Tractor mounted forklift

A forklift assembly for use in combination with a tractor of the type having a hitch including power driven lift arms, the outer ends of said arms being movable along a generally vertical, typically arcuate path, the forklift assembly comprising:

• a frame including a generally vertical path means;
• means for mounting said frame to the outer ends of said arms;
• at least one generally horizontally extending product support member;
• means for slidably mounting said product support member to said frame for movement along said path means;
• a roller rotatably mounted to said frame;
• a first cable, one end attached to said roller and wound around said roller in a first direction, the other end attached to an attachment point on said tractor vertically below said roller, said first direction chosen so said first cable unwinds from said roller when the distance between said roller and said attachment point is increased;
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• a plurality of second cables each having one end attached to said roller with the other end of each attached either to said slidable mounting means or to said product support member, said second cables adapted to wind onto said roller when said first cables unwind from said roller, whereby upward movement of the arms of the hitch moves said frame therewith causing said first cable to unwind from said roller as the distance between said roller and the attachment point increases so said second cables are wound onto said roller thereby raising said product support member along said path means on said frame.