ANNUAL EQUIPMENT & PRODUCT BUYER'S GUIDE SOD HARVESTERS

FireFly Equipment NEW FOR 2017 FireFly Equipment’s ProSlab 155 GPS Guidance When opening up a new sod field, turf producers know it’s crucial to cut a straight first row. Until now, that initial cut had to be done manually, even with harvesters equipped with automatic steering. FireFly’s ProSlab 155 turf harvester now offers GPS guidance by Trimble Autopilot. The factory integrated guidance system gives you the ability to open fields and harvest anywhere in the field with perfectly straight lines—even in rolling terrain, slopes, and rough ground. Accurate rows improve profitability. You can harvest more turf out of the field, increasing your yield. The ProSlab’s guidance system automatically steers the harvester on line with maximum precision. When it gets off the path, Autopilot signals it to adjust its position to follow the correct line. Precision harvesting also aids in regrow from ribbon fields and reduces operator fatigue. GPS guidance is just another way FireFly stands for “Automation made simple.”

Trebro Manufacturing, Inc.

NEW FOR 2017 New TSR Automatic Stacking Roll Turf Harvester

Trebro Manufacturing Inc. is pleased to introduce the all new TSR automatic stacking roll turf harvester. This revolutionary new machine incorporates proven Trebro technology coupled with many new and innovative features. Powered by a 140-horsepower John Deere engine with all wheel hydrostatic drive, this rugged machine can handle a wide variety of harvesting conditions. A quiet, comfortable operators cab rotates 90-degrees to place the operator in the best position to see all harvesting and stacking functions. Multiple cutting widths are available including 16-inch, 23-inch and 24-inch. The reliable time-tested Trebro stacking system, along with a new automatic roll flap positioning system, results in neat, stable stacks. A unique, cross-conveyor scrap dump places scrap sod out of the way for the next pass or accumulates and discards scrap sod at the end of the field. The pallet injector holds 20 empty pallets with an on-the-go pallet exchange to increase harvesting efficiency.

Trebro Manufacturing Inc.

NEW FOR 2017 New TSS Automatic Stacking Slab Harvester

The all new Trebro TSS automatic stacking slab harvester incorporates proven Trebro technology with many new and innovative features. Powered by a 140-horsepower John Deere engine, with all wheel hydrostatic drive, this rugged machine can handle a wide variety of harvesting conditions. A quiet, comfortable, operators cab rotates 90-degrees, to place the operator in the best position to see all the harvesting and stacking functions. A variety of cutting widths are available including: 16, 21, 23, or 24 inch. A unique, cross-conveyor scrap dump places scrap sod out of the way for the next pass or accumulates and discards scrap sod at the end of the field. Neat, stable stacks of turf are consistently produced thanks to the cross-stacking pattern. The pallet injector holds 20 empty pallets with an on-the-go pallet exchange. The TSS Slab has a 16-inch dual chop-off system for efficient production of 16-by-24-inch slabs.

TPI Turf News November/December 2016

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