Patent ID: 7096967
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A01G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting and stacking rolls of sod comprising: a wheeled chassis for traversing a sod field; a horizontal cutting mechanism for cutting a plurality of sod strips; an accumulator configured to hold the plurality of sod strips; a sod roller configured to roll the sod strips prior to transferring the sod to the accumulator; a conveyor configured to transfer sod from the cutting mechanism to the accumulator; a robotic arm configured to lift the plurality of sod strips from the accumulator to a sod storage location; and a controller configured to querying an operator for a predetermined sod stack configuration; the controller configured to set a first counter to a first initial condition indicative of a number of rolls of layers of sod; the controller configured to set a second counter to a second initial condition indicative of a number of rolls of sod per layer; the controller configured to set a third counter to a third initial condition indicative of a number of rolls of sod per row; if the first counter is less than an first initial condition, the controller is configured to perform the following: incrementing the level of the pallet; and incrementing the first counter.