I have two spring training sites that have covered outdoor batting cages with astroturf type carpeting. The are about 8000 s/f each. The probldem is the red clay tracked into the carpet from the field by the ballplayers. I saw the personnel flooding the carpet with a water hose and using large rollers to squeegee off the clay and water.
They are asking me to figure out a way to remove the clay on a regular basis. And then take over doing the big cleans a couple time of year. I thought about a large space vac, however, they had one demonstrated and were not impressed. Rick and I thought about the Pile Master or double width Hoover Commercial vacs.
For the big cleans I was thinking of flooding with the hose and extracting using a drag wand with a portable flood pumper that is used for water damage jobs. What do you think?

Batting cages in January. I think I want to move to where
you are. I have the same question. But it's indoor astro turf. How do you clean it? This is a sports complex where
there is also a hard rubber basketball court that needs to be done, any ideas???



Ralph

Test differant ways. Sound like something for a steamin demon or a tile and grout spinner(the kind for concrete, it has wheels). You might could rent the spinner and test it out.

Greg Loe
Chico,Ca
www.gregs-ucs.com