30' High Baseball Backstop
30' High Baseball Backstop
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Hello All,
I was just asked to look over a chain link fence for a baseball backstop in New York State. They are proposing a 30' high backstop with posts spaced 10' o.c., and after running some calcs, it seems doable if I use 8 5/8" posts with a pretty good size footing. When I looked through ASTM F 567 for guidelines on Installation of Chain Link Fence, it states that "Fence post footings are limited to a maximum of 60" deep, and a maximum post height of 20'". As far as I am aware, these are just a guideline, and are not a mandatory hard ruling. Just checking to make sure I am not off base on this one.
Thanks!
I was just asked to look over a chain link fence for a baseball backstop in New York State. They are proposing a 30' high backstop with posts spaced 10' o.c., and after running some calcs, it seems doable if I use 8 5/8" posts with a pretty good size footing. When I looked through ASTM F 567 for guidelines on Installation of Chain Link Fence, it states that "Fence post footings are limited to a maximum of 60" deep, and a maximum post height of 20'". As far as I am aware, these are just a guideline, and are not a mandatory hard ruling. Just checking to make sure I am not off base on this one.
Thanks!






RE: 30' High Baseball Backstop
If ASTM F567 is not part of the code, it's contents are not mandatory. However, since the proposed backstop goes far beyond the standard's recommendations, suggest making your review cautiously. That is, look at typical heights of similar backstops and investigate why such a high backstop is needed (or perhaps just arbitrarily specified).
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RE: 30' High Baseball Backstop
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RE: 30' High Baseball Backstop
RE: 30' High Baseball Backstop
I attached a publication from the Chain Link Manufacturers' Institute. It provides some design guidance, however, they only cover fences up to 20'. Also, do a search with "golf" as the keyword. There were a few posts about fencing.
RE: 30' High Baseball Backstop
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Now I remember where I found the publication on CLF, SRE posted the link.