Hay bale fork assembly

A bay bale fork assembly for facilitating a pair of hay bales to be transported simultaneously on an implement, said assembly comprising:

• a pair of hydraulic cylinders, each of said hydraulic cylinders having a connection point being pivotally integrated onto said hydraulic cylinders wherein said connection point is configured to be connected to a rear end of a tractor, each of said hydraulic cylinders having a first end and a second end, each of said hydraulic cylinders having a piston being movably integrated into said second end of said hydraulic cylinder, said connection point on each of said hydraulic cylinders comprising a mounting plate having a first surface and a second surface, said connection point on each of said hydraulic cylinders including a pair of tabs each being coupled to and extending away from said first surface of said mounting plate wherein said second surface of said mounting plate is configured to abut the rear end of the tractor, said tabs being spaced apart from each other, said first end of each of said hydraulic cylinders having a mounting cylinder extending away from said first end, said mounting cylinder on each of said hydraulic cylinders being positioned between said pair of tabs of a respective connection point, said piston associated with each of said hydraulic cylinders having a yoke being disposed on a distal end of said piston with respect to said second end of said hydraulic cylinder;
• a pair of first mounting pins, each of said first mounting pins extending through said pair of tabs of a respective one of said connection points and said mounting cylinder on a respective one of said hydraulic cylinders such that said respective hydraulic cylinder is pivotally coupled to said tabs on said respective connection point;
• a pair of mounting brackets, each of said mounting brackets having a connection point being integrated into said mounting brackets wherein said connection point on each of said mounting brackets is configured to be pivotally coupled to a respective first lateral side and a second lateral side of the tractor having each of said mounting brackets extending away from the rear end of the tractor, each of said mounting brackets being pivotally attached to a respective one of said hydraulic cylinders, each of said mounting brackets being urged between a lifted position and a lowered position when said hydraulic cylinders are respectively retracted and extended, said connection point on each of said mounting brackets including a first plate having a primary surface and a secondary surface, said connection point on each of said mounting brackets including a bearing being coupled to said primary surface of said first plate, said bearing having an opening extending through said bearing, said bearing being oriented such that said bearing has an axis of rotation being oriented parallel to said primary surface, each of said mounting brackets having a coupled end and a free end, each of said mounting brackets having a series of bends being distributed between said coupled end and said free end to define a medial portion of said mounting brackets angling between a first end portion and a second end portion, said coupled end being associated with said first end portion, said free end being associated with said second end portion, each of said mounting brackets including a second plate having a primary surface and a secondary surface, said second plate being fastened to said first plate having said primary surface of said second plate abutting said secondary surface of said first plate, said coupled end of each of said mounting brackets being coupled to said secondary surface of said second plate associated with a respective mounting bracket, each of said mounting brackets being oriented such that said medial portion of each of said mounting brackets angles toward each other such that said coupled end of each of said mounting brackets is spaced apart from each other a distance being greater than a distance between said free end of each of said mounting brackets, said medial portion of each of said mounting brackets having a lip extending away from a first side of said medial portion, said first side of said medial portion of each of said mounting brackets being directed toward each other;
• a pair of bolts, each of said bolts being extendable through a respective one of said bearings wherein each of said bolts is configured to engage a respective first lateral side and second lateral side of the tractor for pivotally attaching said bearings to the respective first lateral side and second lateral side of the tractor;
• a pair of mounting cylinders, each of said mounting cylinders being coupled to and extending upwardly from said lip on said medial portion of a respective one of said mounting brackets, said yoke on said distal end of said piston of a respective one of said hydraulic cylinders being positioned around a respective one of said mounting cylinders;
• a pair of second mounting pins, each of said second mounting pins extending through said yoke on said distal end of said piston of a respective one of said hydraulic cylinders and a respective one of said mounting cylinders such that each of said hydraulic cylinders is pivotally coupled to a respective one of said mounting brackets;
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• a lifting fork being coupled between each of said mounting brackets, said lifting fork being lifted when said mounting brackets is urged into said lifted position, said lifting fork being lowered when each of said mounting brackets is urged into said lowered position, said lifting fork having a first tine being disposed on said lifting fork wherein said first tine is configured to penetrate a first hay bale, said lifting fork having a pair of second tines each being disposed on said lifting fork wherein each of said second tines is configured to penetrate a second hay bale, said lifting fork comprising a first member extending between a pair of second members, said first member having a first end and a second end, each of second members being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said first end and said second end of said first member, each of said second members being perpendicularly oriented with respect to said first member, each of said first end and said second end of said first member being coupled to a first side of said second end portion of a respective one of said mounting brackets such that each of said second members is vertically oriented, said first tine being coupled to and extending away from said first member at a point being centrally located between said second members, each of said second tines being coupled to and extending away from a respective one of said second members at a point being located adjacent to a distal end of said respective second member, said first tine being perpendicularly oriented with said first member, each of said second tines being perpendicularly oriented with said second member.