A three-point hitch adapter has: a structural frame; a three-point hitch connector at a leading end of the structural frame; a three-point hitch at a trailing end of the structural frame; and a fifth wheel coupling mounted on the structural frame. A bale wrap roller assembly has a structural frame; a hitch connector at a leading end of the structural frame; a wrap-receiving spool; and a motor connected to rotate the wrap-receiving spool.

A bale handling mechanism includes a structural frame having bale spears extending forwardly therefrom configured to engage a bale so that the bale is received substantially adjacent a bale-facing plane that is defined by the points on the bale handling mechanism that contact the closest vertical surface of a bale that is fully received on the bale handling mechanism. At least one antenna mount is affixed to the frame having a mount axis that is parallel with the bale-facing plane. An antenna pair is attached to the antenna mount that interacts with an identification tag on the bale. The antenna pair includes first and second antennae each having an antenna axis that is perpendicular to a beam axis of the antenna, wherein the first and second antennae are oriented such that the antenna axis of the first antenna is non-parallel with the antenna axis of the second antenna.

The present invention relates to a utility vehicle hay fork attachment device that is comprised of a frame assembly further comprised of at least one horizontal frame member with at least one tine, a mounting plate, and a pair of mounting arms. The device further preferably resembles a garden fork and is made of a metal, such that it can carry strong loads and resist wear from repeated uses. The device is also comprised of mounting arms and a mounting ring that allow multiple means of attachment and support to a vehicle. In this manner, the device can be applied to any utility or all-terrain vehicle known in the art, to decrease the amount of time and effort required for moving hay bales.

A positioning assist apparatus includes a vision system that generates target device data representative of an obtained image of a set of target devices carried on the boom or tool carrier of the loader or on both, and positioning assist logic executable by a processor to determine a current position and/or pose of the loader based on the target device data, and to generate current loader position data representative of the determined current position of the loader. The loader positon is based on loader height as may be represented by boom angle, and tool carrier angle. Data is generated for display to an operator to visually communicate movement instructions to the operator and/or to generate control signals controlling the loader, each to move the loader from the determined current position to a desired position in response to a return to position (RTP) command received by the apparatus.