device for grinding of aesten and branches bearing trees in parings

摘要

Tree destroying apparatus for reducing felled trees directly to chips comprising a log chipper for cutting the trunks and branches into chips, and apparatus for feeding the trees forwardly, trunk-first, toward the chipper, entrance opening including a tree supporting feed bed with a power driven conveyor, a generally laterally extending endlessly driven member above the feed bed cooperating with the conveyor to form a tree feeding drive nip, and upstanding laterally spaced limb and branch folding members positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor for folding the tree branches laterally toward the tree trunk.