Timber Processing System and Method
OwnerKelly Olseninventor
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Abstract
A system and method for processing timber into firewood includes in one embodiment a pair of grapples used to place and hold logs in position for cutting, wherein a first grapple is relatively stationary and the second grapple is movable relative to the first, and a cutter is provided adjacent the second grapple on the side of the second grapple opposite the first grapple. A splitter may be provided for splitting the cut pieces into manageable sizes. Alternately, rollers or other log-moving apparatus may be used in place of the second grapple.
Claims12
A timber processing attachment for a skid steer, wheel loader, log loader, excavator or telehandler, the attachment including a grapple assembly including a stationary first grapple aligned alongside a second grapple movable on a slider relative to the first grapple;
- and a log cutter adjacent the second grapple on a side opposite the first grapple.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.