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. Nail the remaining 2 by 4 in between. An option is a portable pitcher s mound made from wood and astroturf. For each beam you will be needing at least 8 screws. How to build a wooden portable pitching mound create slope of mound.

This fact means your diy pitcher s mound will take care of the league you have in mind. 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. On the same note you can also customize it to cater for any age group. This mound can be built in just a few hours and the cost is around 125.

3 2x10x8 treated. I used a lot of scrap pieces to brace the 1 x 10 s probably overkill but i wanted to make sure. That s more than the price i built one for. I choose that height because in little league the mound is 6 above home plate.

Cut 4 off the 2 x 10 x 12 board as it will be used as the back support of the mound. 1 2x10x12 treated. 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. The flat section with the rubber is 22 inches wide before it begins to taper.

The dimensions of the mound are 84 x 42. 1 2x4x8 treated. Steps of building a portable pitching mound step 1. 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.

The materials needed are. Mark one inch at the end of one of the 8 foot 2 by 10 pieces of wood. For instance you can easily build it according to specific height or taper. Make a mark at 24 then make a mark at 3 4 5 6 7 and 8.

Cover the 3 2 10 lumber boards with the 4 6 board. Screw the board to the beams. Diy pitching mound step 1. Starting at 500 with the good ones nearly double that the shipping was 125.

Once you have the cut pieces of the ply you will have four pieces yielded of the two planks. Building a portable pitching mound for under 100. Cut the angle down to two. I added the 4 x 8.

I decided to use a piece of 4 x 8 treated plywood as the main part of the mound. If you re building it for indoor use or porting it you could use non treated wood and knock. To start with first get your plywood which i am assuming an 8 foot ply sliced into a 2 and a 6 foot section. For the base i started.