Flail delimber
OwnerRobert W. Larsoninventor
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Abstract
A mobile tree delimber having a flail type delimber movably mounted thereon and controllably raised and lowered by sensing means automatically to maintain a selected relative position between the flail delimber unit and the tree or group of trees being processed thereby maximizing impact forces of the flail members on the limbs being removed. A further delimber consists of a mobile vehicle having two or more flail type delimber units individually movably mounted thereon in side-by-side relation and each supported for movement in a vertical plane and means for raising and lowering the respective flail delimber units independent of one another.
Claims11
Apparatus for delimbing trees comprising:
- a. a mobile self-propelled vehicle;
- b. two or more flail delimber units disposed side-by-side and each individually movably mounted on said vehicle for movement in a vertical plane;
- c. means connected to said vehicle and to said flail delimber units for raising and lowering the same independent of one another;
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- d. sensing means controlling said raising and lowering means to automatically maintain a selected relative position between the respective flail delimber units and trees lying on the ground being processed during movement of the vehicle longitudinally along the trees to thereby maximize impact forces of the flail members on the limbs being removed.
Apparatus for delimbing trees comprising:
- a. a mobile vehicle;
- b. two or more driven flail type delimber units disposed side-by-side and individually movably mounted on the vehicle for adjustment in a vertical plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.