Abstract: There is disclosed a vehicle transporting apparatus comprising a mounting for attachment to the rear of a transporting vehicle, a rearwardly extending boom one end of which is pivotally connected to the mounting for up and down swinging movement of the boom on the mounting, the free end of the boom having mounted thereon two supports for the wheels of a vehicle to be transported, which supports are spaced horizontally apart in a direction transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, power means connected to the boom to effect swinging movement thereof between a loading position where the supports rest on the ground, a transporting position where the supports are raised a short distance above the ground, and a stowed position where the boom extends upwardly from the mounting, and releasable detent means between the boom and the mounting to retain the boom in one or more of said positions.

Abstract: A vehicle load lifting and lowering apparatus, which can be used as a vehicle tail lift to lift and lower loads of up to 8 tons between the level of the ground on which the vehicle stands and the level of the vehicle's load carrying deck, comprises a pair of parallel spaced apart guide columns which can be swung via a deformable articulated linkage towards and away from the vehicle. Runners slidably mounted in equal numbers on each column support between them a load carrying platform, and hydraulic rams power the runners (and hence the platform) up and down the columns during load lifting operations.