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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Douglas Craig Swinyard, Tokoroa, NZ;
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A timber-working device has a frame, and a saw apparatus mounted to the frame. At least one pair of arms are pivotally attached to the frame and configured to be controlled to grasp at least one tree stem. A feed mechanism is configured to feed the at least one stem relative to the frame. The feed mechanism has opposing feed arms, each feed arm pivotally connected to the frame. Each feed arm has a pivot pin arrangement with a first pivot pin and a second pivot pin, where the first pivot pin and the second pivot pin are aligned along a common longitudinal axis. An air gap is provided between the between the first pivot pin and the second pivot pin along the common longitudinal axis.