Feed rolls for tree handling equipment

A feed roll for tree handling, the feed roll comprising:

• a substantially cylindrical drum having a longitudinal axis;
• a plurality of steel strips spaced apart around a circumference of the drum, the strips extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, each steel strip having a leading edge and a trailing edge, each steel strip having a leading edge shaped to provide projections, and a trailing edge having a shape complimentary to the shape of the leading edge, the projections on the leading edge of each steel strip interdigitating with projections on a trailing edge of an adjacent steel strip;
• and,
• a layer of resilient material having a hardness of less than 80 on the Shore scale located between each of the steel strips and the drum.

A feed roll for a tree handling machine, the feed roll comprising:

• first and second substantially circumferential rings longitudinally spaced apart from one another;
• a plurality of strips extending between the first and second rings, the strips each having a first end extending under an edge of the first ring and a second end extending under an end of the second ring, a leading edge and a trailing edge, the leading of each strip having longitudinally spaced apart projections interdigitating with projections on a trailing edge of an adjacent strip;
• and,
• a rotatable drum comprising a resilient surface that bears resiliently against inner faces of the strips.

A replacement tree gripping member for a feed roll for tree handling, the tree gripping member comprising:

• a strip of metal having a textured outer face,
• an inner face bearing a layer of a resilient material having a hardness of less than 80 on the Shore scale,
• a wavy leading edge comprising a plurality of projections, and
• a wavy trailing edge comprising a plurality of projections complementary to the leading edge projections.