Patent ID: 8066040

Claim:
A tree feller buncher configured to fell and transport trees including: a chassis having a longitudinal axis; propulsion devices supporting the chassis to propel the chassis over the ground; an engine operatively coupled to the propulsion devices to power propulsion of the chassis; and a felling head including a support frame, a tree cutting tool assembly coupled to the support frame, a gathering arm coupled to the support frame, and an accumulation arm coupled to the support frame, the support frame including an accumulation pocket sized to receive felled trees, the tree cutting tool assembly including a housing and a cutting tool positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing having a first lateral side and a second lateral side being laterally spaced-apart from the first lateral side, the accumulation pocket being laterally offset toward the second lateral side, the gathering arm being positioned to sweep a felled tree into the accumulation pocket, the accumulation arm including an inner arm coupled to the support frame, an outer arm coupled to the inner arm, and an actuator, the actuator rotating the inner arm relative to the frame and the outer arm relative to the inner arm when the accumulation arm moves toward the accumulation pocket to pull felled trees into the accumulation pocket, the inner arm of the accumulation arm being laterally positioned between the accumulation pocket and the first lateral side of the housing.