There is disclosed an apparatus and method for moving with an excavator
arm a trench box having a pair of adjacent spreader bars at a forward
end. The apparatus has a bracket end for connecting to the excavator arm
and a hooking fork. The hooking fork has a first surface that engages the
first spreader bar of the trench box. The apparatus also includes a
second surface for engaging the adjacent second spreader bar when used to
lift the trench box from the trench or move the trench box along the
trench floor.