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US 5,626,195 AGranted
Sod harvesting system
AssigneeBucyrus Equipment Co., Inc.
InventorGary H. Dover
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AssigneeBucyrus Equipment Co., Inc.
InventorGary H. Dover
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A sod harvesting apparatus including a cutting unit and a sod stacking unit and which is selectively configurable to harvest sod in the form of slabs, small rolls or large rolls. The cutting unit includes at least one sod cutting blade for cutting a strip of sod from the ground, a sod cut-off mechanism which is selectively engageable to cut a strip of sod across its length at set intervals and a conveyor assembly for conveying the cut strips of sod away from said cutting blade. Roller supports, upon which a roller is removably securable are secured to the cutting unit on opposite sides of the conveyor assembly for use in forming large rolls of sod. A small roll roller attachment is removably securable to the cutting unit to extend across the conveyor assembly for flipping a leading edge of a strip of sod onto itself as it is conveyed up the conveyor assembly and causing the sod to roll upon itself for forming small rolls. The sod stacking unit generally comprises a trailer selectively securable to the cutting unit upon which sod in the form of small rolls and slabs may be stacked.
An apparatus for harvesting sod comprising:
An apparatus for harvesting sod comprising:
A sod stacking trailer for use with a sod harvesting apparatus having means for cutting strips of sod from the ground, a conveyor assembly for conveying said strips of sod away from said cutting means and means for selectively rolling said strips of sod into rolls of relatively small diameter, said sod stacking trailer comprising;
An apparatus for harvesting sod comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.