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US 2015/0359160 A1Published application
Sod harvester stacking head that is movable with a stacking conveyor
AssigneeFirefly Equipment, LLC
InventorsSteven R. Aposhian, Eric E. Aston, William M. Decker, Samuel Drake
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Abstract
A stacking head of a sod harvester can be configured to move with a stacking conveyor during a pick up operation. A stacking head on a roll harvester can be configured to move with a stacking conveyor to allow the stacking conveyor to be moved while the stacking head is removing rolls of sod from the stacking conveyor.
Claims20
A sod harvester comprising:
- a stacking conveyor configured to support one or more slabs of sod prior to a pick up operation, the stacking conveyor configured to rotate in a first direction to advance the one or more slabs of sod onto the stacking conveyor;
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- a stacking head configured to remove the one or more slabs of sod from the stacking conveyor as part of a pick up operation, the stacking head configured to move in the first direction during the pick up operation.
A system for moving a stacking head with a stacking conveyor during a pick up operation, the system comprising:
- circuitry for controlling movement of the stacking conveyor in a first direction, the stacking conveyor being configured to move in the first direction to advance one or more slabs of sod onto the stacking conveyor;
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- circuitry for causing the stacking head to move in the first direction based on movement of the stacking conveyor in the first direction.
A sod harvester comprising:
- one or more inclined conveyors for elevating slabs of sod to a stacking conveyor;
- a roll mechanism for converting the slabs of sod into rolls;
- the stacking conveyor on which a plurality of rolls are accumulated for pick up, the stacking conveyor being configured to advance a specified distance to receive a roll from the one or more inclined conveyors;
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- the stacking head, the stacking head being configured to pick up a plurality of rolls from the stacking conveyor when the stacking head is in a first position as well as when the stacking head is in a second position, and wherein the stacking head moves from the first position to the second position when the stacking conveyor advances the specified distance.
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