Ventrac 4500 Baseball Field Fix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มี.ค. 2019
- Ventrac 4500 Baseball Field Fix
It was hard for my kids to play ball in a swamp so I took the Ventrac and hooked them up.
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You’re a good man and that community is lucky to have ya.
Got to respect someone who gets out there to learn something new
You should have the ballfield groomer attachment for the Ventrac. It is one of their last attachment released.
Pete, you should make a playlist specific to your baseball field renovations. I volunteer my time as a baseball coordinator for a youth organization with almost 600 kids that play baseball from 5U-15U. We have to maintain 9 fields at 4 different locations. I'm eager to see what I can learn through your experiences.
Great job Pete, love these types of video's! Happy opening day!
Awesome to see you helping out the community Pete. That ventrac is a beast!
Amazing to watch Pete! Can’t wait to see the results!
Honestly, its insane that I see this video in reccomended and you kept it interesting all the way through.
Love your work, Pete. Keep working hard brother!
I'd love to see some more of this field
Hello pete. Really enjoyed this video really excited to see how this project turns out. Btw good for you for fixin this field for the kids. Love the channel.
Is cool to see you always thinking of the next step in your business.Thanks for sharing!
Great work Pete ! I love your videos. Go Duke !
Pete, don't put an edge around that infield like one of your landscape beds...We'd like to see some grounders make it to the outfield. : )
These infield maintenance videos are becoming my favorite.
Great work brother. I work on our local high school field but would like making field maintenance a option for others as well
love the explanations! i always enjoy learning! thank you
Great job Pete. I use Ewing irrigation for a lot of my ball field work around the Charlotte area. There are two branches near Raleigh that should be able to help you out with the right resources. Best of luck.
Great content for your channel Pete! Looking forward to seeing more sports field videos
I have several lined up to do...can't wait!!! I LOVE my job!!
Great video sir.... learned alot and enjoyed your commentary!
Giving back to the community! Good job my friend!!!
Pete your a great man!
Great work, I was wondering if Air8 might help with the standing water? I know getting it on grade is the best fix. But it might also be helpful
Good job Pete I hope all is well , I need to borrow that Power rake for my house. It will surely save some time doing it with my shovel lol
As soon as I get rolling at work you throw a video up. Then I have to make a choice: work or video?
And I choose.......
I always choose video.
Having our field laser graded is awesome, the equipment is just super expensive hence the reason we hire other people to do it! But looks good man keep it up!
Your a Good Man! I see a sandpro as the next purchase
A step you may want to add is rolling the infield to compact the loosened material. While it may have not been necessary on this field, higher end infields (ones with higher clay content in the infield mix) may require it.
Amazing work sir
I'm continually impressed with how versatile the Ventrac is and how much of an exceptional operator with that machine you are. Thanks for the variety! Are they going to plant any grass in that outfield?
Pete, great work! The term is called 'crowning', which helps with drainage. A product you want to invest in is called Pro's Choice. We put it on all of our little league fields. It is worked into your field mix, and absorbs moisture to help prevent some puddling, and releases moisture when dry. It can downpour and the field can be played on in no time. Great job brother!
Now I’m jealous, been taking care of four fields for our local little league the last 6 years. You just did 2 days of work for me in an hour 😂
The Ventrac is bad to the bone friend
I hear you. I take care of two little League fields with minimal volunteer support as well.
Opening day!!! edit call your local college. im pretty sure youre a NC fan. I bet they have a hort program you could speak with as well.
Are you going to add the ball field groomer and rejuvenator to your arsenal for this type of work?
Hey Pete-
It’s good to see GCI growing in so many ways.
You may want to reach out to the Grasshoppers on your research?🧐👍🏾
Hey Pete, you might want to get some Mirimichi Green Soil Enhancer (CarbonizPN Soil Enhancer) in that for better turf. It’s what a lot pro ball field use. I put some down on my own lawn this fall and early spring and it works wonders.
Love it Pete
Great job
Hey Pete I know how to take care baseball field and your best way to get that water off the dirt is to get you a hand pump and a 5 gallon bucket and pump the water into the bucket and get some turf face and put in down to dry up the water
Turface.
That looks like fun work. Always wondered what kinda salary the groundskeepers in the MLB made.
? If u dont mind me asking what size and type pump do you have for your irragation system. Thx for all your videos and I enjoy listening to you talk about your faith in God. Thank You Again.....
This guy is amazing
Aussie First 😁Great community spirit there Pete.☑️ of approval.
