Abstract: A parking stand for a detachable front loader assembly including a support leg pivoted to a boom, which is able to pivot between an extended and a retracted position. A set of parallel struts engage a locking plate, which is attached to the support leg. Being engaged within locking mechanism divots, the support leg is secured within an optimally extended position. Extending the parking stand support leg into a parking configuration is achieved by way of a series of semi-automated actions that are triggered and propelled by way of hydraulic movement of a loader's boom and bucket. Such semi-automated actions include unlocking, extending, and securing the support leg. Retraction of the support leg is similarly executed.

Abstract: Front loaders typically have interchangeable implements that require an operator to drive toward a desired implement and to attempt to align the implement attachment points with the attachment points on an implement mount that is attached to the loader. This is made more difficult because the operator's view of the various attachment points (catch hook and support pins, rods, links) of the implement and the implement mount is often blocked by the front loader arms (booms) or other front loader components, thus, aligning the implement and the implement can be very difficult. The present disclosure provides for a system and method to simplify the above-described implement alignment processes.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a loader having a loader boom and a tool carrier or a tool arranged on the loader boom. The tool carrier or the tool is connected at a first pivot point to the loader boom and at a second pivot point to a pivot linkage. The pivot linkage has first and second links which are pivotably connected to one another at a first link point. The first link is pivotably connected at a second link point to the loader boom. The second link is pivotably connected at a second link point at the second pivot point to the tool carrier or to the tool. A sensor is provided by means of which a pivot angle between the tool carrier or tool and loader boom can be detected. To protect the sensor in as effective a manner as possible, the sensor is positioned in a cavity on the loader. An actuating device is provided for the sensor, which extends partially through an opening formed on the cavity and connects the sensor to the pivot linkage.