Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm Innovation Grant Recipient: SOD HARVESTER

Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak FarmInnovation Grant Recipient:

SOD HARVESTER

Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm

Diversification: Upick, Hay/Grains, Agritainment, etc.

Sod / Turfgrass

Sod Production

Previous Way ofCutting & Measuring

Previous Way ofRolling & Sorting

Previous Way ofStacking

Required Sod Crew Size

4-6 Employees

*Previous Capabilities*

4-6 Man Crew working approximately 8 hrs.

40 rolls per pallet.

Hourly production possibilities 2-3 pallets per hour.

Possible rolls per hour: High End -120

Possible pallets per day: 16-24

New Way of Sod Harvesting

New Way of Cutting & Measuring

New Method ofRolling

New Method ofStacking

Slabs

Rolls

New Capabilities

Now have only 2 man crew working 8 hrs.

40 rolls per pallet

Hourly production possibilities: 1500 rolls per hour Which ends up a staggering---37 pallets per hour!! (That’s a 1000% increase in harvesting abilities!)

Increases crop productivity of the land