Mechanism for loader bucket or forklift mast on a material handling vehicle

A load carrying mechanism for a material handling tractor comprising, support means including upright supports on a chassis, boom means pivotally supported on said upright supports, at least one lift cylinder pivotally mounted on said support means and pivotally connected to said boom means to pivotally lift said boom means, at least one crossarm pivotally supported on said boom means, a leveling cylinder pivotally connected between said support means and said crossarm, a leveling link pivotally connected to said crossarm, a load carrying attachment pivotally connected to said leveling link and pivotally mounted on said boom means, said attachment selectively and alternatively including a mast supporting a forklift carriage and a material handling bucket, said crossarm defining a first pair of holes with a first hole receiving a pin connected to said leveling cylinder and a second pin received in a second hole connected to said leveling link whereby said boom means and said leveling link operate said material handling bucket, said crossarm defining a second pair of holes with a third hole receiving a pin connected to said leveling cylinder and a fourth hole receiving a pin connected to said leveling link whereby said boom means and said leveling link operate said mast supporting said forklift carriage, and wherein said leveling cylinder and link, when connected to said second pair of holes, have a substantially different operating geometry than when connected to said first pair of holes.