Patent ID: 9656269
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A01G,B02C,B27L

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a wood chipper having an engine, a powered cutting system, a powered feed system, and a powered winch comprising: providing a sensor adapted to sense a first and a second speed of the engine; sensing the first or the second speed of the engine; allowing operation of the feed system and prohibit operation of the winch when the first speed is detected, and allowing operation of the winch and allow operation of the feed system in a predefined manner when the second speed is detected; placing the engine at or below the second speed; extending the winch line; using the winch to pull unprocessed wood products to the wood chipper; retracting the winch line; placing the engine at or above the first speed; operating the wood chipper to process the wood products.