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OT-2026-000003164

Tractor hydraulic grabbing tool

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Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation › Hoists and Cranes
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US-6010294-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 4 January 2000
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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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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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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003164, “Tractor hydraulic grabbing tool,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:42:06 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003164.

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