Abstract: An improved guide means for guiding fiber-optic cable from a reel rotatably supported on the boom assembly of a vehicle to the feed tube of a shank attached to the vehicle hitch. A first fairlead assembly is fixably mounted to the top of the vehicle's ROPS and is comprised of a housing defining an opening ended chamber. Each chamber opening has a plurality of roller stratically located to form a convergence inwardly to the chamber. A second fairlead assembly is fixably mounted to the shank for directing cable to the shank feed tube. The second fairlead assembly is comprised of vertical sidewall mounted to a base and having a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted between the sidewalls for funneling the cable to the feed tubes.

Abstract: A load support assembly including a base plate pivotally mounted to the lift arm of a supporting vehicle. A linking arm pivotally mounted to the base plate at one end and having a lift fork pivotally mounted at the other end. A hydraulic cylinder pivotally mounted to the base plate at one end and has a lift fork pivotally mounted at the other end. A linking arm is pivotally mounted to the base plate at one end and has another lift fork pivotally mounted at the other end. A member is pivotally mounted to both lift forks to maintain the lift forks in parallel alignment. A second hydraulic cylinder is pivotally mounted to the base plate at one end and to the linking arm at the other end to impart rotational displacement to the linking arm.