Unearthing plants or buried objects – With preliminary removal or undesired earth material
Patent
1985-09-10
1989-05-09
Johnson, Richard J.
Unearthing plants or buried objects
With preliminary removal or undesired earth material
171 58, 171124, A01D 2504
Patent
active
048280399
ABSTRACT:
A vegetable digger is provided for furrowing vegetables from the earth and for removing the vegetables from the earth and thereafter depositing them above the ground. The digger includes a frame having a front, opposed first and second sides, a rear and a plurality of wheels. One furrowing disk is provided which will loosen the dirt in the furrowed sections of the ground when the digger moves in a predetermined forward direction. At least one earth moving disk is provided for moving the loosened dirt away from the vegetables, and at least one unearthing disk for raising the vegetable bulbs towards the top of the ground. At least one transfer disk is provided for conducting the bulbs from the dirt and into the conveyor. A method is also provided for using the apparatus to remove bulbs which are buried in the ground and then deposit them back onto the ground so that they can be picked up by a trailing harvesting machine which will separate them into market-grade and process-grade vegetable bulbs. The apparatus is particularly useful in conjunction with the harvesting of garlic bulbs.
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Basic American Foods
Johnson Richard J.
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