SAND MAN 850
INFIELD SOIL CLEANER AND STONE PICKER
The Sand Man works as an infield groomer that keeps baseball fields safe and game-ready. Its vibrating screen pulls small stones, glass, and debris out of infield soil, and a finisher attachment grooms the surface smooth behind it. For grounds crews preparing fields day after day, here’s how the walk-behind Sand Man delivers a consistent infield without towed equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Sand Man drives its vibrating sifting screen across the infield skin, scooping up material and vibrating it through the screen. Fine infield material passes through while stones, glass, and hard debris are retained and collected in the hopper.
The Sand Man is a walk-behind machine that operates without a tractor — more practical on confined infield skin areas where tractor access is limited. It works well as a designated machine for smaller areas. The Surf & Turf Rakes are better-suited for large-scale earthwork. Infield grooming is more of an alternate use for these machines–an added benefit for other work performed by parks and recreation teams–than a singular reason to purchase them.
The fine 3/16-inch sifting screen is effective at capturing glass fragments mixed in infield material — important at older facilities where broken glass may have accumulated over years of use.
The Finisher is an optional rear attachment that smooths and grooms the infield surface after the Sand Man passes, leveling marks and leaving a consistent, professional playing surface — valuable before games or events.
The Sand Man 850 covers 15,000–35,000 sq ft/hr. A standard Little League infield skin of approximately 5,000–8,000 sq ft can be cleaned in well under 30 minutes.
The Sand Man handles stone and debris removal — not surface conditioning. For game-day surface finishing (nail dragging, watering, conditioning), standard infield tools are used alongside the Sand Man as complementary equipment.