Transplanting equipment

Details Transplanting equipment Transplanting equipment

1989-12-07

1991-03-12

Scherbel, David A.

Plant husbandry

Miscellaneous

Modified earth's surface, e.g., sod, turf, reinforced

47901, A01G 900

Patent

active

049989456

ABSTRACT:
Transplanting equipment comprises a line of individual plant pick-up devices, first support means for transversely moving a first row of containers into vertical alignment with the pick-up devices, control means for bringing the pick-up devices into a plant-supporting or plant-releasing mode as appropriate, horizontal drive means operative to bring the pick-up devices into vertical alignment with the containers of a second row having a different center-to-center spacing to the containers of the first row, second support means for transversely moving the second row of containers out of vertical alignment with the pick-up devices, and vertical drive means for moving the pick-up devices towards or away from the first and second support means to allow the support or release of plants by the pick-up devices as determined by the control means.

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