Patent ID: 8561344

Claim:
A mushroom compost compacting system, comprising: at least one roller assembly coupled to a compost receptacle at one fixed location along the length of the compost receptacle, said compost receptacle having mushroom compost therein, wherein the at least one roller assembly comprises: a roller adapted for rotation on a shaft; at least one first fixture coupled to a first end of the shaft, wherein the first fixture is adapted for height adjustment of the roller and the shaft in reference to a floor portion of the compost receptacle to create a nip between the roller and the floor portion of the compost receptacle; at least one second fixture coupled to a second end of the shaft, wherein the second fixture is adapted for height adjustment of the roller and the shaft in reference to the floor portion of the compost receptacle; and a web adapted to convey mushroom compost into the nip between the roller and the floor portion of the compost receptacle.