Earth working – Sod cutter
Patent
1990-10-30
1991-11-12
Taylor, Dennis L.
Earth working
Sod cutter
172459, 242 551, 242 672, 280486, A01B 4504, A01B 6314
Patent
active
050640003
ABSTRACT:
A sod cutting device having a pair of sod cutting blades offset such that their interior ends are aligned in the direction of cutting. Two strips of sod may thus be cut simultaneously with minimal waste. The two cutting blades are connected to inidividual cutter frames which are pivotably connected to respective lateral ends of a pivot frame. The pivot frame is in turn pivotably mounted at its center to a main frame of the device. This allows each cutter frame to follow the contours of the land and thus improves cutting depth consistency. The cut sod is conveyed up a first conveyor to a second conveyor which is mounted behind the first conveyor. A netting is introduced between the two conveyors under the sod such that the sod, together with the netting thereunder, travels up the second conveyor. The sod and netting are then rolled about a mandrel with the netting supporting the delicate sod. When a sod roll of sufficient size has been formed, the second conveyor is pivoted downwardly about its forward end. This causes the sod roll to roll off the conveyor. A ramp system may be provided at the rear of the conveyor to avoid dropping forces on the sod roll.
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P. 39 of Jan./Feb. 1989 issue Turf News.
Dover Gary H.
Meyer Larry D.
Bucyrus Equipment Co., Inc.
Taylor Dennis L.
Warnick Spencer
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