Apparatus for attachment to a loader

An apparatus for attachment to a loader for moving materials, said apparatus comprising:

• a bucket having a first and a second end;
• support means secured to said first end of said bucket for supporting said bucket relative to the loader;
• a front plate pivotally secured to said second end of said bucket;
• a closure having a first and a second extremity, said first extremity being pivotally secured to said first end of said bucket, the arrangement being such that in operation of the apparatus, when said closure pivots from an open disposition thereof to a closed disposition thereof in which said second extremity of said closure cooperates with said front plate, the materials are secured between said bucket, front plate and said closure;
• means for pivoting said front plate from a first location when said closure is open for loading the materials to a second location in which said front plate cooperates with said second extremity of said closure for cutting through the materials for removing a portion thereof;
• a plurality of tines extending from said second extremity of said closure;
• and
• said front plate defining a sharp edge for cooperating with said tines.

An apparatus for attachment to a loader for moving materials, said apparatus comprising:

• a bucket having a first and a second end;
• support means secured to said first end of said bucket for supporting said bucket relative to the loader;
• a front plate pivotally secured to said second end of said bucket;
• a closure having a first and a second extremity, said first extremity being pivotally secured to said first end of said bucket, the arrangement being such that in operation of the apparatus, when said closure pivots from an open disposition thereof to a closed disposition thereof in which said second extremity of said closure cooperates with said front plate, the materials are secured between said bucket, front plate and said closure;
• means for pivoting said front plate from a first location when said closure is open for loading the materials to a second location in which said front plate cooperates with said second extremity of said closure for cutting through the materials for removing a portion thereof;
• said front plate including:
• an upper and a lower plate, each upper and lower plate having a forward and a rearward end;
• and
• a tubular portion defining a hole disposed at said rearward end, said tubular portion being rigidly secured to said rearward ends of said upper and lower plates.