PVC pipe through a woodchipper?

[nooie]

Hello, has anyone tried putting thick plastic pipe through a wood chipper? Would it be advisable or not? Someone is asking if I'd help recycle old fishfarm pipes 4" pipe about 1/2" thick wall. I'm wondering if it's too much strain on the tractor and chipper and also if the plastic dust might gum up inside. 170hp tractor with TP chipper.

[Haironyourchest]

My money says probably would be a strain on the machine. 1/2" is some heavy stuff. The blades are angled to cut perpendicular wood grain, not plastic.

[GarethM]

Probably white or grey schedule 80 pressure pipework.

 

Having dealt with USA made spears pipework in the old days of getting high as a kite on pvc glue it's evil stuff, I wouldn't thinking putting it through a chipper as it'll kill the blades.

 

It does actually splinter and snap, best cut down to manageable lengths and thrown in a skip.

[eggsarascal]

Is this feed pipe you are talking about, the stuff pellets travel through at high speed?

[nooie]

2 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Is this feed pipe you are talking about, the stuff pellets travel through at high speed?

Aye, that's the stuff.

 

[openspaceman]

8 minutes ago, nooie said:

Aye, that's the stuff.

 

Shame you are 600 miles away, I'd buy some for underground conduit for the 300V DC cables from my shed 50ft to the house.

[nooie]

1 minute ago, openspaceman said:

Shame you are 600 miles away, I'd buy some for underground conduit for the 300V DC cables from my shed 50ft to the house.

It's handy to have some. I use it for ducting and we'e built a couple of polytunnels with it too. A guy recycling it is asking to hire our chipper as theres so much of it to be shipped away. I can pretty much get as much as I need anytime for nothing.

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, openspaceman said:

Shame you are 600 miles away, I'd buy some for underground conduit for the 300V DC cables from my shed 50ft to the house.

It's not much use if its being replaced, the pellets traveling through it at high speed wear it very thin. I'm staggered that it's got a half inch wall, schedule 80 at that diameter only starts life at a wall thickness of 8.5mm.

[eggsarascal]

19 minutes ago, nooie said:

Aye, that's the stuff.

 

I'm no expert but if it does have a half inch wall I doubt it would do your chipper much good.

[nooie]

It gets thin where there's bends, but most of it is still pretty thick. Our poly tunnel has just stood up to 80mph winds no problem.