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New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:00 amby kmax
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:40 amby coachouert
Thanks kmax! I will try to get over to the stadium sometime this afternoon to get some later in the day pics. I'm cool enough that I brought my camera to work with me.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:48 amby vike_king
Wow, those are some great photos with a phone!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks KMAX
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:49 amby Coyote77
great photos, and like Vike King said, with a Phone!!! Look forward to seeing later day photos.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:52 amby kmax
Yeah, it's a phone but it is a 2 Megpixel camera on it so it takes pretty good pics as long as it is light enough and all and you don't need to zoom or anything. My wife has to use our camera all week so my only option is the phone camera unfortunately. I'm sure some others will get some better ones for us though, just wanted to get some first shots up of it getting started for everyone.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:13 amby LuvDaCats
If you go to:
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Glob ... nu227_10_3 The I-cam is pointed at the field. You can see some of the turf starting to come into the camera's field of view. As long as no one moves the camera you can check in from time to time to see how it's going. I'm here at the TV station until noon mountain time so I'll keep it pointed there.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:25 amby coachouert
Some new ones up already in the msubobcats.com gallery!
http://www.msubobcats.com/gallery.php
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:36 amby HelenaCat95
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:48 amby GrizinWashington
Google Earth shows that end zone to be 3 feet too short....
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:58 amby Common Cat
What exactly is the composition of the ground underneath the turf?
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:41 pmby GOKATS
Common Cat wrote:What exactly is the composition of the ground underneath the turf?
Some sand, mostly crushed gravel.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:49 pmby Common Cat
GOKATS wrote:Common Cat wrote:What exactly is the composition of the ground underneath the turf?
Some sand, mostly crushed gravel.
Is Field Turf cushy, or will it feel pretty hard when you're playing on it?
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:52 pmby nativecat
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:59 pmby kmax
Common Cat wrote:GOKATS wrote:Common Cat wrote:What exactly is the composition of the ground underneath the turf?
Some sand, mostly crushed gravel.
Is Field Turf cushy, or will it feel pretty hard when you're playing on it?
A couple quotes from the Field Turf site regarding this:
FieldTurf is fundamentally different from all others. Stable, firm not spongy, non-abrasive and uniform in traction, FieldTurf is engineered to play and feel like natural grass.
But FieldTurf is much more than just the absence of abrasions. Unlike traditional turf, FieldTurf does not rely on an underlying shock pad for safety, resilience and player comfort. Rather, like its natural grass cousin, FieldTurf's grass fibers are surrounded and stabilized by a special blend of «synthetic earth» - FieldTurf's patented mixture of smooth, rounded silica sand and rubber granules.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:01 pmby Old Skool Cat
I'm so happy I think I just pee'd myself!!!
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:08 pmby GOKATS
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:51 pmby LTown Cat
How does the lettering and pictures get put on--I assumed they did that before they laid the turf, but I guess not
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:03 pmby rtb
LTown Cat wrote:How does the lettering and pictures get put on--I assumed they did that before they laid the turf, but I guess not
Not 100% sure, but I believe they cut that in after the fact.
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:10 pmby GOKATS
rtb wrote:LTown Cat wrote:How does the lettering and pictures get put on--I assumed they did that before they laid the turf, but I guess not
Not 100% sure, but I believe they cut that in after the fact.
This link showing a FieldTurf install at the US Military Academy shows how they do it. I talked to their crew boss this morning and he said it'd take them about three weeks to complete everything.
http://www.fieldturf.com/michieStadium.cfm
Re: New Turf installation Pics!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:13 pmby Old Skool Cat
GOKATS wrote:rtb wrote:LTown Cat wrote:How does the lettering and pictures get put on--I assumed they did that before they laid the turf, but I guess not
Not 100% sure, but I believe they cut that in after the fact.
This link showing a FieldTurf install at the US Military Academy shows how they do it. I talked to their crew boss this morning and he said it'd take them about three weeks to complete everything.
http://www.fieldturf.com/michieStadium.cfm
You watch that slideshow, and it appears to be a much more involved, detailed project than originally imagined. Pretty neat process.
