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Studhauler · #21 11/30/13, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Darren

I drove 3 T posts in the center of 2" coils of 200# poly. I made up a fitting for the end to hook up the tractor and unwind the coil as I drove away. If you're using poly, I highly recommend the Ford fittings with inserts to avoid leaks in the future. They cost more but that makes it a one and done installation in your lifetime.

I use two spud bars when I back fill small sizes like 1". Put the blunt end down and lean it against the side of the trench so it doesn't fall in. Then I place the remainder of the bedding on top. Usually I can alternatively move the spud bars as I move down the trench to hold the pipe down flat. The two bars forming a V in the picture are the two spud bars. For larger sizes use a concrete block to hold it down.

The wood handled shovel in the second picture was used to hold the plastic pipe off the side of the trench to avoid rocks until the bedding sand was in around the pipe.

I stand on my poly when it is in the trench as I am shoveling a few inches of dirt on top of the pipe.

Darren · #22 11/30/13, 06:36 PM

That works. For the easy stuff, I use a 3 pt trencher that cuts too narrow a trench to get your foot in. The trench in the picture was mostly hand dug with the exception of the rock that was removed. That was wide enough to stand on the pipe. The part on the other side of the ravine was much narrower due to the rock. One the steeper slopes, the pipe is often too slippery to stand on.

I move the limestone sand for the bedding with the loader which I can't always get close to the part of the trench I'm working so I need something to hold the pipe down while I'm shoveling the sand. If you look closely at the second picture, you can see 2" poly that was used for a guard pipe through the for two 1" lines. You can just make out a hold down made out of couplings and all thread which was screwed into the rock. The 2" was a bit more difficult to bend and get it to stay in the bottom of the trench. The hold downs worked perfectly.

ErinP · #23 12/02/13, 09:15 AM

Ours is going to be about 500 feet when all's said and done.