| CPC B66C 1/585 (2013.01) [A01G 23/003 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A log grapple machine comprising:
a frame supporting a boom, the boom controllable by a boom actuator;
a support member having a first end coupled to the boom and a second end coupled to a grapple box, the support member supporting the grapple box;
a grapple tong coupled to the grapple box and movable between an open position and a closed position; and
an accumulation arm coupled to the grapple box and movable between an open position and a closed position,
wherein:
the grapple tong is movable relative to the grapple box about a grapple tong axis,
the accumulation arm includes a first section and a second section,
the first section is movable relative to the grapple box about a first section axis,
the second section is movable relative to the first section about a second section axis that is offset from the first section axis,
the second section is selectively positionable between an extended position and a retracted position by moving the second section about the second section axis relative to the first section, the log grapple machine further comprising a biasing member configured to bias the second section toward the extended position, and
the position of the accumulation arm is adjustable based at least in part on a signal from at least one of a grapple tong position sensor or an accumulation arm position sensor.
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