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An auxiliary dump box accessory is provided for combining with a conventional flatbed bale (of hay) loader, for effectively converting the flatbed bale loader and the underlying conventional truck into a dump truck. Thus the dump box accessory gives the flatbed bale loader alternative utility(ies) b

An auxiliary dump box accessory is provided for combining with a conventional flatbed bale (of hay) loader, for effectively converting the flatbed bale loader and the underlying conventional truck into a dump truck. Thus the dump box accessory gives the flatbed bale loader alternative utility(ies) besides the standard utility of loading and transporting large cylindrical bales of hay, including among others all the utilities typically provided by dump trucks. The dump box rests on the flatbed for use in a conventional upright position. However, when the dump box is unloaded for storage during non-use, it is deposited onto a base support surface such as the ground in a position in which it is substantially inverted.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An accessory for a flatbed bale loader of the type having opposed loader arms for resting against the sides of a cylindrical bale of hay, these arms being coupled to a mechanically-powered arm base and are operative to compress against the sides of the bale and rotate in overhead ar

[ I claim:] [1.] An accessory for a flatbed bale loader of the type having opposed loader arms for resting against the sides of a cylindrical bale of hay, these arms being coupled to a mechanically-powered arm base and are operative to compress against the sides of the bale and rotate in overhead arcs to lift the bale off the ground or flatbed and correspondingly deposit it onto the flatbed or ground, respectively; said accessory comprising:an auxiliary dump box having a bottom wall supporting a front wall between spaced sidewalls that have portions against which the loader arms can rest;arm-modification means for removably attaching to each of the loader arms and thereafter for forming a weight-supporting connection between the loader arms and the dump box;recipient means on the sidewalls for removably receiving the arm-modification means; and,stop means on the sidewalls for limiting relative rotation between the dump box and the loader arms such that the dump box is lifted off the ground from, and deposited back onto the ground in, an inverted position in order that the dump box properly rests upright on the flatbed during use.