Diy Portable Pitching Mound Plans

Nail one 4 foot 2 by 10 to the rear of the two sloped pieces.

Diy portable pitching mound plans.

For the base i started. Starting at 500 with the good ones nearly double that the shipping was 125. Screw the board to the beams. 3 2x10x8 treated.

An option is a portable pitcher s mound made from wood and astroturf. Mark one inch at the end of one of the 8 foot 2 by 10 pieces of wood. I used a lot of scrap pieces to brace the 1 x 10 s probably overkill but i wanted to make sure. The end with the pitching rubber is the full width of a 2x6 5 1 2 and it tapers down to 2 at the bottom.

That turned out to be the case when i priced portable pitching mounds. Cover the 3 2 10 lumber boards with the 4 6 board. The dimensions of the mound are 84 x 42. 1 2x10x12 treated.

1 2x4x8 treated. Nail the remaining 2 by 4 in between. 1 1 2x4x8 treated plywood 3 4 will give a stiffer surface 1 4x8 astroturf. The materials needed are.

With a diy portable pitcher s mound you can customize it your unique circumstances. How to build a wooden portable pitching mound create slope of mound. The portable pitching mound requires a 1 slope for every 1 of mound so we need to lay this out on our 2 x 10 x 8 boards one at a time. For instance you can easily build it according to specific height or taper.

This fact means your diy pitcher s mound will take care of the league you have in mind. The flat section with the rubber is 22 inches wide before it begins to taper. Take 3 of your 2 10 lumber boards and arrange them parallel to each other 20 inches apart standing on edge of the plank s top. Steps of building a portable pitching mound step 1.

I decided to use a piece of 4 x 8 treated plywood as the main part of the mound. Once you have the cut pieces of the ply you will have four pieces yielded of the two planks. I choose that height because in little league the mound is 6 above home plate. Building a portable pitching mound for under 100.

To start with first get your plywood which i am assuming an 8 foot ply sliced into a 2 and a 6 foot section. Diy pitching mound step 1. On the same note you can also customize it to cater for any age group. Cut the angle down to two.

For each beam you will be needing at least 8 screws. Cut 4 off the 2 x 10 x 12 board as it will be used as the back support of the mound. This mound can be built in just a few hours and the cost is around 125. That s more than the price i built one for.