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Note: The tamp will be most effective if you cover the <br />bottom with plastic. Tape the plastic to the tamp <br />handle. The plastic keeps the clay from sticking <br />to the tamp's bottom. <br />7.3.7 After tamping and compacting the "mound mix" covers areas <br />with infield brick dust. <br />7.4 Pitcher's Mound <br />7.4.1 Follow same procedure for repair of home plate /batters box area <br />utilizing dry "mound mix" for this purpose. Do not cover with <br />infield mix. <br />7.4.2 Add to the above the following: Rake all loose material from <br />bottom to top and cover with "Mound Mix ". <br />7.5 General Brickdust Skinned Infield Areas <br />7.5.1 After raking /shoveling loose material from high spots back into <br />low spots /worn areas on running paths, sliding zones, and any <br />other low spots /worn areas appearing on the field, the Contractor <br />shall fill all remaining low spots with new Gail Materials "Pro <br />Gold with Stabilizer" brickdust from stock and make level. <br />7.5.2 The contractor shall clean all excess brickdust beneath or next to <br />the backstop, dugout chain link fencing and /or infield chain link <br />fence lines so that the infield brickdust is level with the dugout <br />pavement and pavement outside the infield. <br />7.5.3 Lightly water entire infield before dragging. <br />Note: Watering shall penetrate brickdust to a minimum <br />depth of 1/8" deep min. This process is crucial <br />to keeping brickdust in place and not going air <br />borne. <br />7.5.4 Drag infield utilizing small utility vehicle as specified with <br />"grooming or finishing drag ". Circular or figure eight drag <br />patterns shall be used (see details 1 -A & 1 -B). Alternate drag <br />patterns or reverse direction of drag patterns daily to avoid ruts <br />and high /low areas. Speed of drag procedure shall not exceed 7 <br />mph. <br />7.5.5 When dragging the skinned infield, the contractor shall stay <br />away from all turf edges a minimum of 18 ". This will help in <br />avoiding lips at brickdust /turf edges. This 18' gap shall also <br />apply to all backstops and chain link fence areas. <br />7.5.6 Contractor shall hand rake all base paths on combination <br />turf /brickdust infields. <br />34 <br />251 -44 <br />