I need to run a hose across our gravel driveway once in a while and I’m getting tired of holes getting punched when people drive over it. I’m thinking about buying a 12′ piece of something (pipe? hose?) that can take the abuse. What’s best? Galvanized pipe? Schedule 80 PVC? Series 160 poly?
Thanks,
Scott.
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you have got to be kidding right?
this is a joke isn't it, who put you up to this?
how did you get in here?
dude you have to run the hose up over the driveway, you need to build you a kind of miniature st louis arch to support your hose, then it wont get no more holes in it.
No, I'm not kidding and I've been here a while....(since 1997, IIRC).I'm aware of the arch thing, but then I've got to store the darn thing. I only need to run the hose across the driveway a few times a year, so if I could just put a length of something tough in the middle it would be a whole lot less hassle.I'm actually thinking about burying a piece of plastic pipe, which I will blow out with compressed air before Winter.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
well why didn't you say so in the first place, i thought you meant you were just going to lay the pipe on the driveway and then run the hose through it.
why don't you just run a water line over there? add a shut off valve so you can turn it off in winter if it freezes where you are.
steel will hod its shape better than the plastic if you must use a tunnel for your hose.
Dont you think that if its buried, the PVC would actually do fine? Once its buried the weight on the pipe will be nominal.
Edited 6/28/2008 9:09 pm ET by MSA1
>>>i thought you meant you were just going to lay the pipe on the driveway and then run the hose through it.For the number of times that I need to do this (two or three times a year, max), that would be the easiest method. Or, I could put hose fittings on each end of the pipe and connect the hose.If I get ultra-motivated I might do as others have suggested... break out the pick and shovel and do it right.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
rent a trencher from the local rental yard.
Yeah, normally that would be a good idea; I used to use them where I grew up. “Ditch Witch” was a popular brand. But here we live on the side of a mountain in glacial moraine. No trenching machines around here.Thanks for the idea.Scott.
Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
i'd get a 3/4 pipe ,throw it down and go,what do you have to lose? a 12.00 pc of pipe. maybe if you really want to be cautious pick it up in the winter.larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
PVC won't take being driven over for long. I consider a length of 3/4" galvanized pipe with faucet hose fittings on either end to accept garden hose. Maybe scratch a trench in the gravel and bury the pipe a few inches.
Why don't you just put a 2 x 4 on either side of the hose, taking the pressure off the hose and the offending gravel?
Good suggestion--quick and easy! (I am not original poster though)
Tried that... both with straight edges and beveled. The 2X4s just get bumped all over the place by the cars. This is loose gravel.Thanks though,Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
they make a commercial grade garden hose. designed to take a beating and last a long time (some of mine are 15 yrs old). try mcmaster.com
Take a 2x4 and rip it in half with the blade set at 45 degrees. Put the two pieces on either side of the hose and place a narrow strip of 3x4" plywood over the top and fasten.
Or just hog out a slot in the bottom of a 2x4. Bevel the edges if you're being fancy.
Thanks Dan, but now we're getting back to what I believe Segundo called something like a "St. Louis Bridge". I've actually done exactly what you say when we built the house and had all kinds of trucks, cars etc. coming and going. It works well, but then I've got the d@mn bridge to store somewhere for the other 363 days when I don't need it.Thanks,Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
Id pick out a shallow trench in the driveway to keep the pipe fom rolling. Put in galvy pipe. Put some hose adapters on the pipe and connect yer hoses.
I would just take a saw horse and set it on the driveway and stop the traffic till I'm done, maybe put a note on the horse explaining how coffee and donuts can speed up a job.Rik
Ya' know, I was wondering when some smart@ss was going to come up with exactly that! You get a gold star.Don't think the thought hadn't gone through my head. If it were just my family coming and going you can be sure that's what I'd do, but we've got tennants.Thanks,Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
That's what I'm leaning towards. Too darn hot here now though. 36 deg. C. (100 F) every day. Maybe next week.....Thanks,Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
Make one of these and tack your hose on it?
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LOL. Yup, looks like some of our neighbors.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”