METHOD FOR MACHINED STOCKING OF LIMBS AND CONIFEROUS BRANCHES Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A01G23/00 A01G23/95 

FIELD: forestry, in particular, stocking and piling of limbs and conifer branches in cleaning or final cuttings.

SUBSTANCE: method involves alternatively directing gripping mechanism with delimbing devices to selected tree; gripping tree; cutting-off and accumulating limbs; cutting limbs and/or coniferous branches sequentially in clusters during synchronous rotation of cutting and receiving devices around tree trunk; placing limbs and/or coniferous branches so that they are oriented along radius of rotation of receiving devices.

EFFECT: reduced limb and branch losses, increased efficiency in utilization of forest stand biomass and increased operating capacity.