Skid steer attachment

Abstract

A skid steer attachment has an extended reach for lifting and placing heavy boulders, logs and debris in hard to reach locations. With its extended reach capabilities, the attachment makes it possible to grab and place items in locations that are hard to reach with conventional attachments.

1 . A skid steer attachment comprising:
 a backing plate for attaching the attachment to a skid steer;   an arm extending up from the backing plate and turning at an angle;   a grapple pivotally attached at a distal end of the arm;   digger teeth pivotally attached opposite of the grapple at the distal end of the arm; and   a hydraulic ram connected between the arm and the grapple, the hydraulic ram adapted to pivot the grapple.   
     
     
         2 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment arm extending from the digger teeth to the arm. 
     
     
         3 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of attachment positions disposed along the arm to connect the adjustment arm, the plurality of adjustment positions permitting the digger teeth to be pivoted at various angles relative to the arm. 
     
     
         4 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of holes in the arm and a pin adapted to fit through the adjustment arm and into a selected hole. 
     
     
         5 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 1 , further comprising brackets for retaining hydraulic hoses adjacent to the arm. 
     
     
         6 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is about 90 degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the arm extends from the backing plate at a backing plate angle of about 45 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . A skid steer attachment comprising:
 a backing plate for attaching the attachment to a skid steer;   an arm extending up from the backing plate and turning at an angle;   a grapple pivotally attached at a distal end of the arm;   digger teeth pivotally attached opposite of the grapple at the distal end of the arm;   a hydraulic ram connected between the arm and the grapple, the hydraulic ram adapted to pivot the grapple;   an adjustment arm extending from the digger teeth to a selected set of a plurality of sets of holes in the arm; and   a pin passing through the adjustment arm and the selected set of the plurality of sets of holes.   
     
     
         9 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 8 , further comprising brackets for retaining hydraulic hoses adjacent to the arm. 
     
     
         10 . The skid steer attachment of  claim 8 , wherein the arm extends from the backing plate at an angle of about 45 degrees and the angle that the arm turns is about 90 degrees.