Patent ID: 6223662
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A01C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing and planting grass springs from bulk sod comprising:a) a transportable rigid frame member;b) a shredder assembly affixed to said transportable rigid frame member for shredding said bulk sod into said grass sprigs;c) a driven conveyor assembly affixed to said transportable rigid frame member proximate said shredder assembly for feeding said bulk sod to said shredder assembly;d) means for planting said grass sprigs;e) a shredder shaft rotatably mounted to said frame member having a plurality of biased elongated shredding members extending therefrom, said shredder shaft being in rotational engagement with a first means for imparting rotational motion thereto; andf) an elongated cutter bar positioned proximate and parallel to said shredder shaft, said cutter bar having a plurality of horizontally displaced substantially vertically aligned cutting tabs extending therefrom capable of receiving said elongated shredding members interstitially upon rotation of said shredder shaft, thereby cooperatively shredding said bulk sod.