Abstract: A saw assembly for a grip-harvester comprises a saw chain running around a bar, a pivotably journalled bar holder, and a liquid supply device having at least one nozzle for supplying at least one functional marking liquid to a cut surface produced during a sawing operation. The nozzle is mounted inside the saw box of the saw assembly and is fixed at a predetermined distance from a tree, measured at the saw cut to be executed. The nozzle is so directed that a liquid jet encounters the bar at an acute angle &agr;(e.g. &agr;=20-40°) and is deflected in towards the cut surface via a space between the bar and the cut surface. A control device initiates the supply of a liquid jet when the bar has been inserted a predetermined distance into the tree.

Abstract: A saw assembly for a grip-harvester has a saw chain running around a bar and a chain sprocket; a bar holder pivotably journalled on the saw assembly stand; a saw motor driving the chain sprocket; and a device for feeding a bar out and in. The feeding-out and feeding-in device preferably is a hydraulic cylinder mounted on the stand and having a piston rod. The movements of the piston rod are transmitted to the pivotable bar holder by means of a pivotably journalled first toothed wheel which is joined to the bar holder and has a toothed wheel rim cooperating with the piston rod which is in the form of a rack. The saw assembly is also provided with a device for sensing and recording the angular position of the saw bar in relation to an initial position, which device has a smaller second toothed wheel in engagement with the first larger toothed wheel of the feeding-out and feeding-in device, and also at least one sensor which senses a tooth gap or a tooth on the second toothed wheel.

Abstract: First and second construction elements, such as claws of a timber grab, are mounted for relative rotational movement with respect to each other by an axis joint. The axis joint includes a bearing bushing an a bearing shaft. The bearing shaft has inner conical surfaces which cooperate with outer conical surfaces of conical washers which are held in place by a screw and nut. Under the influence of the screw and nut the components of the axis joint are held together so that there is a butt connection. The bearing bushing contains a slide bearing surface with internal resilient sealing lips, and annular openings are provided so that the sealing lips can expand freely upon insertion of the bearing shaft into the sleeve and resiliently abut the bearing shaft. When inoperative the sealing lips have an inner diameter less than the outer diameter of the bearing shaft by about 0.1-1.0 mm.

Abstract: A saw assembly comprising a bar (9) mounted in a holder (24); a displaceable unit (22) including the bar (9) and mounted on the bar holder (24) to displace the bar (9) in relation to the holder (24); and a first hydraulic piston cylinder member (16) which displaces the unit (22) in relation to the bar holder (24) so that the bar (9) automatically stretches the saw chain (11). According to the invention the displaceable unit (22) comprises a block element (25) which is joined to an inner bar attachment (20) supporting the bar (9), a small gap thus being formed between opposing surfaces, the cylinder member (16) being arranged in the block element (25) to abut against the bar holder. A second hydraulic piston cylinder member (17) is arranged in the block element (25), parallel with the axis of rotation (36) of the bar holder, the piston cylinder member (17) being arranged to abut against the bar holder (24) in order to secure the unit (22) to the bar holder (24) and eliminate the clearance produced by the gap.