Patent ID: 8235131

Claim:
A sod harvester for harvesting a sod slab from the ground, the sod harvester comprising: a) a sod cutting knife for cutting the sod slab from the ground; b) a conveyor for carrying the sod slab from the sod cutting knife to a first location; c) a sod pick-up mechanism adapted to pick up the sod slab from the first location; the sod pick-up mechanism comprising a sod carrier movable between the first location and a sod support; wherein the sod carrier comprises at least one clamp to selectably grip the sod slab and at least one cross-cut knife to cut the sod slab into at least two sod pieces, the clamp and the cross-cut knife being positioned on an underside of the sod carrier to simultaneously grip and cut the sod slab when the sod slab is picked up, wherein the at least two sod pieces are in an unrolled orientation.