Abstract: A bale lifter and carrier attachment for pick-up trucks, tractors and other self-propelled vehicles consisting of a frame adapted to be mounted on a vehicle for pivotal movement on a horizontal axis transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, a pair of prongs affixed to the frame and extending therefrom in vertical planes parallel to the direction of travel, and a power device for pivoting the frame to move the prongs from a horizontal position, in which position the prongs may be inserted into a bale by propelling the vehicle, and an inclined position tilted upwardly toward their free ends, whereby the bale is lifted from the ground and secured against dislodgment from the prongs. The prongs may also serve as mountings for a bale-unrolling device.