In the case of a wood chopping machine (1) with a chopping drum and at least one screen basket (2) that can be displaced along an outer circumference of the chopping drum, the wood chopping machine (1) has at least one drive with a drive shaft (3) and at least one drive device (7) for pivoting the screen basket ( 2) out of or into its working position, so that a fastening element (11) of the strainer basket (2) on one end of the drive shaft (3) of the wood chipper (1) engages around and rotatably mounted relative to the drive shaft (3) holding element (4 ) it is determined that at least one coupling element (12) which can be coupled in both the holding element (4) and in at least one recess (18) of the drive shaft (3) facing the holding element (4) is provided and that in the holding element (4) a drive device (7) different from the drive of the wood chopping machine (1) is designed for the screen basket (2), as well as a method therefor.
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