stand alone WOB standards
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Topic: stand alone WOB standards
Posted By: seckmrl
Subject: stand alone WOB standards
Date Posted: 6/07/06 at 4:37pm
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I am running a games in July and we found out that we cannot use any spikes at all on the field..
I am most concerned about WOB.. do you have any ideas of a set up that can go up to 19' that could be built in a short amount of time???
Any ideas would be great, thanks!!! |
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Posted By: weaselking
Date Posted: 6/08/06 at 4:51am
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So they won't let you put in stakes, but they'll yet you cover the area in impact craters? Do they know what the games are gonna do to their landscape? Or is it more an issue they don't want stakes inadvertantly left in the field? But on the constructive side of things, you could try doing the tires-filled-with-concrete thing. I'd imagine old pickup tires would have a sufficient diameter to provide stability. ------------- We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. - Ayn Rand |
Posted By: seckmrl
Date Posted: 6/08/06 at 12:18pm
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THey have had games there in the past but we had some other standards that the guys can throw over.. and I agree with you we can throw the 56s and make craters , but they are concerned about the sprinkler lines i guess.. anyway that is a great idea and it wont be to bad to have to move..
thanks!!! |
Posted By: Wayne Hill
Date Posted: 6/08/06 at 12:50pm
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You could have the concrete-filled tire flip as an event. -Wayne ------------- "We may be small, but we're slow." - MIT Rugby |
Posted By: weaselking
Date Posted: 6/09/06 at 3:42am
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Ahhhh. I never considered the possibility of underground obstacles. I s'pose I'd be concerned about spikes and my sprinkler lines too. ------------- We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. - Ayn Rand |
Posted By: seckmrl
Date Posted: 6/09/06 at 4:04pm
| I called the old stand by of great ideas(and maybe a bit on insanity) RUss Murphy.. As I was concerned as we drive about 150 miles to these games and the cost of gas what it is that taking 200 lbs of cement was not the best idea.. anyway, Russ suggested using large trash cans(50 gallon) using them as the anchor and then filling them with water so they could be put into place easy filled(about 400lbs) and then drained to put back.. so far this sounds like a pretty good idea... what do you guys think?? |
Posted By: Wayne Hill
Date Posted: 6/09/06 at 4:21pm
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Well, the weight up high of a full trash can wouldn't really help its
stability: it's the weight toward the bottom that would be doing
the most good. My wife has a galvanized trough that's about
30" in diameter and about 15" tall that she uses in her gardening, and
it would be a good shape for this. I presume you could find
something similar at a farm supply store. The trick would be figuring out how to anchor the uprights in it (cue Russ Murphy). -Wayne ------------- "We may be small, but we're slow." - MIT Rugby |
Posted By: McSanta
Date Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:17am
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use two cars, golf carts, equipment trailer, .... and tie the uprights to them. Use longer ropes so you can move the anchors further out OR do I dare say "ban the spin" so whatever you use for an anchor does not get smacked. 55 galloon steel drum + water = about 440 pounds or fill full of something heavier and have a front end loader place the barrels. ------------- Mark McVey "The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances and demonstrations for impressions." -John Ruskin |
Posted By: wallyworld
Date Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:08am
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Back in the 'day', Enumclaw used 'stand alone' uprights. The bases were designed to have a slot in which to insert the actual uprights and we'd just put weights in the base to keep them standing. Occasionally, one would get knocked over but, badda bing, we'd just stand it back up! Ask Murphy about them, he's thrown many a weight over them! A lot simpler than dealing with guy wires and you only require weight in two places. Wally O ------------- "TRY NOT. DO OR DO NOT. THERE IS NO 'TRY'." Yoda |
Posted By: Marbry
Date Posted: 6/22/06 at 8:58am
Some folks manage to tear stuff up even from the stand. I certainly wouldn't use my car for that. If you can get with them and get the plans for the sprinkler system, you might be able to find an area off to the side out of danger. Or perhaps an area off the main field entirely? If you could get a couple of large used (6' dia) concrete manhole sections (or pipe sections) you could just put bolts into the side of them to anchor to. They should provide plenty of weight to anchor it as well. The smaller ones you might could fill with sand to help stabilize it. ------------- 'They said they'd never seen that kind of power and endurance. My picture is still up above the buffet.' |
McSanta wrote:Posted By: seckmrl
Date Posted: 6/25/06 at 1:43pm
| Thanks for all the great ideas, I am going to run them past the grounds keepers and see waht sticks, I will let you know... |
Posted By: seckmrl
Date Posted: 7/18/06 at 12:23pm
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Just an FYI,,, I used 2 plastic 55 gallon barrells.. we used a piece of strut cut to the height of the barrell.. then bound a piece of pvc just larger than our WOB standard pipe and slid it in.. bound it with a strapping band in 3 places each side.. filled it a quarter of the way with water then got them off the truck bed and used 5 gallon buckets to fill it to half way.. it held up great.. hardest part was rolling it off the dirt infield to the grass to dump..
but if you have a tight spot and cant use nails it is not a bad way to do it.. the other cool thing we are going to do is make the barrell look like kegs to advertise for our Sponsor Kilt Lifter Beer.. |