Felling Wedge and Method for Operating a Felling Wedge

A felling wedge, comprising:

• a base body (10);
• at least one engagement mechanism (11) configured to engage a tree to be felled and to fix the base body (10) relative to the tree;
• a pressure wedge body (20) movable relative to the base body (10);
• a drive unit (40) configured to move the pressure wedge body (20) relative to the base body (10);
• and
• a lubricant tank (60) fixed to the base body (10),
• wherein lubricant (61) is conveyable from the lubricant tank (60) to the pressure wedge body (20).

A method of operating a felling wedge,

• the felling wedge (1) comprising a base body (10), at least one engagement mechanism (11), a pressure wedge body (20) movable relative to the base body (10), a drive unit (40), and a lubricant tank (60) fixed to the base body (10),
• the method comprising:
• engaging, by the at least one engagement mechanism (11), a tree to be felled to fix the base body (10) relative to the tree;
• moving, by the drive unit (40), the pressure wedge body (20) relative to the base body (10);
• and
• conveying lubricant (61) from the lubricant tank (60) to the pressure wedge body (20).