DK181984A - DEVICE FOR COMBINED EXCAVATOR AND LIFT FORK - Google Patents

Abstract

In a combined excavator bucket 5, 10, such as a so-called gravel bucket or transport bucket, and lifting fork 1, such as a pallet fork, the excavator bucket and the fork are designed for attachment to lifting arms or the like of a tractor, and the fork is pivotally mounted by means of preferably hydraulic devices, such that its arms can be swivelled in essentially vertical planes, and in which the fork can be disengaged so that either the fork or the excavator bucket, preferably resting on the fork, can be used. The excavator bucket 5, 10 comprises a bottom section 6, a rear section 5, arranged on the said fork 1 in connection with fastenings 3, 4 to interact with the said lifting arms and a front section 10, comprising the bottom 11 of the excavator bucket 5, 10, and fork pieces 12 connected to the said bottom 11. In addition, the front section 10 of the excavator bucket 5, 10 is articulated to the unit formed by the fork 1 and the rear section 5 and, by means of preferably hydraulic devices 20, can be lowered between a first position, in which the said bottom is at the arms 1 of the fork, and a second position, in which the said bottom is at the said rear section 5. <IMAGE>