Message Board - Other Sports: Rugby Posts
5 Apr 2011 by Andy Matthews Last edited 5 Apr 2011
A large sports ground I have taken over at, has lost one of it's pitches because of a new 4 bay net system that has been installed, therefor we need to relocate the ladies Lacrosse pitch for next season, the only practical place we can see for this is the junior Rugby pitch, but we would have to remove the Rugby posts for each Lacrosse game, someone has told the club that inflatable ones are available! but I can see these being a nightmare in any sort of wind, therefor does anyone else have this problem and does anyone have a quick and easy solution to getting the posts up and down on what will be virtually a weekly basis. I have had a look on the Pitchcare shop at the hinged posts has anyone used these and will they be ok for regular up and down use.
I will say many thanks in advance for any suggestions and ideas.
5 Apr 2011 by Neil Dixon
Andy, i think the hinged posts are the best option.
If needed, no reason why you couldnt purchase the little attatchment that is fitted to roll bars to erect the millenium style posts for easier dismantling / erecting.
5 Apr 2011 by A J
Agree with Neil,
You can get just the Hinge adapters to fit your existing posts like we will be doing to our pitches for the autumn.
Grow in grace...........
5 Apr 2011 by The Moose
Andy,
Changed all our socketed to hinged two years ago,all we did was to shorten the post by the right amount makes life so much easier
Also bought the attachment for the roll bar again makes lifting the posts easier and helps when securing the bolts on the hinges
Perfect Preperation Prevents P*** Poor Pitches
5 Apr 2011 by Tim Hales
Andy,
We changed to hinged sockets this year after many years of having a contractor come in and erect them with a rugby post lifter. We now do them ourselves and it's the best thing we ever done. It's the way forward for putting up ruby posts
5 Apr 2011 by Mike
Andy - we switched to 7m steel hinged posts on four of our pitches last year. They are fantastic - with 2 men, we can have a pitch set up/taken down in about twenty minutes.
Mike
5 Apr 2011 by Andy Matthews
Thanks very much for all your replies. So when you are raising and lowering the posts is it just a case of walking them up and down or do you any sort of winch or tractor and straps to help
5 Apr 2011 by Mike Last edited 5 Apr 2011
Andy - 7 metre one's are light as a feather. With these, we assemble them on the floor, hinges in ground, fit crossbar etc, then Josh grabs one post, I grab the other and we walk them up. Both armed with a pocket full of bolts and a socket with an extension bar fitted. Once, erect, kneel on one knee, with the shin of the other leg holding the posts upright (across the post so it can't slip), and pop the bolts in, job done- If it is slightly windy, work with the wind to your back. If it is too windy to do it like this, do it a post at a time, with both walking up - short a$% (that would be me!!) at the front, taller person bringing up the rear... (did I just say that 
) Fit crossbar when both posts are erect.
For heavier posts, walk them up with two or more men, in a staggered fashion, one post at a time. Fit crossbar when posts are erect.
Word of caution - do not be tempted to attach a rope and have someone pull whilst others are walking up the post. The 'pull' will actually pull the hinge assembly towards the front face of the socket, which is obviously round, and you all end up on a bit of a merry go round, with some poor bugger trying to hold a post above his head whilst doing a 360 degree quickstep... not a pretty site!
Hope this helps.
Mike
5 Apr 2011 by Andy Matthews
Cheers Mike sounds like this is the way forward then, thanks to all that replied once again
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