Abstract: A dual purpose tow lift is described that enables a primary vehicle to lift and tow a secondary vehicle and, when not used for towing, provides a supplemental rear bumper. The tow lift includes three major portions of a sway member, a telescope member, and a swing member. The sway member pivotally attaches to the primary vehicle and is slideably engaged with a telescoping member, which extends for towing and retracts for storage. A swing member is pivotally attached to telescope member such that when the telescope member is extended, wheel mounts attached to swing member may engage the tires of the secondary vehicle. When the sway member is locked in the stored position and when the telescope member is substantially retracted into said sway member, then the swing member rests in a transverse position near the rear bumper of the primary vehicle. The swing member is configured to align with the rear bumper and to provide additional protection of the primary vehicle rear end in the event of a rear end collision.

Abstract: An automatic log feeder is provided which includes a hopper for retaining a plurality of logs. The hopper includes a plurality of generally parallel and vertically arranged compartments which are adapted to each hold a single row of logs. The hopper has a chute at its lowermost portion for dispensing individual logs onto a generally vertically arranged conveyor. The vertically arranged conveyor comprises an endless chain driven by a motor and a plurality of sprocket wheels, and a plurality of pairs of brackets which are foldably connected to the chain. Each of the bracket pairs is adapted to receive a single log from the chute. Additionally, the generally horizontally arranged conveyor is positioned beneath the generally vertically arranged conveyor and is adapted to transfer logs to a wood burning apparatus. The generally horizontally arranged conveyor comprises a motor driven push log for moving the logs in a horizontal fashion.