Patent ID: 6273196
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A01G,Y10S

Abstract:
A sod cutting apparatus for cutting grass sods from a grass land, the sod cutting apparatus comprising:a frame having a front end and a back end;a cutting head connected to the frame adjacent the front end thereof for cutting grass sods from a grass land;a sod receiving conveyor having a receiving end connected to the frame adjacent the cutting head for receiving the grass sods cut from the grass land and a discharge end which extends toward the back end of the frame, with the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor moveable between a first position and a second position;a positioner connected between the frame and the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor for moving the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor between the first position and the second position;an intermediate conveyor having a receiving end connected to the frame adjacent the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor for receiving from the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor in the first position a first grass sod and a discharge end which extends toward the back end of the frame; andan offset conveyor positioned in spaced relation to the intermediate conveyor adjacent the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor, with the offset conveyor having a receiving end connected to the frame adjacent the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor for receiving from the discharge end of the sod receiving conveyor in the second position a second cut grass sod and a discharge end which extends toward the back end of the frame and which terminates before the discharge end of the intermediate conveyor, with the intermediate conveyor and the offset conveyor operable so that the offset conveyor stacks the second grass sod on the first grass sod received on the intermediate conveyor.