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US 2023/0256643 A1Published application
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.
Claims6
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A method of processing timber including:
- providing a frame including:
- an upwardly extending main body portion;
- a cantilever portion extending forward from proximate the top of the main body portion;
- and
- a grapple including jaws, the grapple hingedly coupled to the cantilever portion at a point proximate a forward end of the cantilever portion;
- rotating the frame in a first direction to swing the grapple forward over a log;
- grasping the log in the grapple jaws;
- rotating the frame in a second direction opposite the first direction to swing the grapple and log rearward;
- depositing the log in a trough coupled to the frame beneath the cantilever portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.