A sod handling apparatus for picking up rolls of sod from an accumulator, the sod handling apparatus comprising: a) a head extending in a first direction; b) a first sod carrier mounted to the head, the first sod carrier operable to pick up a first roll of sod; c) a second sod carrier operable to pick up a second roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the second sod carrier positioned on a first side of the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; d) a third sod carrier operable to pick up a third roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the third sod carrier positioned between the second sod carrier and the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; e) a fourth sod carrier operable to pick up a fourth roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the fourth sod carrier positioned on a second side of the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; f) a fifth sod carrier operable to pick up a fifth roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the fifth sod carrier positioned between the fourth sod carrier and the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; and g) an actuator mechanism to translate the second, third, fourth, and fifth sod carriers toward and away from the first sod carrier; wherein the sod handling apparatus is configurable in: i) an extended configuration in which each sod carrier is spaced apart from an adjacent sod carrier by a first distance in the first direction; ii) a first contracted configuration in which each sod carrier is spaced apart from the adjacent sod carrier by a second distance in the first direction that is less than the first distance; and iii) a second contracted configuration in which: a. the third and fifth sod carriers are spaced from the first sod carrier by a third distance that is less than the first distance; b. the second sod carrier is spaced from the third sod carrier by a fourth distance that is different than the third distance; and c. the fourth sod carrier is spaced from the fifth sod carrier by a fifth distance that is different than the third distance. a) a head extending in a first direction; b) a first sod carrier mounted to the head, the first sod carrier operable to pick up a first roll of sod; c) a second sod carrier operable to pick up a second roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the second sod carrier positioned on a first side of the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; d) a third sod carrier operable to pick up a third roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the third sod carrier positioned between the second sod carrier and the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; e) a fourth sod carrier operable to pick up a fourth roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the fourth sod carrier positioned on a second side of the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; f) a fifth sod carrier operable to pick up a fifth roll of sod and movably mounted to the head, the fifth sod carrier positioned between the fourth sod carrier and the first sod carrier and translatable relative to the first sod carrier in the first direction; and g) an actuator mechanism to translate the second, third, fourth, and fifth sod carriers toward and away from the first sod carrier; i) an extended configuration in which each sod carrier is spaced apart from an adjacent sod carrier by a first distance in the first direction; ii) a first contracted configuration in which each sod carrier is spaced apart from the adjacent sod carrier by a second distance in the first direction that is less than the first distance; and iii) a second contracted configuration in which: a. the third and fifth sod carriers are spaced from the first sod carrier by a third distance that is less than the first distance; b. the second sod carrier is spaced from the third sod carrier by a fourth distance that is different than the third distance; and c. the fourth sod carrier is spaced from the fifth sod carrier by a fifth distance that is different than the third distance. a. the third and fifth sod carriers are spaced from the first sod carrier by a third distance that is less than the first distance; b. the second sod carrier is spaced from the third sod carrier by a fourth distance that is different than the third distance; and c. the fourth sod carrier is spaced from the fifth sod carrier by a fifth distance that is different than the third distance.