Patent ID: 6779610
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A01G,Y10S

Abstract:
A sod harvester adapted for travel along a path of travel in a sod field, said harvester having:(a) a cutting head for producing cut sod from said field and thereby producing a cut area in said field, and for leaving in said field an uncut area from which sod has not yet been cut; (b) a conveyor assembly behind said cutting head for conveying cut sod from said cutting head; (c) a roll-up mechanism associated with said conveyor assembly for forming said cut sod into a plurality of sod rolls; (d) a sod roll storage receiver adjacent said conveyor assembly for receiving a plurality of said sod rolls; (e) a diverter mechanism between said conveyor assembly and said storage receiver and moveable between a first position in which said diverter mechanism allows sod to travel from said conveyor assembly to said storage receiver, and a second position in which said diverter diverts sod to be rejected away from said storage receiver; and (f) a deflector for deflecting said sod to be rejected away from said uncut area and onto said cut area in a position such that sod which has been rejected will not interfere with the next pass of said harvester.