Handling apparatus for grader snow wing attachment

A handling apparatus for a grader wing attachment including a wing blade, a pivot at a first end of the wing blade for pivotal connection to a grader, and first and second support arms for connecting a second end of the wing blade to the grader at a location spaced rearwardly of the pivot, the apparatus comprising:

• a wheeled base arranged for rolling movement along the ground in a rolling direction;
• an upright frame extending upwardly from the wheeled base;
• a first mount supported on the upright frame at a location spaced above the wheeled base, the first mount being arranged to support the first support arm of the grader wing attachment extending along a first axis of the first mount;
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• a second mount supported on the upright frame at a location spaced above the first mount, the second mount being arranged to support the second support arm of the grader wing attachment extending along a second axis of the second mount;
• wherein the rolling direction of the wheeled base is oriented transversely to the first and second axes of the first and second mounts;
• wherein at least one of the first mount and the second mount comprises a cradle having an open top end arranged to receive the corresponding support arm of the wing attachment at least partially recessed into the cradle through the open top end.

A handling apparatus for a grader wing attachment including a wing blade, a pivot at a first end of the wing blade for pivotal connection to a grader, and first and second support arms for connecting a second end of the wing blade to the grader at a location spaced rearwardly of the pivot, the apparatus comprising:

• a wheeled base arranged for rolling movement along the ground in a rolling direction;
• an upright frame extending upwardly from the wheeled base;
• a first mount supported on the upright frame at a location spaced above the wheeled base, the first mount being arranged to support the first support arm of the grader wing attachment extending along a first axis of the first mount;
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• a second mount supported on the upright frame at a location spaced above the first mount, the second mount being arranged to support the second support arm of the grader wing attachment extending along a second axis of the second mount;
• wherein the rolling direction of the wheeled base is oriented transversely to the first and second axes of the first and second mounts;
• wherein the upright frame comprises a singular pole extending upwardly from the wheeled base.