Pictures from an athletic field contractor

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There's a lot going on in this pic, but we getting started with planting.
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   / Pictures from an athletic field contractor
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#264  
How many workers does the planting take?
Basically 3 men. One on the skid steer loading the sod into the sprigging machine, one on the tractor and one on the sprigging machine removing the netting. I'm on site also to roll the field after planting and to apply herbicide and get the irrigation going. Also in that picture you see the truck driver unloading the sod with a forklift.
 
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Basically 3 men. One on the skid steer loading the sod into the sprigging machine, one on the tractor and one on the sprigging machine removing the netting. I'm on site also to roll the field after planting and to apply herbicide and get the irrigation going. Also in that picture you see the truck driver unloading the sod with a forklift.
Very nice workmanship.
 
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Does somebody follow the grass being unrolled and cut out little holes for the sprinklers? For some reason, that seems kind of funny to me.
 
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#268  
Does somebody follow the grass being unrolled and cut out little holes for the sprinklers? For some reason, that seems kind of funny to me.
There is no need to cut holes for the sprinklers in this case, because the sod is being shredded as it goes through the sprigging machine.

When we are laying solid sod and not sprigging it, yes, we cut holes for the sprinklers to pop up.

In this case, we used 43 rolls of sod to sprig this field. Last time we installed solid sod, we used about 400 rolls of sod.

The difference is about $50,000, but the solid sod field would be ready for use in about 15-30 days, whereas the sprigging takes about 70-90 days.
 
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There is no need to cut holes for the sprinklers in this case, because the sod is being shredded as it goes through the sprigging machine.

When we are laying solid sod and not sprigging it, yes, we cut holes for the sprinklers to pop up.

In this case, we used 43 rolls of sod to sprig this field. Last time we installed solid sod, we used about 400 rolls of sod.

The difference is about $50,000, but the solid sod field would be ready for use in about 15-30 days, whereas the sprigging takes about 70-90 days.
It's always good to be able to give the customer options.
 
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I didn't realize the rolls are being sprigged. I've only seen it done a few times, and it was with square bales that were shredded up and spread out over a disked pasture. This looks a lot cleaner and more organized.
 

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