 3. A crane attachment as claimed in claim 2 and further comprising a pair of eyelets, each of which is adapted to be respectively mounted on a portion of a loader arm that is rearwardly spaced from the central portion of the loader arm, and wherein said connecting member includes a flexible member adapted to be connected between at least one of said eyelets and said at least one arm member.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/866,122, filed May 30, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,954,471.
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