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Apparatus for positioning logs

  • US 9,802,800 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2013
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for dragging logs to a log splitter, said apparatus comprising a log splitter comprising a main frame, a main mast support detachably attached to said main frame, a main mast connected to said main mast support, a boom support connected to said main mast, a boom arm connected to said boom support, a winch directly connected to at least one of said boom arm and said boom support, a first mount point connected to said boom arm at a first height, a first pulley connected to said first mount point, a second mount point connected to said apparatus at a second height lower than said first height, a second pulley comprising a detachable attachment means comprising one or more of a hook, a ring, a clamp, or a carabiner, said detachable attachment means detachably attached to said second mount point, and a cable operatively connected to said winch and threaded through said first pulley and said second pulley, said cable comprising at one end a connection means such that when said cable is connected by said connection means to a log at a first position remote from said apparatus and said winch is actuated to intake said cable, said log is dragged from said first location to a second location proximate to said apparatus.

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