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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerardus J. Brouwer, Keswick, CA;
Robert Milwain, Keswick, CA;
Assignee:
Ontario Limited, Keswick, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 4/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 4/504 ;
Abstract
A pre-starter for starting a turn in the end of a sod strip travelling up a conveyor in a sod harvester. The pre-starter includes a metal plate sloping downwardly and rearwardly with its end pressing against the sod strip to catch the blades of grass on the upper surface of the sod strip, thereby causing the end of the sod strip to curl upwardly. The curled end of the sod strip then moves into a conventional sod roll-up mechanism spaced immediately behind the pre-starter, to roll the sod strip. This forms accurate and consistent rolls suitable for automation.