I am rather unexpectedly having to replace all my stadium jumps and thought might as well make lemonaide with my lemons and up grade to keyhole jump tracks and save myself messing around with the drill press and having crooked holes anyways. Is there much difference in functionality or longevity between PVC and glavanised metal track (jumps are outside, harsh manitoba climate)?
No idea but I personally hate those types jump tracks…prefer holes. I just find them a pita when setting fences. You would of course have to replace all your jump cups too…is it really worth it?
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have to replace the jump cups either way - jump shed burnt with everything in it
Ugh…ok, that really sucks. The metal ones hold up to use a bit better I believe but not sure if they will not eventually rust in your weather…plastic ones are significantly cheaper. I might do mostly plastic with a few metal ones—to see how they hold up. They are easy enough to replace. And put the metal ones on the jumps that we use the most (warm up fences where you are changing heights more often).
ETA—-I still don’t love them and prefer real holes and nice metal jump cup!
The plastic ones are GARBAGE. I replaced all mine with them, and they didnt last half a freaking year! Maybe if you set courses and leave them, but changing jump heights often, they cracked and broke constantly. No for me.
Thanks Melissa!!!
Here’s the page that shows what they offer. We bought the steel tracks and the plastic cups. They’re super quality. LOVE them and will use them as we build more of our ‘custom’ weighted PVC standards this spring. Can’t. Wait!
https://pottersteelservice.com/shop/
Em
I bought a track and some cups from potter steel, anticipating cutting the track in half and making something to hang off the side of a barrel.
The track was so heavy duty that I ended up bringing it to work so the pipefitters could cut it and weld the hangers.
Yeah, they’re ultra heavy-duty.
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thanks everyone
Second or third or fourth or whatever Potter Steel for these.
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