homemade pitching mound for the kids. Pic heavy

[jrfan]

I was asked to make a pitching mound for our baseball team. The mounds we found online sell for up to 3000.00 so the coach asked if i could make one. I made this mound out of 1" x 1/8" angle iron and 1 1/2" flat metal. I have about 200.00 tied up in it.


I started with the basic frame work 8ft. X 42" the cross bar is at 36"

Another view of the frame work

Adding the frame for the side slopes.

Another view of the frame

Getting everything braced and welded up

Finished frame

Frame painted with holes drilled for screwing on the boards.

Sizing up the boards

Cutting outdoor carpet to size.

Boards covered with carpet

Boards covered and ready to be screwed into place. Just need to add the pitching rubber and get it set out in the field.

[DamonJ]

I need one if you want to build another one...

[Jaybo31]

Nice! Any way to mount some wheels on the back? Them things are a booger to move

[jerp]

Looks really good. I made a couple of those when my boys were playing ball but I built them out of treated lumber - making the frame out of angle iron is a better idea.

[mechhead]

Awesome fab work there. I bought one a few yrs back from a company out of Houston. The link is as follows:

http://newpitchingmound.com/

Great folks to deal with. Not crazy priced. Last a long time.

Certainly don't think I'm hijacking your thread just a baseball dad too trying to provide info to folks.

[head]

that's awesome!

[dpatterson1976]

We could use one of those. Having a portable mound would allow us to use our big field for 10U and below in Tournaments.

[Big_gun]

Great job... looks like a camper for an el camino... ;-) when baseballs over you can sell it as a mound or a cover...

[texan16]

Well done, ought to get a lot of use out of it.

[doug lilley]

safety hazqard. welding in shorts. good thing osha isnt at your house regularly

[jrfan]

For me it was the safest way to weld. I had my son do it. Lol.

[zcole04]

Very nice