Patent ID: 6244354
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A sod cutting apparatus for cutting a grass sod from a grass land, the sod cutting apparatus comprising:a chassis having a front end and a back end;a cutting blade having a cutting edge, with the cutting blade positioned on the chassis so that the cutting edge cuts the grass sod when the chassis is moved relative to the grass land;an adjusting mechanism positioned between the chassis and the cutting blade, with the adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the position of the cutting blade to set the cutting edge a predetermined distance below a surface of the grass sod;a measuring mechanism which measures at least one of a profile of the grass sod to be cut from the grass land and a thickness of the cut grass sod; anda controller connected to the measuring mechanism and the adjusting mechanism, with the controller causing the adjusting mechanism to adjust the position of the cutting blade in response to the measuring mechanism detecting changes in at least one of the profile of the grass sod to be cut from the grass land and the thickness of the grass sod cut from the grass land.