A mobile wood chipper that is mounted to a motor vehicle. The wood chipper has an input hopper that during operation is desirably located at a convenient height for a user. In the case of mounting in a station wagon or van, a slidable structure may be used to allow the wood chipper to be slid into a
A mobile wood chipper that is mounted to a motor vehicle. The wood chipper has an input hopper that during operation is desirably located at a convenient height for a user. In the case of mounting in a station wagon or van, a slidable structure may be used to allow the wood chipper to be slid into an operational position with the wood chipper at least largely outside the vehicle, and a stowed position with the wood chipper at least largely inside the vehicle. In the case of mounting in a truck, a lift mechanism may be used to allow the wood chipper to be lowered into an operational position with the wood chipper at a convenient height for a user, and lifted up into a stowed position within the truck bed. A power generator is also included to supply power to the wood chipper.
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1. A system supported by and carried by a passenger vehicle, comprising: a slidable structure having a first portion that is slidable relative to a second portion, wherein the second portion is supported by the passenger vehicle, wherein the first portion can be slid between a first position and a s
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A system supported by and carried by a passenger vehicle, comprising: a slidable structure having a first portion that is slidable relative to a second portion, wherein the second portion is supported by the passenger vehicle, wherein the first portion can be slid between a first position and a second position, wherein one of the first portion and the second portion has a member that is slidably received within a member of the other portion, and the member of the first portion supports a horizontal rolling surface of the first portion;a wood chipper module that receives tree limbs and branches and breaks the tree limbs and branches down into wood chips, wherein the wood chipper module is movable between a first position and a second position, the wood chipper module including rollable members that are supported by and rollable on the horizontal rolling surface of the first portion of the slidable structure; anda power generator carried by the passenger vehicle that supplies hydraulic power to the wood chipper module, wherein the power generator does not move with the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is moved between the first position and the second position;wherein when the wood chipper module is in the first position the wood chipper module is entirely contained within the passenger vehicle and when the wood chipper module is in the second position a significant portion of the wood chipper extends outside of the passenger vehicle and the wood chipper module is at least partially supported by the slidable structure and the first portion of the slidable structure is in the second position. 2. A system as defined in claim 1, further including a securing mechanism that selectively secures the wood chopper module in either the first position or the second position. 3. A system as defined in claim 2, wherein the securing mechanism includes at least one sway bar and at least one clevis bolt. 4. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein the wood chipper module includes a hopper selectively attached thereto that receives slash fed thereto by a user, wherein the hopper can be removed by the user for moving the wood chipper module into the first position and the hopper can be attached to the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is in the second position. 5. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein the power generator is mounted to a roof of the passenger vehicle. 6. A system as defined in claim 1, the system further including a passenger vehicle, wherein the passenger vehicle is a station wagon. 7. A system, comprising: a passenger vehicle;a slidable structure having a first portion that is slidable relative to a second portion, wherein the second portion is supported by the passenger vehicle, wherein the first portion can be slid between a first position and a second position, wherein one of the first portion and the second portion has a member that is slidably received within a member of the other portion, and the member of the first portion supports a horizontal rolling surface of the first portion;a wood chipper module that receives tree limbs and branches and breaks the tree limbs and branches down into wood chips, wherein the wood chipper module can be moved between a first position and a second position, the wood chipper module including rollable members that are supported by and rollable on the horizontal rolling surface of the first portion of the slidable structure; anda power generator carried in the passenger vehicle that supplies hydraulic power to the wood chipper module, wherein the power generator does not move with the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is moved between the first position and the second position;wherein when the wood chipper module is in the first position the wood chipper module is entirely contained within the passenger vehicle and when the wood chipper module is in the second position a significant portion of the wood chipper extends outside of the passenger vehicle and the wood chipper module is at least partially supported by the slidable structure. 8. A system as defined in claim 7, wherein the wood chipper module includes a hopper selectively attached thereto that receives slash fed thereto by a user, wherein the hopper can be removed by the user for moving the wood chipper module into the first position and the hopper can be attached to the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is in the second position. 9. A system as defined in claim 7, wherein the power generator is mounted to a roof of the passenger vehicle. 10. A system as defined in claim 7, wherein the passenger vehicle is a station wagon. 11. A system supported and carried by a passenger vehicle, comprising: a movable structure having a first portion that is movable relative to a second portion, wherein the second portion is supported by the passenger vehicle, wherein the first portion can be moved between a first position and a second position;a wood chipper module supported by the movable structure that receives tree limbs and branches and breaks the tree limbs and branches down into wood chips, wherein the wood chipper module can be moved between a first position and a second position, the wood chipper module having a hopper having an intake port with a bottom edge; anda power generator carried in the passenger vehicle that supplies power to the wood chipper module, wherein the power generator does not move with the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is moved between the first position and the second position;wherein when the wood chipper module is in the first position the wood chipper module is entirely contained within the vehicle and when the wood chipper module is in the second position a significant portion of the wood chipper module extends outside of the passenger vehicle and the bottom edge is four feet or less above the ground. 12. A system as defined in claim 11, wherein the wood chipper module includes a hopper selectively attached thereto that receives slash fed thereto by a user, wherein the hopper can be removed by the user for moving the wood chipper module into the first position and the hopper can be attached to the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is in the second position. 13. A system as defined in claim 11, wherein the power generator is mounted to a roof of the passenger vehicle. 14. A system as defined in claim 11, wherein the passenger vehicle is a station wagon. 15. A system as defined in claim 11, wherein the passenger vehicle is a van. 16. A system as defined in claim 11, wherein the passenger vehicle is a truck. 17. A system as defined in claim 16, further including a lift mechanism for lowering the wood chipper module from a bed of the truck into a lower position for operation and for raising the wood chipper module back on to the bed of the truck for transport. 18. An apparatus supported by and carried by a truck having a bed, the apparatus comprising: a wood chipper module that receives tree limbs and branches and breaks the tree limbs and branches down into wood chips;a movable structure supporting the wood chipper module, the structure including a lift mechanism for lowering the wood chipper module from the bed of the truck into a lower position for operation and for raising the wood chipper module back on to the bed of the truck into a second position for transport, the lift mechanism including a linking member eccentrically mounted to a rotating member; anda power generator carried in the truck that supplies hydraulic power to the wood chipper module, wherein the power generator does not move with the wood chipper module when the wood chipper module is moved between the lower position and the second position;wherein when the movable structure is in the second position the wood chipper module is entirely contained within the truck and when the movable structure is in the lower position the entirety of the wood chipper module extends outside of the truck. 19. An apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein the wood chipper module includes a hopper selectively attached thereto that receives slash fed thereto by a user, wherein the hopper can be removed by the user for moving the movable structure and wood chipper module into the first position and the hopper can be attached to the wood chipper module when the movable structure is in the second position. 20. An apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein the power generator is supported by the truck bed.
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