gabby
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( </font><font color="blueclass=small">( Weld a ring to the back of the tooth and pull the wire or pipe through the ground like a rope. I've planted miles of pvc pipe and wire this way. It's so slick you will be amazed.)</font>
Gabby,
Could you elaborate on that technique? I'd like to try it for pvc pipe on my property. How do you attach the pipe? What about length for long runs? Do you glue the pipes together first or one at a time?
Thanks, )</font>
Make a pulling head by gluing a pvc cap to a piece of pipe, drill a hole through the center of the cap, insert a 3 foot long piece of rope, tie a knot in the rope behind the cap so it can't pull out, and tie the other end to a welded ring at the base of the subsoiler foot.
Pre-glue the pipe with hot glue. If it's a long run you can glue it up in sections and connect each section as you need it. The hot glue will let you pull it right away.
I have pulled 900 feet of 1 inch pvc in one stretch. Went from "I need this pipe right now" to "the sprinkler is running" in 3 hours, including going to town to get all the stuff.
The soil friction is not as great as you might think. It creates its own underground tunnel.
I have pulled 800 feet of 8-2 gauge electric wire in one stretch.
Major suggestion: Weld a sharp vertical slicing edge along the front face of the subsoiler shank to neatly cut through the grass without ripping out big chunks.
Pipe laying can be fun!!
gabby
Gabby,
Could you elaborate on that technique? I'd like to try it for pvc pipe on my property. How do you attach the pipe? What about length for long runs? Do you glue the pipes together first or one at a time?
Thanks, )</font>
Make a pulling head by gluing a pvc cap to a piece of pipe, drill a hole through the center of the cap, insert a 3 foot long piece of rope, tie a knot in the rope behind the cap so it can't pull out, and tie the other end to a welded ring at the base of the subsoiler foot.
Pre-glue the pipe with hot glue. If it's a long run you can glue it up in sections and connect each section as you need it. The hot glue will let you pull it right away.
I have pulled 900 feet of 1 inch pvc in one stretch. Went from "I need this pipe right now" to "the sprinkler is running" in 3 hours, including going to town to get all the stuff.
The soil friction is not as great as you might think. It creates its own underground tunnel.
I have pulled 800 feet of 8-2 gauge electric wire in one stretch.
Major suggestion: Weld a sharp vertical slicing edge along the front face of the subsoiler shank to neatly cut through the grass without ripping out big chunks.
Pipe laying can be fun!!
gabby
