FEL sod cutter

[3RRL]

I was going to say that using the FEL would be real hard to control depth of cut, either too deep or skimming and cutting through the grass and wiping it out. Any dipping caused by high or low spots would wreak havoc with trying to control a constant depth of cut.

However, I thought if a guy could get that sod cutting blade like mentioned above on eBay, and then fashioned gauge wheels for the FEL...well now THAT'S an idea?

Maybe the weight of the FEL in float and a little downward angle on the cutting blade (but adjustable in case) and the gauge wheels might do the trick? The downward angle on the cutting blade and float would try to make the blade cut deeper, but the gauge wheels would hold the depth of cut constant...what do you think? I can picture cutting a swath and returning to roll it up?

Or...if you got really creative, use the same concept and position that cutting blade and gauge wheels way up front, ahead of the FEL bucket via brackets that attach to the side of the bucket and at the same level as the bucket front lip. That puts the bucket lip at approximately the same depth as the cutting lip but behind it. Now you could do the same thing except trail the cut off grass and scoop it up in the bucket at the same time...hahaha

 

[PSDStu]

I was thinking that you might be able to attach the same sort of cutting edge to the bottom of a box blade and use it to cut the sod?