Patent ID: 7984735

Claim:
A vehicle-towed log cutter comprising: a trailer frame having a rear portion comprising an axle assembly and a pair of tires connected to said axle assembly, and a hitch and a tongue positioned at a front portion of said trailer frame; an upper frame connected to said trailer frame, further comprising a rectangular shaped frame disposed above said trailer frame; a motor mounted to said trailer frame aft of said upper frame; a motor frame connected to said trailer and upper frames aft of said upper frame and disposed above said trailer frame and motor for protecting said motor; a drive pulley secured to said motor; a pivot pulley secured to said trailer frame via a pair of first brackets of a pivot shaft assembly; an idler pulley secured to said trailer frame via a second bracket and to said trailer frame and said upper frame via a third bracket of an idler shaft assembly; a saw pulley; a belt operably engaged with said drive, idler, pivot, and saw pulleys respectively; a saw blade located adjacent to said trailer frame and being powered by said motor; a handle biasing said saw blade along an arching motion; a front guard panel extending downwardly from a front portion of said upper frame and connected to said trailer frame; a pair of side guard panels extending downwardly from opposing side portions of said upper frame; a fence connected to a top surface of said front portion of said upper frame and extending upwardly therefrom; a feed table connected to and spanning an entire width of a front portion of said fence; a first upper guard panel connected to said fence and extending upwardly therefrom; and, a saw blade guard positioned at said upper frame; wherein said motor is mounted to said motor frame with a motor mounting mechanism; wherein said saw blade guard is located at a rear of said feed table such that a leading edge of said saw blade extends beyond said saw blade guard for cutting a log; wherein said feed table slopes downward toward said saw blade and is thereby adapted to stabilize said log against said fence; wherein said idler pulley controls a tension on said belt as said saw blade is moved through an arching motion; and, wherein said idler pulley is located in close proximity to said pivot pulley such that said belt maintains a constant length from said pivot pulley to said saw pulley.