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Off Grid, Off Grid. Not even sometimes.
it was cheap and will last for "my" ever.
I got all my pipe from of all places, a fence company. standard lengths were 21" and I believe they have longer in stock. These are schedule 40 tubing, not pipe. They work great with Ironridge ground mount hardware.
the design came from ironridge using their online ground mount calculator. It is designed for 100+ mph winds with a 23psf snow load. No diagonals are needed nor required. It passed with flying colors from the county engineers. The triangle would make it stronger, but there is simply no need to throw more money at it. The holes are 5 foot deep and 24" in diameter. Yards of concrete was used. As the old saying goes, 'it's not going anywhere.'The shorter front pipes are short, but still a couple feet tall.
I suggest you add diagonals from bottom of tall tube to top of short tube. That triangle will make it orders of magnitude stronger, better able to resist pressure from wind - which would otherwise generate thousands of foot-pounds bending moment at the tube base.
Can you post a link to that please? That's not even close to the prices in the panhandle of Florida.10’ galvanized steel rigid pipe is $24 at my Home Depot...
most plumbing supply houses have 21’ sections for that price...
Can you post a link to that please? That's not even close to the prices in the panhandle of Florida.Lowe’s has 10’ joints for $28...Rigid Conduit,Galvanized Steel, 3 In.x10-Ft. pieces | eBay
3" Galvanized Rigid Conduit.www.ebay.com
To be fair... this was a year ago...Can you post a link to that please? That's not even close to the prices in the panhandle of Florida.
To the tune of $97 apiece :-(To be fair... this was a year ago...
Prices have skyrocket on these items.
I just got off the phone with Matt at USW. $397 apiece. Thats with me picking it up :-(I got 3x 24 feet 3 in galvanized pipes certified for Ironridge ground mount for less than $600 shipped from usw.com. Give them a call and ask for the galvanized pipes for Ironridge and they will know which one you need.
Are you still planning to do this? I can meet you at I-10 in Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, or Chipley and buy a few sticks from you if you don't mind.Looks like I'm making the trip from Florida to Louisiana to get some oilfield pipe. It's the cheapest option I can find. $78 for a 30' piece of 2 7/8.
OK. I managed to score some 2" pipe for cheap ($20 for eleven 12' sticks of 2") at my local junkyard but it's not exactly what I want since it's only Schedule 10. It will put the panels in the air but won't survive a hurricane. I'll most likely end up going over to get some drill stem at some point in the near future. I don't have a trailer; I'm going on my pickup truck. I have a hitch extender I use to carry my 17' canoe that I'll be taking. I've hauled a 21' piece of 4" Schedule 40 with it before. I'll take a chop saw and cut them into manageable 10' - 12' lengths for transport. If you want to go that would be great since it is a long ride and I could use help with the driving. I'll let you know when I'm headed over that way. I may have to go to Texas since I want some 3 1/2 stem. It's $109 for a 32' stick. I can't come anywhere close to that price locally.Are you still planning to do this? I can meet you at I-10 in Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, or Chipley and buy a few sticks from you if you don't mind.
I used to have a ladder rack on that truck I miss dearly. "Once you go rack, you never go back"Consider making yourself a rack that has supports over front bumper as well as over the bed.
I have one, originally clamped to the rain gutters of a microbus. I put it on my Bronco II, with support from bumper. Now split in two sections for K2500, one from cab to front bumper, other over rear to pockets of bed. Great for long stuff.
2" pipe as truss structure should withstand anything (tension/compression, no torsion load). Only horizontals with distributed panels should need to have larger dimensions, or be a truss themselves.
In a punch, I have strapped pipe under my truck for transport...OK. I managed to score some 2" pipe for cheap ($20 for eleven 12' sticks of 2") at my local junkyard but it's not exactly what I want since it's only Schedule 10. It will put the panels in the air but won't survive a hurricane. I'll most likely end up going over to get some drill stem at some point in the near future. I don't have a trailer; I'm going on my pickup truck. I have a hitch extender I use to carry my 17' canoe that I'll be taking. I've hauled a 21' piece of 4" Schedule 40 with it before. I'll take a chop saw and cut them into manageable 10' - 12' lengths for transport. If you want to go that would be great since it is a long ride and I could use help with the driving. I'll let you know when I'm headed over that way. I may have to go to Texas since I want some 3 1/2 stem. It's $109 for a 32' stick. I can't come anywhere close to that price locally.