What Crown?

 

 

Are you serious??

Are you serious??

 

No, as a matter of fact I am not. Lawrence Co and Russell have the highest crowns I have ever seen. I used to always joke that if you were on one hash at Lawrence and someone else was on the other hash, you could only see them from the knees up.

No, as a matter of fact I am not. Lawrence Co and Russell have the highest crowns I have ever seen. I used to always joke that if you were on one hash at Lawrence and someone else was on the other hash, you could only see them from the knees up.

 

 

From the 20 yard line going towards the end zone is running down hill for any running backs, thats how bad it is.:thumb:

Pikeville raised half the money for theyre field and Pikeville college coughed up the other half.

I believe we payed something like 30K. It is the same rubber pellets that is in the field turf. You let the grass grow to about 6 inches spread 1 inch of the pellets, water heavily to let the pellets settle to the ground, then let the grass grow and spread another 1 inch of pellets, and water heavily again. This gives you 2 inches of rubber below your grass and helps with drainage. Our field stayed in good shape last year, very little mud at all, and it gives the field a bouncy feeling. The pellets were spread using a golf courses manicurer.

 

This process was developed by Michigan State University.

I think Bourbon County is trying that this year.

Pikeville raised half the money for theyre field and Pikeville college coughed up the other half.

I thought that the football/baseball field was funded and owned by the city of Pikeville?

The crown at Lawrence County is the most noticeable that I've seen, but I'm no expert. I always chalked it up as a way of gaining a little home-field advantage.

I think Bourbon County is trying that this year.

I thought they were getting rid of football.

I thought that the football/baseball field was funded and owned by the city of Pikeville?

 

It is, but I think they got some donations to help defray the cost. I recall when I was living there, the city council was very concerned that certain parts of the "wish list" would have to be left off because of monetary concerns.

Belfry's was over $600,000 and was funded by Cam Mining, Massey Energy, and private donations.

 

This is true. I checked with somebody in the know and the cost was broken down like this.

 

Site prep work was a little over $250K

Turf cost was just shy of $360K

That made the total of the turf project almost $610K

 

CAM paid the total site prep cost of 250K+; Massey kicked in 120K; The rest, almost 240K, was raised through private donations, both corporate and individual.

 

The Board of Education paid nothing for the addition of the turf, and actually were saved money because they didn't have to fund the football field construction at all. This would have been an initial cost associated with the construction of the new school that the BOE would normally have had to pay.

Correct me if im wrong, the site prep there started from scratch, there was no football field there at all prior to what is there now. That probably took alot of excavating work, i wander if the site prep would be nearly as high on an existing football field?

This is true. I checked with somebody in the know and the cost was broken down like this.

 

Site prep work was a little over $250K

Turf cost was just shy of $360K

That made the total of the turf project almost $610K

 

CAM paid the total site prep cost of 250K+; Massey kicked in 120K; The rest, almost 240K, was raised through private donations, both corporate and individual.

 

The Board of Education paid nothing for the addition of the turf, and actually were saved money because they didn't have to fund the football field construction at all. This would have been an initial cost associated with the construction of the new school that the BOE would normally have had to pay.

Correct me if im wrong, the site prep there started from scratch, there was no football field there at all prior to what is there now. That probably took alot of excavating work, i wander if the site prep would be nearly as high on an existing football field?

The site prep, did start from scratch, as you say. It wouldn't be as high. Belfry required shooting rock and excavating dirt, then placing the shot-rock, in incremental lifts and compacting. This process was also done, almost over the entire facility.

 

The cost is staggering, regarding site prep work. If a field is close to grade, then minimal excavation can be done and a "base" of aggregate placed down, then per the synthetic turk manufactures requirements, each additional layer.

The site prep, did start from scratch, as you say. It wouldn't be as high. Belfry required shooting rock and excavating dirt, then placing the shot-rock, in incremental lifts and compacting. This process was also done, almost over the entire facility.

 

The cost is staggering, regarding site prep work. If a field is close to grade, then minimal excavation can be done and a "base" of aggregate placed down, then per the synthetic turk manufactures requirements, each additional layer.

 

 

Correct, the field at Belfry had to be dome 2 times, because the contractor did not put down the correct base layer and amount of pea gravel the first time.

 

Oh and it would shock some of the Belfry people whose idea and was one of the driving forces in getting the turf, as he is viewed as a football hater in some circles

The site prep, did start from scratch, as you say. It wouldn't be as high. Belfry required shooting rock and excavating dirt, then placing the shot-rock, in incremental lifts and compacting. This process was also done, almost over the entire facility.

 

The cost is staggering, regarding site prep work. If a field is close to grade, then minimal excavation can be done and a "base" of aggregate placed down, then per the synthetic turk manufactures requirements, each additional layer.

 

The only site prep needed on an existing field would be to scrape the top layer of bermuda or which ever you may have, correct?

The only site prep needed on an existing field would be to scrape the top layer of Bermuda or which ever you may have, correct?

Drainage systems, may be installed per some manufacturers, while others utilize the aggregate and a sand/base.

 

Topsoil can't be used, as it's not a suitable material for compaction. The longevity of any synthetic surface, is two-fold.

 

1) Cleaning/maintaining rubberized pellets or sand.

2) Base underlying the synthetic turf, is properly prepared, to not allow settling. Also a desired drainage system installed and sloped crown. If Bermuda exists, than just scraping the top won't be sufficient, as the roots are "vines" and they will creep/emerge, without proper covering.

 

Any synthetic surface, should be tested for soil composition, compaction capability and proper drainage.

 

P'Burg has a very nice complex and if they add synthetic turf, it will only enhance.