Apparatus for positioning and splitting wood

Apparatus for positioning and splitting wood, comprising:

• a beam having a first end and a second end, the beam having a longitudinal axis;
• a wood splitting blade attached at or near the second end of the beam;
• a workpiece slidably attached to the beam such that when wood is positioned between the splitting blade and the workpiece and the workpiece is slid in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam toward the splitting blade, the wood is forced into the splitting blade to split the wood;
• and a stationary jaw member attached at or near the second end of the beam so that when the apparatus is attached to the boom of a backhoe or excavator in place of the bucket thereof, wood can be grasped between the stationary jaw member and a jaw member attached to the boom of the backhoe or excavator so that the wood can be positioned by movement of the apparatus.

Apparatus for positioning and splitting wood, comprising:

• a beam having a first end and a second end, the beam having a longitudinal axis;
• a wood support attached at or near the first end of the beam;
• a wood splitting blade slidably attached to the beam such that when wood is positioned between the splitting blade and the wood support and the wood splitting blade is slid in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam toward the wood support, the splitting blade is forced into the wood to split the wood;
• and a stationary jaw member attached at or near the second end of the beam so that when the apparatus is attached to the boom of a backhoe or excavator in place of the bucket thereof, wood can be grasped between the stationary jaw member and a jaw member attached to the boom of the backhoe or excavator so that the wood can be positioned by movement of the apparatus.

Apparatus for positioning and splitting wood, comprising:

• a beam having a first end and a second end, the beam having a longitudinal axis;
• a wood support attached at or near the second end of the beam;
• a wood splitting blade slidably attached to the beam such that when wood is positioned between the wood support and the wood splitting blade and the wood splitting blade is slid in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam toward the wood support, the wood splitting blade is forced into the wood to split the wood;
• and a stationary jaw member attached at or near the second end of the beam so that when the apparatus is attached to the boom of a backhoe or excavator in place of the bucket thereof, wood can be grasped between the stationary jaw member and a jaw member attached to the boom of the backhoe or excavator so that the wood can be positioned by movement of the apparatus.