Abstract:
A device is disclosed to make slits through the bark of a log with a chain saw. The chain saw has a blade with a chain which runs over its extreme free end which is preferably semicircular in shape. Rotatable guide rollers are mounted on both sides of the extreme end of the blade and are preferably coaxial with the semicircular end. The lateral surfaces of the guide rollers face each other and guide rollers in operation hold the chain of the chain saw in contact with a log to be cut for cutting slits of a given depth through its bark.
Abstract:
A chain cutter for debarking and debranching tree trunks and having a plurality of roller members which engage the trunks and which are connected together with a plurality of links to form a link chain. A plurality of cutting teeth are fixed to the outer links of one side face of said chain, one portion of these teeth having cutting edges projecting beyond their associated link towards the trunk, and terminating approximately at a point which is on a line with the points of engagement of an associated roller and the trunk.