Patent ID: 7237585

Claim:
An apparatus for cutting down trees, comprising: a substantially longitudinally extending main frame including a lower main frame portion at a front thereof and an upper main frame portion at a rear thereof; a wheel attached to said main frame for supporting and moving the apparatus during cutting operations and during transporting of the apparatus; at least one frame handle rigidly disposed at a rear end of the upper main frame portion; at least one platform plate mounted on the lower main frame portion and extending substantially horizontally, each said platform plate having a saw support mounted thereon; a main pivoted mounting bracket pivotably mounted to the at least one platform plate, said main pivoted mounting bracket configured to mount a saw thereon, wherein said main pivoted mounting bracket is pivotable from a vertical sawing position to a horizontal sawing position, and wherein said main pivoted mounting bracket is aligned with one of said saw supports for abutment therewith in the vertical sawing position; an upright locking bracket pivotably mounted to said lower main frame portion, and a locking rod connected to said upright locking bracket and extending to a rear end of the main frame proximate said frame handle for pivoting said upright locking bracket between locking and nonlocking positions, said upright locking bracket being positioned such that when said main pivoted mounting bracket is in said vertical sawing position, said upright locking bracket can be pivoted to lock said main pivoted mounting bracket in said vertical sawing position; a saw pivoting control device for pivoting the main pivoted mounting bracket between said vertical and horizontal sawing positions, said saw pivoting control device connected to said main pivoted mounting bracket and extending to said rear end of said main frame proximate said frame handle for remotely controlling the sawing position of said saw; and a throttle control device for controlling the throttle of the saw, said throttle control device connected to said main pivoted mounting bracket for cooperation with said saw, said throttle control device extending to said rear end of said main frame proximate said frame handle for remotely controlling the throttle of the saw; wherein the saw is mountable to the apparatus at a front end thereof and can be pivoted and operated by an operator from a rear end thereof.