Source: www.TurfMagazine.com
Sod offers instant gratification for new home owners anxious to mow their own lawns, and an immediate remedy for groundskeepers who need to spruce up a landscape.
This guide is sure to help any sod company reap what it sows, with equipment to cut, move and lay the green stuff.
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AMS The all-stainless steel Turf Profiler with detachable plate collects a 3.5-by-1-by-7-inch turf sample that can be replaced or packaged for later analysis. |
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ASV The PT-30 compact track loader with sod roller offers 2.8 PSI of ground pressure and can be equipped with smooth turf tracks. |
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Chrisman The Navigator RT-4000 two-wheel drive forklift features a rubber-mounted Kubota engine, improved hydraulic control assembly and self-sealing tires. |
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Classen Classen sod cutters feature gear or hydrostatic drive; 12, 18, 20 and 24-inch cutting widths; 5.5 or 8 hp Honda engines; and center blade placement. |
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Fairway Industries Fairway offers three sod plug planter models, smooth and specialized rollers, star aerators and more. Manufactured of heavy-gauge steel. |
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K&W Products The SR Turf Installer, an all-wheel drive unit, comes in 27 hp gas and 31 hp diesel models and installs rolls from 24 to 48 inches wide. |
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Kesmac The SLAB-MATIC 2700 single-row automatic slab sod harvester cuts 16 or 24-inch-wide, 24 or 48-inch-long slabs. Double-sided pallet injector is optional. |
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Micro-Trak Systems The SodPro II measures and monitors length of rolls, number of pieces, number of loads, total area of sod harvested, speed, distance and more. |
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Quail Mfg. The manual, kick-type sod cutter, constructed with a one-piece, welded steel frame, cuts uniform 12-inch strips of sod. |
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Quality Corp. The 4,000-pound-capacity Low Profile Donkey forklift is 80 inches wide and 81 inches high and has a 25 hp Kubota diesel engine. Other options available. |
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Ryan The self-propelled Ryan Jr. sod cutter, with 12 and 18-inch cut widths, has a cut depth adjustable up to 2.5 inches and knob-tread drive wheels. |
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Sprigger’s Choice The Sports/Turf No-Till Sprigger has a working width of 6 feet and can plant 6-inch rows or broadcast on 3-inch spacing. |
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Trebro The ShortCut automatic turf harvester is equipped with a 99 hp John Deere engine, 24-inch cutting head and seat that rotates 90 degrees. |
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Turfco Direct The KisCutter sod cutter cuts up to 9,000 square feet per hour and offers a 5.5 hp Honda engine, rear-wheel drive and adjustable cutting depth. |
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WMI The RollMaster is available in Automated and Standard Series and comes in 30, 42 and 48-inch cut widths. |
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