bp fick
Super Member
Had so many folks PM and ask how the PVC pipe worked out, thought I'd just post the results. Well here's the story.
Last summer, I read here about using PVC. I had a scrap of 1 1/2 Schedule 40 and ran it through my table saw. Wouldn't go on. Ran it through again, just side stepping the first cut by the width of the blade. Perfect. Beat it on with a sledge. Hey, it's just scrap. Got nothing to lose.
Plowed yesterday in my drive and neighbors. Each 125 ft gravel drives. Low, rather slow. Not a bit of a difficulty. It works wonders.
Today following 5 more inches, plowed both drives again. No problem.
Then the neighbor on the other side asked me to plow their private road. It is 1/4 mile. That's too long for low, so I plowed it in high. By about the third or fourth pass, I hit a rock or larger stone and that PVC shattered.
Moral of the story? Low and slow in your own drive? Probably last a month or even more. YMMV. Fast and hard? Not so much.
Got another piece, but of 3" scrap in the shop and will cut that tonight. 12" predicted for Wednesday night. Once the ground freezes up hard, which it will be by Thursday's forecast of 9 degrees, this will no longer matter.
Last summer, I read here about using PVC. I had a scrap of 1 1/2 Schedule 40 and ran it through my table saw. Wouldn't go on. Ran it through again, just side stepping the first cut by the width of the blade. Perfect. Beat it on with a sledge. Hey, it's just scrap. Got nothing to lose.
Plowed yesterday in my drive and neighbors. Each 125 ft gravel drives. Low, rather slow. Not a bit of a difficulty. It works wonders.
Today following 5 more inches, plowed both drives again. No problem.
Then the neighbor on the other side asked me to plow their private road. It is 1/4 mile. That's too long for low, so I plowed it in high. By about the third or fourth pass, I hit a rock or larger stone and that PVC shattered.
Moral of the story? Low and slow in your own drive? Probably last a month or even more. YMMV. Fast and hard? Not so much.
Got another piece, but of 3" scrap in the shop and will cut that tonight. 12" predicted for Wednesday night. Once the ground freezes up hard, which it will be by Thursday's forecast of 9 degrees, this will no longer matter.