Patent ID: 7740083

Claim:
A sod harvesting apparatus having a first configuration and a second configuration, the sod harvesting apparatus comprising: a frame defining an inner sod harvesting apparatus area; a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel coupled to the frame, wherein in the first configuration the first rear wheel is located outside the inner sod harvesting apparatus area, wherein in the second configuration the first rear wheel is located inside the inner sod harvesting apparatus area, and wherein the first rear wheel is operational in either the first configuration or the second configuration; and a transport frame, wherein in the first configuration the transport frame is oriented generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sod harvesting apparatus, wherein in the second configuration the transport frame is oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sod harvesting apparatus, and wherein the transport frame is coupled to the frame of the sod harvesting apparatus via a first support and a second support and the transport frame is detachably coupled to the first support and pivotably attached to the second support to allow the transport frame to move between the first configuration and the second configuration.