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US 11,667,052 B2Granted
Timber processing system and method
OwnerKelly J. Olseninventor
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Abstract
A timber processing system includes a frame including a mount for attaching to a skid steer, tractor, excavator, or the like; and a grapple attached to the frame for moving timber pieces into place for cutting by a saw.
Claims12
A timber processing attachment for a skid steer, excavator, or tractor, the attachment including:
- a frame including a pair of upwardly extending arms, wherein each arm includes at an upper end a forwardly extending cantilever portion;
- a slide assembly supported by each cantilever portion, wherein the slide assembly includes a slider moveable along a longitudinal axis of the slide assembly, wherein the longitudinal axis of the slide assembly extends laterally and through forward end portions of each cantilever portion;
- a mounting plate coupled to the frame for coupling the attachment to a skid steer, excavator, or tractor;
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- a grapple coupled to the slider, wherein the grapple is coupled to the slider by two pivots and a rotator that permit the grapple to move forward, back, left and right, and to rotate about an axis of the grapple.
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