A pickup, alignment and cutting mechanism capable of being attached to a motorized vehicle, comprising:
- a) a frame including a first rail, a second rail and a face plate, said first rail being spaced apart from said second rail, said first and second rails each having a first end and a second end, said face plate connecting said first rail to said second rail, and said face plate having an upper edge positioned adjacent to said first rail and a lower edge positioned adjacent to said second rail;
- b) a connector secured to said face plate which allows said pickup and attachment mechanism to be attached to said motorized vehicle, said connector including a first abutment point located adjacent to said upper edge of said face plate, and second and third spaced apart attachment points located adjacent to said lower edge of said face plate, and said first abutment point being located approximately midway between said second and third attachment points;
- c) a plurality of L-shaped tines which form four pairs of tines, each of said L-shaped tines being an integral member having a horizontal portion aligned approximately perpendicular to a vertical portion, and each vertical portion being movably secured to both said first and second rails such that each of said L-shaped tines can be moved along the length of said first and second rails;
- d) first, second and third chain saws each pivotably mounted to said frame, said first, second and third chain saws positioned between each of said four pairs of tines with said third chain saw being located between said first and second chain saws, each of said first, second and third chain saws being electrically started and each being operated by pressurized fluid or air from said motorized vehicle;
- e) first, second and third conduits for supplying pressurized fluid or air between said motorized vehicle and each of said first, second and third chain saws;
- f) a pair of side tines connected to at least one cylinder, each of said cylinders can be actuated to move said pair of side tines towards or away from one another, one of said pair of side tines being positioned adjacent to said first end of said second rail and said other of said pair of side tines being positioned adjacent to said second end of said second rail;
- g) a pair of hoses for supplying pressurized fluid or air between said motorized vehicle and said at least one cylinder to actuate said at least one cylinder;
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- h) a plurality of bumpers, each bumper positioned between each of said pairs of L-shaped tines, each of said bumpers being secured to said vertical portions of each of said pairs of said L-shaped tines, each of said bumpers being spaced apart from an adjacent bumper, said bumpers providing clearance so that each of said first, second and third chain saws can completely cut through each of said logs resting on said plurality of L-shaped tines, and whereby said plurality of L-shaped tines can be maneuvered to pickup from between one to six logs at a time and raise said logs a desired distance above the ground, and said pair of side tines can longitudinally align said logs relative to one another so that they can be cut to a desired length by said first, second and third chain saws, and said first, second and third chain saws being sequentially operated such that said first chain saw will make a cut through each of said logs resting on said plurality of L-shaped tines, said second chain will then make a cut through each of said logs positioned on said plurality of L-shaped tines, and then said third chain saw will make a cut through each of said logs positioned on said plurality of L-shaped tines.