foam pit

[syme fmxer]

hey all was just woudering the measurments needed for a full size foam pit like 250's and stuff. and how much would all the foam pieces be

[paddo]

they are HELL expensive mate. but i want one too haha. not sure about the measurements depends on what kinda jumps ur doing if u wanna go longer gap then itd hav to be bigger just to be safe. one the size of schuies or the one off frmx RIDE with the crusty practice session would be unreal.

[syme fmxer]

i know ey... yer i was thinkin id say to my mates all put in 200 and we can use it but i dono if that would even do much gettin 1500 towards it

[onenut97]

unless ur getting free foam and building your own fence and ramps 1500 aint gunna get ya far otherwise everyone would have 1

[Evanzie #23]

Minimal cost for a pit to jump big bikes into are about $20,000. I think Maddo's is near the $60,000 mark.

[kawi362]

For Making A Pit Would Digging A Huge Holw In The Grond And Filling That With A Shit Load Of Hay Work Casue I Can Do That For Free My Uncle Has Tractors Bob Cats A A Shit Load Of Hay

[syme fmxer]

ye ri think i better give up the foam pit idea lol. ur idea sounds good thou

[METAL_MULISHA13]

For Making A Pit Would Digging A Huge Holw In The Grond And Filling That With A Shit Load Of Hay Work Casue I Can Do That For Free My Uncle Has Tractors Bob Cats A A Shit Load Of Hay
Thats just ****ing stupid.

[kawi362]

i spose it is mate

[phat_pat]

What about the hay catching fire? the hay won't do shitall to help the bike pullup anyway.

Pat.

[fiddy_ridder_89]

rob a bank.....get money...build pit......toooooo bloody easy ay boys....WHOS WITH ME!!!!!

[syme fmxer]

yer true wat if the hay does catch. robbing a bank sounds good lol

[b_lake13]

reckin the hay idea would work 4 a pushy?

[syme fmxer]

yer maybe but u mite have to put hay and some other stuff but i dono of any cheap substuitues for foam

[yamaha_fmxer]

its harder do ing triks from a fome pit to dirt if your pit is in ground because if your pit isvin ground yor in the air longer and dirt you wont have the same time so it will just be hard to do

[fiddy_ridder_89]

unless you have a kicker onto a hell mad step down..........actualy has anyone ever seen that before.....or would you fall to fast?

[blingbling121]

i reckon like a massive 3 metre high however long inflatable airbed type thing. Of course in a larger scale, maybe using the same materials and pump as a jumping castle? could work, especially for bmx.

[#67Skeet]

i reckon like a massive 3 metre high however long inflatable airbed type thing. Of course in a larger scale, maybe using the same materials and pump as a jumping castle? could work, especially for bmx.

Untill it poped.....

[tudge199]

Untill it poped.....

yeh i had the same idea, i reakon it would pop

[GStylEr]

They don't pop, same principle as a jumping castle or portable downy airbag. You have the pump running constantly, and a vent hole somewhere in the bag so that it isn't inflated like a balloon so much as constantly going down and being pumped up at the same time. That way, when something hits it, the excess air has somewhere to go, the vent hole. That stops the bag from popping, and also from bouncing you off. The pump keeps it from deflating entirely.

But basically it'd be more expensive than a foam pit to setup and run anyway, and not as safe as a properly fluffed pit. Cause if you bail, you don't sink in and there's nothing that can get between you and the bike like there is in foam.

[patchy]

hay pits do work for pushys .... my mate had one

[anxiety racing]

iam making one for pushy using old rent a fence style fencing and old car tyres at the bottom then some old off cuts from the shop and iam making my own ramp

[syme fmxer]

yer and u can get old tyres for free. i asked at the dump nere mine and they were like yer u can have em all and theres thousands there. good luck with the pit and ramp

[bear_beckett]

width 10mtrs , length 15mtrs , hight 3 mtrs on the sides and back 2 mtrs at the front..
tyres are free , but foam is were u'll have trouble..
and i wouldnt be expecting to spend more than 8-10 grand..

[anxiety racing]

iam getting old off cuts for free and using some old stuff from the council pick up... hopefully i got enof lol....
i found out about the tires thing as nick franklin the freestyler made one with tyres at the bottom

[bear_beckett]

u need about 3 layers of tires at the bottom , and ur gona need shit loads of foam.. like a couple of moving trucks full at least..
and u'll be surprised how many tyres u'll actauly need.. but its also a good idea to put chiken wire down over the tires befor u put ur foam on cos it will get pushed down into the tyres and u'll loose a bit of foam..

