Tree felling head having a rim driven rotary cutter

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1984-04-30

1986-06-10

Bray, W. D.

Woodworking

Special-work machine

Tree felling

30389, 83469, 83839, 144336, 144241, A01G 2308, B27B 514

Patent

active

045937338

ABSTRACT:
A tree felling head which includes a frame having a grapple mounted thereon with a grapple jaw which may be selectively opened and closed to respectively receive and grasp a standing tree and power means to selectively open and close the grapple; and a severing device mounted on said frame below said grapple for severing a standing tree. The severing device is a rim driven planar circular saw mounted around a peripheral portion thereof on an arm pivotally attached to the frame for movement in a plane transverse to the length of the standing tree, and included is a second power means for effecting rotation of said severing device.

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