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RS Global Landscaping attempts to use a
GTH 5519 compact telehandller to lift Astroturf originating from
Indian Bowl to install inside the Student Center. The removal and hauling process began before Spring Break.
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RS Global Landscaping workers discuss how to best get rolls of artificial grass cut into three separate fields, each 91 by 37 feet, according to Bacone Assistant Vice President of Athletics and Head Basketball Coach Alan Foster, into the building.
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| One problem was actually getting the GTH 5519 inside the Student Center, so Foster shows workers how to remove side doors to assist. Moving 800 pounds of playing field from Indian Bowl inside the Bacone building didn't seem to go as simply as expected. |
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| Once inside the Student Center, RS Global Landscaping workers seemingly decide standing on the tractor’s front grill will provide enough weight to tow the Astroturf roll. |
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| Bacone President Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan, Jr. (left) and Athletic Assistant Vice President and Head Basketball Coach Alan Foster discuss and inspect the day’s artificial grass process. |
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Once one roll of turf finally made it inside the Student Center, several RS Global Landscaping workers decide to forgo machinery, grab handles, and pull the first strip in place. Foster said the reused indoor field and track protects from weather elements, which gives athletes a practice option during bad weather. “You have huge storms in Oklahoma, and you have extreme heat in August,” he said. “It helps us train regardless of conditions.”
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What used to be Walmart automotive is now a football and track field. Workers use vaccums to clean and then eventually glue the turf. Assistant Vice President of Student Life Shelli Hopkins said one field section will eventually have intramural games such as volleyball or football.“The opportunities are pretty limitless,” she said. “It’s just a matter of imagination, and getting together to do it.”
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