[anxiety racing]

good idea i was thinking about putting something like a tarp i never really thought about chiken wire thanks

[kingy23]

just throwing it up there, but how about cardboard boxes.... i know the stunt guys use em when doing falls off roofs and stuff, just like get tons of em and stack em up in front of your ramp, you assemble em all, and they crumble, youd need lots of thin ones, so they dont hurt to bad, and so when they collapse theres sill a descent amount of stuff there. it would b tons cheaper, but only good for a few hits, tell me if you reckon it would work

[FMX4LIFE]

im building a pit for pitbikes, that temporary fencing stuff would be good, but was thinking, what about snakes, wouldnt they get in there and bite ya foot or something????

[jayden warner]

i is building a pit :) , ill go get a pic now , be back with it in like 5 minutes
just like msn :p

[jayden warner]

for all them that thing im bullshittin
here's the evidence, sorry for crap qaulity , *** phones :p

[2000-cr125-92]

for all them that thing im bullshittin
here's the evidence, sorry for crap qaulity , *** phones :p
oh wow lol

whats the demintions

[jayden warner]

oh wow lol

whats the demintions
55ft by 45ft , and 10 ft deep....
then it has a walk way along the top , stairs goingup to it . and a fairly big crane with electric winch....
and half of the front will be a qauter pipe..

[Snowy#170]

55ft by 45ft , and 10 ft deep....

That's f**king huge

[2000-cr125-92]

oh yer think iv asked that b4 lol

make mine soon

its gona be somethoing like 11meters long 7.5meters wide an 2meters deep

[poss069]

width 10mtrs , length 15mtrs , hight 3 mtrs on the sides and back 2 mtrs at the front..
tyres are free , but foam is were u'll have trouble..
and i wouldnt be expecting to spend more than 8-10 grand..


i know someone with a pit around those dimensions and he paid $1.75 a kilo for the foam. he has over 10 tonne in it and its not full, thats $17500 for foam alone. then you need something to cover it and a crane. i think $20000 to $30000 is what you should be expecting to pay.

[kaneuzelac]

our pit will be 20m by 12m wide by 3 deep started builden the frame today. gotta love sponsored foam haha

[2stroke]

Give making Mattress's a call or something along the lines of that, they would have a heck of a lot of of cuts.

[waltdog]

or try and get a sponsor from clark rubber or sumthin lke that lol!

[jayden warner]

our pit will be 20m by 12m wide by 3 deep started builden the frame today. gotta love sponsored foam haha
wats that in feet?

and wat are u making the frame out of??

[bear_beckett]

i know someone with a pit around those dimensions and he paid $1.75 a kilo for the foam. he has over 10 tonne in it and its not full, thats $17500 for foam alone. then you need something to cover it and a crane. i think $20000 to $30000 is what you should be expecting to pay.
well we havnt paid a cent for our foam accept for petrol costs...
but i will say this! u need so much foam for full sized pits that u could fill a semi-trailer with all the foam packed in tight.
and we had a mate who gave us foam.
hey jayden that pit looks like it should be neat when its done, what are u going to use as a walkway? cos containers work a treat.

[jayden warner]

hey jayden that pit looks like it should be neat when its done, what are u going to use as a walkway? cos containers work a treat.
hey , nah were building supports of the side on that curve and putting a ply surface along it ....with hand rail and stairs, but havnt done much lately ..... lazy haha

[Evanzie #23]

but i will say this! u need so much foam for full sized pits that u could fill a semi-trailer with all the foam packed in tight.


Only 1 semi trailer? My mate bought his foam brand new and was neatly stacked. 2 semi's later and he is getting a third cause he is moving his foam pit and making it bigger.

[thormx683]

wats that in feet?

and wat are u making the frame out of??
that would be roughly..
60ft
36ft
9ft

[bear_beckett]

Only 1 semi trailer? My mate bought his foam brand new and was neatly stacked. 2 semi's later and he is getting a third cause he is moving his foam pit and making it bigger.
woah that'd be awsome to launch into. we might be getting some cubes for the top some day , lol. but yeah we dont realy have that much foam but it works.