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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