Accessible in wet weather. Away from highly traveled roads and other possible sources of fire. Clear of overhead obstructions such as utility lines. Field turnrows can be improved before building modules by preparing an elevated site using a 3-point hitch blade. Take site-drainage precautions for palletless and pallet modules.
Pallets provide only about two inches of protection against standing water.
Modules made without pallets should be placed on dry ground after dew or rainfall has dried from the surface. A minimum of three men is required to operate the module builder, to clean picker heads, and to tarp modules. Priority of jobs should be in that order. The module-builder operator should not have any other responsibilities. Schedule harvesters so that only one dumps at a time.