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Forest thinning device

US4371017A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1980
Grant dateFeb 1, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01G23/08
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a forest thinning device for forest working vehicles with an operator's cabin (2) and a crane beam (13) operated from this cabin, at the end of which a felling and gripping aggregate (14) is mounted. A markedly greater reach and increased operating possibilities at forest thinning are obtained in that the operator's cabin (2) together with the crane beam (13) according to the invention is supported at its end by a boom arrangement (4) attached to the vehicle and extendable from this.

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