can be lifted off the top rail 58 the debris guard 44 is thus an easily installed accessory that reduces the chances of rocks or other debris from tumbling over the back wall of a loader bucket or over the wall of a bulldozer blade in the case of use on a loader without a debris guard when filling the bucket above the operator 39 s eye level and moving into a bank the material in the bucket can overflow the bucket back wall and spill back onto the operator also spilling back of debris when the bucket is raised for dumping can occur without the present debris guard with the debris guard installed the spillage over the back is limited and if any material does spill it must pass through the openings in the debris guard screen so the pieces are small the debris guard is easily manufactured and easily installed and removed in the field as desired the installation features using the hooks and a few fasteners makes field installation when needed and removed when not needed fast and convenient the width of the debris guard as shown is generally within the center portions of the width of the back wall of.