9/24/2008

What's that black rubber in Artificial Turf Fields

It's ground up tires.

The tires go through steps to remove metal, grind and clean the rubber. It is transported in 4 foot square sacks on pallets and racked into the artificial turf.

This black rubber can get a little hot in the sun, but it is a safer surface than sand filled fields in general and don't get much harder over time.

If you have more insight onto Artificial Turf fields, lay it on me.

1 comment:

Paulette said...

Gotta tell you, this blog has some technical information that is so cool.
I love the way artificial turf looks, but can't seem to get the 'fake' out of my mind enough to own it.
Take care,
Paulette