Provided is a material handling assembly, such as a plow, that may contain additional features mounted thereon so as to increase the functionality of the assembly, and an apparatus and method for mounting such an assembly or other like structure onto a vehicle, such as a truck. A plow mounting apparatus may be used for automatically mounting and dismounting a plow blade to an end of an associated vehicle. The plow mounting apparatus includes a plow assembly comprising: an expandable plow blade pivotally attached to a front portion of a plow frame； a lift frame attached to a rear portion of the plow frame； an auxiliary light mounting apparatus attached to the plow frame； and a height adjustment mechanism that is operable to raise and lower the plow blade assembly relative to the ground. The height adjustment mechanism may include a hydraulic cylinder having a top portion and a bottom portion. The vertical pull structure is attached to the lift frame and includes an outer vertical sleeve and an inner vertical member which is slidingly engageable with the outer vertical sleeve. The light mounting apparatus includes a cross member affixed to a lift frame of a plow assembly and first and second horns which are positioned within the interior of the first and second ends of the cross member such that they are adjustable by way of a fastener.L'invention concerne un ensemble de manipulation de matériel, tel qu'un soc, qui peut contenir des caractéristiques supplémentaires montées sur celui-ci de façon à augmenter la fonctionnalité de l'ensemble, et un appareil et un procédé de montage d'un tel ensemble ou d'une autre structure similaire sur un véhicule, tel qu'un camion. Un appareil de montage de soc peut être utilisé pour le montage et le démontage automatique d'un soc de charrue à une extrémité d'un véhicule associé. L'appareil de montage de soc comprend un ensemble soc comprenant : un soc de charrue extensible fixé de façon pivotante à une partie avant d'un cadre de soc；
