Abstract: A bale loading and transporting trailer apparatus comprises a transport assembly having wheels, and a bale support frame on the transport assembly to support the bale support frame above the ground surface. The bale support frame is movable with respect to the transport assembly between a load condition for supporting bales and a dump condition for rolling bales off of the bale support frame. A lift frame is configured to lift a bale positioned adjacent to the bale support frame onto the support frame. A bale shifting assembly is configured to shift a bale rearwardly from a load position on the bale support frame to a store position behind the load position. The bale shifting assembly may include a sled movable in a longitudinal direction on the bale support frame to carry a bale positioned thereon along the bale support frame.

Abstract: A mount for disconnectably attaching an appliance such as a loader on the front end of a tractor with the loader having a mounting frame with channels at each side receiving a front mount on the tractor, the frame also having a U-shaped stand which is pushed upwardly to a horizontal position by the tractor and which automatically moves downwardly to support the frame when the tractor is backed out of the frame, the frame also having rear mount columns with feet at the bottom which are received in sockets secured at the side of the tractor with the sockets having camming surfaces for pushing the feet to secured position and the feet having means for tightly pulling the feet at the base of the columns of the frame to secured position on the tractor.