Material or article handling – Pole or tree handlers
Patent
1998-01-27
2000-01-04
Ellis, Christopher P.
Material or article handling
Pole or tree handlers
414739, 37302, B66L 300
Patent
active
060102942
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a tractor tool that attaches to and detaches from a tractor frame easily. In one embodiment, as few as four bolts and two actuator control couplings are used to mount the inventive tool to a tractor. The inventive tractor attachment tool is capable of grasping and lifting a heavy or awkward object, moving it to a new location, and setting it down without the tractor operator leaving the tractor controls. The object may be simply or oddly shaped, and it may be moved to a location that requires it to be lifted over a barrier like a wall. Small trees, bushes, piles of vegetative matter, or fence posts can be pulled from the ground and moved to a rubble or debris bin for hauling. The tool is comprised of a metal frame having two jaw members that open and close in a scissor-like fashion. The jaw members are opened and closed by jaw actuators, controlled by the tractor operator sitting on the tractor. Using the inventive attachment, a tractor operator can grab an item lying in a field, lift it, rotate it, and deposit it in a bin that is located, for example, behind a wall without the operator having to leave the tractor cab.
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Ellis Christopher P.
Morse Gregory A.
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