Turfco Manufacturing, Incorporated

Turfco Mfg., Inc.

Terrence R Bondeson

Steven Ferguson

Tom Fiske

Roger Lee Larson

George B Kinkead

Thomas E Isaman

Scott Kinkead

Kenneth W Sylvester

John Blackburn Kinkead

Andrew Hawkins

George Kinkead

A turf aerator has a chassis and a motor mounted on the chassis between a front end and a rear end of the chassis and between a first side and a second side of the chassis. A first shaft is rotatably driven by the motor, a first inner tine assembly mounted to a first portion of the first shaft, a second inner tine assembly mounted on the first shaft, and a first outer tine assembly mounted to a second portion of the first shaft. A tine cover is removably secured to the chassis over at least one of the first inner tine assembly and the first outer tine assembly.

Turf aerator with covered tine assembly

Tines () of tine assemblies () are secured by a single bolt () extending diametrically through each tine () located in a cavity () of a tine plate (), through the tine plate () and through an attachment ring (). The attachment ring () of an outer tine assembly () is connected to a sleeve () rotatably mounted adjacent the outer ends on each of two independently rotatable shafts () to which inner tine assemblies () are rotatably connected adjacent the inner ends of the two independently rotatable shafts (). The attachment rings () of the inner tine assemblies () are welded to the two independently rotatable shafts ().

Driven and non-driven rotatable tine assemblies for a turf aerator

Tines () of tine assemblies () are secured by a single bolt () extending diametrically through each tine () located in a cavity () of a tine plate (). An outer tine assembly () is connected to a sleeve () rotatably mounted adjacent the outer ends on each of two independently rotatable shafts () to which inner tine assemblies () are rotatably connected adjacent the inner ends of the two independently rotatable shafts (). Thus, the outer tine assemblies () are located intermediate the inner tine assemblies () and the outer ends of the two independently rotatable shafts ().

Turf aerator having driven and non-driven rotatable tine assemblies

Tine assemblies () are secured by a single bolt () extending diametrically through each tine () located in a cavity () of a tine plate (). An outer tine assembly () is connected to a sleeve () rotatably mounted on independently rotatable shafts () to which inner tine assemblies () are connected. A tine cover () removably closes an opening () in the top plate () and in which weights () are removably received over the tine assemblies (). Transport wheels () are moveable by pivoting a stop plate () to position an upper pivot axis () of an abutment bar () ahead of or behind the stop axis () and lower pivot axis (). A stop () positioned on the stop plate () without the use of tools adjusts the depth of the tine assemblies ().

Turf aerator having removable cover over rotatable tines

Apparatus for aerating turf including positionable transport wheels

A seeder () includes multiple cutting head units () pivotally mounted to a jack shaft () of a frame () and spring biased downwardly by hold downs (). Each multiple cutting head unit () includes multiple roller blades () received on an axle () rotatably mounted in a carrier () and in gearing relation to the jack shaft (). The roller blades () include a series of oppositely formed, circumferentially spaced radially extending indentations () extending from a continuous, smooth periphery at a constant extent from the axle (). Fingers () extending between the roller blades () are pivotally mounted to the carrier () to adjust the depth of the slits formed by the roller blades (). Each hose () extending from a seed box () diverts seed into adjacent slits immediately after the roller blades ().

Turf overseeding apparatus and methods

A sod cutter () is disclosed including a frame () formed by welding the free edges of mount, frame and end plates () bent relative to one of two side plates () to the corresponding edges of the other side plate (). An axle assembly () is pivotal relative to the frame () by a depth adjustment lever () between a working position where wheels () carried by the axle assembly () engage tubular members () slideably and nonrotatably received on a drive shaft () and a transport position where the wheels () are spaced from the tubular members (). A U-shaped handlebar () is positionable between an operating position for grasping during operation and a storage position for lifting and handling. A U-shaped control () is pivotably mounted in front of and above the U-shaped handlebar () for actuating the throttle of the engine (). A threaded lock () provides a connection between the handle mounting tube () and the mast () of the handlebar () and is not threadably removable by a spring pin () extending from the lock () and received in a gap defined between the mounting tube () and a locking plate.

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Terrence R Bondeson