Front mounted, front folding tool carrier bar

A front folding tool carrier bar for agricultural applications, said bar comprising;

• a frame having opposite sides and having ground-engaging wheels mounted thereon;
• means for coupling said frame to a vehicle, said means for coupling mounted on said frame;
• a pair of forwardly folding wing bars having first and second ends, each of said first ends pivotally mounted on said frame such that said wing bars may pivot about a substantially vertical pivot axis, between a forwardly folded transport position and a transversely extended working position;
• said wing bars pivotally mounted at opposite sides of said frame;
• a pair of outrigger braces extending outwardly from said frame, pivotally mounted on said frame forwardly of said wing bars, one brace pivotally connected to each wing bar whereby said wing bars may be braced in said working position;
• said outrigger braces further comprising pivot joints for mounting said braces to said frame and said wing bars;
• said pivot joints each further comprising means for allowing pivotal motion of an outrigger brace attached thereto about a substantially horizontal pivot axis and means for allowing pivotal motion of an outrigger brace attached thereto about a substantially vertical pivot axis whereby said braces may be pivoted about said axes;
• each of said outrigger braces further comprising at least one over-center hinge formed in each brace such that each outrigger brace acts as a rigid tensioning member when said wing bars are in said working position, and each outrigger brace may be folded in response to said wing bars pivoting from said working position to said transport position;
• at least one ground-engaging wheel mounted on each wing bar;
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• means for pivoting said wing bars between said transport position and said working position.