Abstract: An upper conveyor and trimming blade assembly for an automatic trimmer adapted for trimming a layer of material, conforming with the shape of a trimming blade, from a meat product. The assembly includes an upper conveyor mounted in a vertically spaced relation above a lower conveyer wherein cooperative movement of the upper and lower conveyor is operative to transport the meat product into trimming engagement with a trimming blade. A trimming blade is mounted on the skinning machine base frame, for trimming the unwanted material from the meat product. The trimming blade is mounted in a holder adapted to bend the blade into a shape conforming with the shape of the meat product being trimmed.The assembly may be constructed as a replacement kit for installation on existing machines or installed during the fabrication of the automatic trimming machine.