Brushwood clearing machine capable of cutting and recuperating the cut brushwood material

Abstract

A brushwood clearing machine comprises two mutually adjacent brushwood cutting units rotating in opposite directions about respective parallel axes lying in a generally horizontal plane. The cutting units are elongate and comprise cylindrical surfaces centered on the axes of rotation, and longitudinal brushwood cutting blades mounted on the cylindrical surfaces. In the region between the cylindrical surfaces of the two cutting units, the cutting blades of one cutting unit imbricate the cutting blades of the other cutting unit. In operation, rotation of the cutting units in opposite directions force the brushwood between the cylindrical surfaces where the blades cut the brushwood and throw the cut brushwood material upwardly. A funnel-like channel has a wide lower opening surrounding the cutting units to efficiently receive the cut brushwood material directed toward a discharge opening of this channel. The latter opening can be provided with a spout to discharge the cut brushwood material into a container.

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