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NC KS | I haven't sit down and figured up the weight of my current boom but with all of the bracing going on, I bet I have the weight of the pipe in it or more. I have (1) 1.5x2.5 11 ga running length of boom. (2), 1.5x2 11 ga running nearly the length of the boom plus all of the bracing which some is 1xq 11 ga and some a little bigger.
Looks like I got some 3" oilfield pipe and some 2??" on hand. Old Virgil Simpson sold a ton of sprayers with a wheel or coulter on the end, supported by cables but the main frame was 2??" oilfield pipe. I would love to use square tubing but I have to buy it (being a tightwad).
What is the lightest square tubing that would go the distance without failures or considerably "x" bracing? Distance is roughly 25' on each side of pickup. | |
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Pipe vs square tubing for strength?
