Patent ID: 7591292

Claim:
The delimbing apparatus for the delimbing a tree, which can be connected to a moving vehicle via a boom system, said apparatus comprising: a frame part and a delimbing head disposed above the frame part, wherein the frame part is provided with gripping elements adapted to fasten the frame part to a trunk of the tree at a desired height during delimbing work, and the delimbing head is separable from and movable with respect to the frame part, and is provided with a gripping device adapted to grip the trunk of the tree, drive means for moving the delimbing head along the tree trunk and at least one delimbing cutter attached to the delimbing head, and a feed and control cable for transmitting operating power and control to the delimbing head, the feed and control cable extending between the frame part and the delimbing head via a cable reel on the frame part, wherein the frame part is provided with a felling cutter adapted to cut the tree at a root of the tree.