Bundle breaker with scrap chute

A bundle breaker having an upstream end and a downstream end and comprising:

• a downstream breaking support having an input end and an output end,
• a first platen located above the downstream breaking support,
• a first actuator operably connected to the first platen and configured to shift the first platen toward a raised position above the downstream breaking support and toward a lowered position above the downstream breaking support to selectively clamp a first portion of a log between a bottom contact surface of the first platen and the downstream breaking support,
• an upstream breaking support having an input end and an output end,
• a second platen located above the upstream breaking support,
• a second actuator operably connected to the second platen and configured to shift the second platen toward a raised position above the upstream breaking support and toward a lowered position above the upstream breaking support to selectively clamp a second portion of the log between a bottom contact surface of the second platen and the upstream breaking support,
• a third actuator configured to shift the downstream breaking support relative to the upstream breaking support from a first position to a second position to break the first portion of the log from the second portion of the log,
• a scrap chute below a junction of the output end of the upstream breaking support and the input end of the downstream breaking support configured to catch scrap material falling between the upstream support and the downstream breaking support,
• wherein the scrap chute has a floor facing the downstream breaking support and at least one side wall extending from the floor toward the downstream breaking support, the at least one side wall having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end to define a discharge opening of the scrap chute,
• wherein the scrap chute is mounted relative to the downstream breaking support such that the third actuator shifting the downstream breaking support relative to the upstream breaking support jolts the scrap chute, and
• wherein an angle of the floor of the scrap chute relative to a horizontal plane is too small to cause scrap falling into the scrap chute to slide out of the discharge opening when the downstream breaking support is in the first position.