摘要 |
A self-loading timber shredding apparatus 1 attachable to an excavator or crane comprises a material gathering and containing means, shredding means and an outlet (11, fig 4) for the material gathering and containing means. The shredding means includes a rotor 8 mounted in the material gathering and containing means and a drive 7 associated with the said rotor, the rotor 8 being provided with a plurality of shredding elements 9. Shredding occurs by action of the shredding elements 9 of the rotor 8 acting upon material confined within the material gathering and containing means. The material gathering and containing means may be an excavator bucket, a clam shell grab (40, fig 6) or grapple (20, fig 5). |