Patent ID: 7066223

Claim:
A log splitting apparatus for use with a mechanized loader vehicle, said log splitting apparatus comprising: a mounting framework having a mounting member for removable attachment to the loader vehicle; an elongate beam mounted to said mounting framework having a generally vertical configuration, said beam having opposed upper and lower ends; a piston/cylinder combination mounted to a front side of said elongate beam and adjacent said upper end, said piston/cylinder combination having a rod for relative back and forth movement between a retracted configuration and a downwardly extended configuration; a wedge mounted to a lower end of said rod for splitting a log when a log is positioned beneath said piston/cylinder combination and said rod is at said extended configuration; a wedge guide fixedly attached to said wedge and operatively connected to said elongate beam for slidable movement therealong, said wedge guide including at least one roller for smoothly guiding said wedge vertically along said elongate beam.