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Post by The Puma on Feb 13, 2012 14:56:34 GMT 10
Can anyone tell me what the yellow infield topping is made up of? I thought google would shed some light but there seem to be a heap of different answers.
cheers
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Post by Journeyman on Feb 13, 2012 15:05:31 GMT 10
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Post by The Puma on Feb 18, 2012 5:01:21 GMT 10
Thanks jm, thats some good info there.
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Post by olteyemr on Feb 19, 2012 10:53:31 GMT 10
if you are needing/wanting to repair the infield, you should do at least the following... on an old infield: rotary hoe exisiting surface to a depth of minimum 50mm depth to allow the new soil to blend and bind into the surface. Top dress with a mixture of 90% en-tout-cas (-2mm grain size) and 10% Bentonite clay powder. En-tout-cas soil is available from Hanson Building Products and Bentonite from Bunnings.
Water well, but then allow to semi-dry out before using a heavy roller to compact the old and new toppings together.
If you are just doing the corners and home plate areas - rotary to a depth of at least 100mm and repaet above methodology.
For the batting boxes - lay unfired clay bricks - brick bonded with 5mm joints - at least 100mm below your final heights - water very well to soften the play to the point of becoming mussy on the face of the bricks, then repeat the advice above... do not use the batting box for at least one or two weeks toallow the mixture to bind...
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Post by The Puma on Feb 20, 2012 9:40:32 GMT 10
Thanks to Lang Lang sands we ended up with a blend of about 15% clay and 85% sand. It seems to have packed down pretty well, we just need to see how it drys out.
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Post by bigdaz on Apr 9, 2012 10:25:42 GMT 10
Anyone recommend a supplier in melb west / geelong / ballarat???
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Post by fuzzy on Apr 9, 2012 12:11:16 GMT 10
For another good site google 'ultimate baseball field renovation guide'.
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