"Front End Carrier" Doubles As Elevated Work Platform

Front End Carrier Doubles As Elevated Work Platform TRACTORS Accessories “It has as much carrying capacity as a pickup and also doubles as a handy elevated work platform ” says Bill Wright Carbondale Ill about his new Front End Carrier that replaces the bucket on front-end loaders equipped with quick-tach brackets The patented Front End Carrier measures 4 by 10 ft with a 4-ft high back It’s built mostly from pressure-treated wood with 1/4 and 3/4-in powder coated steel supports It consists of a solid wooden platform with 2 by 4’s on top and bottom to prevent warping The back side is made from heavy-gauge welded wire so the operator can see inside The unit can be tilted to haul brush or other materials A removable safety rail can be added to make a scaffold that you can use for pruning trees or working on buildings “Most people will find the carrier to be more useful than their loader bucket ” says Wright “Unlike a loader bucket the Carrier has no sides and can carry material that’s longer than its width such as limbs logs lumber poles pipes etc It has 40 sq ft of floor space and can hold up to one ton of material spread across the floor The only thing it can’t do is scoop like a bucket “Unlike a forklift or fork attachment it has a solid deck and can carry items that aren’t on a pallet and are too small to be carried across forks such as hay fencing fertilizer and seed bags tools firewood and more We supply a pair of 2-ft long wooden ramps that make it easy to roll things up onto the platform The ramps slip into slots alongside the platform for storage ” Wright says he came up with the idea to help maintain his several acres of land “For years I used a pickup or trailer to haul away fallen limbs and trees When I bought a new tractor with a front-end loader I decided to build a platform for it to carry brush My wife urged me to apply for a patent Tragically she died last year after a courageous battle with cancer and I vowed that if I was awarded a patent I would form a company dedicated to her I call the company Ovis Loader Attachments Inc ” Four different versions of the Front End Carrier are available The 10-ft wide model 700 sells for $1 068 plus S&H An 8-ft wide model 600 sells for $998 plus S&H Two build-it-yourself kits are also available and come with all the necessary pre-cut and pre-drilled steel supports fasteners and wire mesh used for the grill but not the wood Model 300 is for an 8-ft wide carrier and model 350 for a 10-ft wide carrier Each sells for $757 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bill Wright Ovis Loader Attachments 1555 S Wall St Carbondale Ill 62901 ph 618 503-0191; bwright@ovisloaderattachments com; www ovisloaderattachments com

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