Wood-chipping machine

Claim 1

In combination, an elongated mobile chassis including opposite ends and elongated opposite sides longitudinal frame members interconnected at their opposite ends by front and rear pairs of longitudinally spaced transverse frame members, a rearwardly and downwardly opening chipping drum housing supported from said longitudinal frame members rearwardly of said front pair of transverse frame members and opening rearwardly along a pAth whose center is spaced above said longitudinal frame members, support means carried by said chassis for supporting a log in lengthwise disposition on said chassis behind said housing and longitudinal forward advancement along said chassis with its center generally coinciding with the center of said path, extendable motor means supported from the rear transverse members of said chassis for engaging the rear end of a log disposed on said support means and forcing said log forwardly into the open rear end of said housing, said housing having a driven transverse rotary chipping drum journaled therein having its axis of rotation generally intersecting with the center of said path, and an upstanding chip discharge chute supported between said longitudinal members below said drum with its upper inlet end positioned to receive chips of wood cut from said log by said drum and its lower discharge end opening downwardly for downward discharge of chips therefrom.