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How deep irrigation lines
Yesterday I bought 600 feet of 1" PCV pipe (heavy duty) to run water out to my orchard and garden. But how deep do I put the pipe to keep the tractor from breaking it? My tractor weighs 2900 lbs at its heaviest (4100 with loader and mower). My soil is usually hard clay, and shows no imprint from R1 tires, although tracks show when the soil is moist. I need some help on this one. Thanks in advance. JonB
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JeffM, I paid just under $20 for 100 feet. Thanks for all the responses. The irrigation supply store never said a word about polypipe when I asked for help. I also didn't see polypipe at Home Depot, but I could have overlooked it. Fortunately freezing ground (or moving snow) isn't ever a concern in the Sacramento valley, California. One reason I wanted a larger, stiff pipe, was to make sure water pressure was high at the end of the line. I'll be connecting around 14 drip lines plus 6 faucets (just in case I need them later). Next time I'll keep looking until I find the poly pipe. Thanks again. JonB
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Well, I finally made it to Home Depot to look for polypipe. I found out I already use it in a small vineyard. It isn't labeled polypipe but the salesperson confirmed it was polypipe, after giving me a "I have no idea what you're talking about" look. He then realized we were standing by it. This is the stuff I'll be running off the PCV pipe. They didn't have "big" polypipe, each one was about the size of a small finger--it looked like four of the largest ones would fit inside the PCV pipe. The irrigation supply store also did not have larger polypipe. But it is good stuff and has worked great for grapes. When completed I'll probably have 1300 to 1500 feet of polypipe running off the PCV, so hopefully the PCV was a good starting point. Since I'd already bought and cut the PCV, I couldn't return it anyway. Thanks for your help and suggestions. I particularly liked the idea of putting drainage pipe around the pipe, especially in more sensitive or critical areas. And I'll be aiming for 8" down. JonB
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