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1. A sod harvester comprising:
a stacking conveyor configured to support one or more slabs of sod prior to a stacking operation, the stacking conveyor configured to rotate in a first direction to advance the one or more slabs of sod to at least two pick up locations including a first pick up location and a second pick up location, the first pick up location being closer to a front of the stacking conveyor than the second pick up location; and a stacking head configured to remove the one or more slabs of sod from the stacking conveyor as part of a stacking operation, wherein the stacking head is configured to be positioned at at least two pick up positions including a first pick up position that is overtop the first pick up location and a second pick up position that is overtop the second pick up location; wherein, for each set of one or more slabs of sod to be advanced for removal by the stacking head, the stacking conveyor is configured to alternate between advancing a set to the first pick up position and advancing a set to the second pick up position, and wherein the stacking conveyor is rotated at a first speed when advancing each set to the first pick up position and at a second speed when advancing each set to the second pick up position, the first speed being faster than the second speed. |