Sod cutoff mechanism

Details Sod cutoff mechanism Sod cutoff mechanism

1980-05-05

1982-01-12

Shapiro, Paul E.

Earth working

Sod cutter

With means for vertical transverse cutting while moving

A01B 4504

Patent

active

043100538

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a sod cutter comprising a frame, wheels for movably supporting the frame for travel over the ground, a stripping blade on the frame for stripping a ribbon of sod in response to travel of the frame along the ground, a cutoff blade, a linkage movably mounting the cutoff blade on the frame for blade movement into the ground to transversely sever the sod ribbon, which linkage includes a cooperating roller on the frame and a follower mounted on the linkage and engageable with the roller for guiding cutoff blade movement in a vertical orientation during blade travel in the vicinity of the ground, and a drive on the frame and connected to the linkage for moving the blade into and out of the ground in response to travel of the frame along the ground.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1732972 (1929-10-01), Knipfing
patent: 2987124 (1961-06-01), Hadfield
patent: 3387666 (1968-06-01), Hadfield
patent: 3557878 (1971-01-01), Schuman
patent: 3738431 (1973-06-01), Gennow
patent: 3856090 (1974-12-01), Haffner

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