Friday morning here 9.43am😁
I’ll start rowing my dinghy now.😜
You got lucky you were close to that camera lol
The wind almost got ya 😅😂
I'm being asked to take on the high school diamond. I'm giving it a major overhaul in the infield. Putting in fescue tearing out the Bermuda. So here we go.
Hey Pete, How's that field you worked on last year looking?
I always hated playing on clay infields. The ball comes at you like a cannon. Never minded the odd hops of grass fields because the ball was so much slower. You learned where the low spots were on your field real quick. It never helped being the most sure handed but the weakest fielder. I played catcher or first base depending on the pitcher.
Never did see an update on that soccer field with the Milo application from last year. Guess it got forgotten about.
Winter happened, sure he will get a update
@@jruss9109 It was August 9th when he did the last update. Winter didn't happen for months and months.
That Ventrac is the real deal damn
I’ve landed on my backside many a time sweeping the standing water from the infield dirt.
been there, done that, got the Tshirt...sunny afternoon after work, rocked my brand new WHIITE, expensive, glow-in-the-dark, super White Jean's to my son's little league game, I got picked to guest coach, then a half hour deluge ensued-turned that clay into slippery soup! Quick sprint to the dugout, my dress shoes lost all traction, weren't too white after that!!!
isnt the mound by the pitching plate supposed to be elevated? thats why they call it the pitcher's mound
I've played a few games there and umpired some middle school games there also.
that big hump is the pitching mound
LOL....... But the humps were on the sides of the 3 rubbers.... this field is designed without a true "hump" as a mount...all age groups + local girls and co-ed softball play here...no mound needed. the humps i refer to in the video came from washing
@@GCITurf ok...our district uses four inch mounds for our little league rubbers....it doesnt sound like much but its almost impossible to play fastpitch without some kind of elevation...i know the high school mound is signigicant
that silt is a pain in the ass. i work on a golf course and when it rains hard it is like that in the bunkers.
I can totally relate to this
Nice job! Expand the business, expand your knowledge, and do some good. Sweet!
That's very generous of you, Pete, to grade your kids' school's ball field so they have a level playing surface to play on. Although the area that you graded might be the right size field for your kids' ages, are you going to level out the outfield too? Older kids might want to play on that ball field so the outfield needs to be leveled and playable for them too. I'm sure the school appreciates you addressing the drainage issue on the ball field also.
all i id was fix the drainage issues in the infield
One tip I have for you is that this is not a Science and everything you do can be fixed and never stop looking for ways to become better that’s how I found your video
Nice work Pete. How’d you get into treating ball fields? Adding the infield work will be huge. I’ve seen a ton of bad ones through the years
I just told a few folks I was going to start doing it and the phone started ringing...got 3 more to do after they saw the results on this field
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Pete show the final product to us when your done. Like to see it.
Nice
Only problem I have is. The Ventrac. It just cost way to much. I mean $20,000+
I mean I know it's a lot of work but looked fun too 😀
How much does it cost to have a field done?
Need to buy some red rock from me in alabama
Are you sure the pile of dirt "behind the pitcher's rubber" wasn't part of the mound? You're a good guy for doing this though!
I hope you show the result from the rain! Be cool to see how you did!
I could not get back over there but the school AD went when it was raining and ZERO puddles.....whew!
GCI Turf Services awesome!
Yaaaaaaay!
you should give them a grass infield.
Yes! Grass infields where it’s at!
Aaron Taylor it’s a softball/baseball field as much as you and I want to put grass on it you can’t because of them playing softball on it
Wouldn’t a French drain solve a lot of issues here?
Drains are usually avoided on playing fields as it is expected the athletes (in this case kids) can slide anywhere on the field to make a catch. If someone was to slide onto the drain, even it was small, could incur some serious injuries
Steele James ok but it’s a French drain, aka a pip with hole running under the ground. There should be nothing on the surface for the athletes to injure themselves on.
It's never a good idea to add dry material on top of muddy clay! That being said it's all a learning process! If you are going into field renovations I would suggest investing in a dual slope laser grading box!
Dig a small hole and pump the water out with a small pump or hand pump in a bucket ....
Need some work bye the dugouts ha
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That field is just screaming for a huge makeover.
I know where this is at not to far from me lol
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Pete, I will help you with all of the details. Come see me at Louisburg College. Check out info online to get in touch.
#GetYourFieldRight
Beacon Athletics has a free online groundskeeper 101 class if you are still looking for more education
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Pete , you must be loaded with cash
Damn that’s an awful all dirt field
Just watch field of dreams bud
No iam not gonna watch u learn