[Market-farming] HDPE
Glen Eco Farm
glenecofarm at planetcomm.net
Fri Apr 4 22:59:14 EDT 2008
I have gotten along pretty well with orchard tubing, sometimes called
flattube but not the same thing as layflat. It is a black plastic pipe with
a blue stripe on one side and comes in sizes 1/2" up to 2". It runs 10--20
cents per foot depending on thickness and length. It handles being
occasionally kinked or run over by equipment pretty well but does not do as
well being run over by bushhogs. If you take care of it it can last 5 or
more years. The thing I like about it is the ease of putting pieces
together with compression fittings. Taking it apart is a little harder but
not all that bad if you are fairly strong. Certainly not as bad as with
HDPE, insert fittings and hose clamps.
Marlin Burkholder
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ferree" <john at seldomseenfarm.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] HDPE
> i've wondered for some time if LDPE (black somewhat flexible water
> lines) would be better than our current mainline system of layflat.
> layflat is ok. . . certainly cheap, but between vehicles and rodents
> it's got a 3 year life at best. are LDPE mainlines a better
> alternative? for this coming season i'll likely have 1400' of 1.5"
> layflat mains where it's convienent to hit with various mowers (sickle
> bar works well). i'd like to get some buried water lines, but the
> 500$/day rental on a ditcher keeps it a low priority. seems like a
> more rigid plastic would be easier to repair, and less vulnerable to
> damage. . . but can you leave it out all winter without worries?
>
> thanks
> john
> danville, in
>
> clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com wrote:
>> Sarah,
>>
>> LDPE or low density polyethylene plastic pipe is typically used for
>> the black plastic pipe that one can see coiled up and for sale in
>> building supply stores. We use it both under and above ground to move
>> water. HDPE is used in such things as gallon milk containers. I
>> would think that HDPE would be a bit rigid for water piping.
>>
>> Kurt Forman
>> Clearview Farm
>> Palmyra, NY 14522
>>
>> --- mahkulu at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> From: "sarah wiederkehr" <mahkulu at gmail.com>
>> To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org
>> Subject: [Market-farming] HDPE
>> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:56:07 -0700
>>
>> Has anyone heard of anyone using HDPE for their underground piping in
>> agriculture? I know people are using it in other applications but
>> wondering about its efficacy in ag systems....
>>
>> --
>> Sarah
>> Davis, CA
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