Over the years the way in which sod is harvested has changed big time!
In the early 1960s, when Manderley was just starting out, we cut sod with a “Walk Behind Ryan Hand Cutter”. Then the sod was folded, stacked, loaded into the truck and unloaded by hand!
A few years later we started harvesting rolls instead of slabs, but this was still all done by hand!
In the late 1960s, early 1970s the first ride-on sod harvester were coming out on the market.
Fast forward to today, and we’ve sure come a long way. Something that once took many men a whole lot of time, is now complete by one guy in a matter of minutes. Pictured below is what we use on our farms – the Autostack. As the name implies it cuts, rolls and stacks the sod automatically!
Check out this video to see it in action!
