Umbilical pipe size

[grass man]

Anyone using 4.5 inch layflat pipe with standard 4 inch couplings, either stortz or Bauer? Don't want to go to 5 inch because I've multiple permanent underground road crossings and mains etc that are all 4 inch and don't want to need a pile of adaptors. Maybe nobody uses 4.5 inch, I've just noticed it on some pipe spec sheets. Tia

 

[Speedstar]

Anyone using 4.5 inch layflat pipe with standard 4 inch couplings, either stortz or Bauer? Don't want to go to 5 inch because I've multiple permanent underground road crossings and mains etc that are all 4 inch and don't want to need a pile of adaptors. Maybe nobody uses 4.5 inch, I've just noticed it on some pipe spec sheets. Tia

may work with storz do not think it will bauer will just blow the coupling out , but i do not know any one doing it

 

[remra]

I think you can get a 4”storz with a 4 1/2” tail. And you can definitely get 4 1/2” segmented bindings. Other option is to get a 4” storz with a female 4”bsp thread and use a 4”bsp male thread to a 41/2” hose tail.

 

[grass man]

Thanks for replys. If I had to step up to bigger hose tails etc the stortz might start getting bulky like a Bauer so reducing its compact design. Probably best just to stick with 4 inch or upgrade to some 5 inch

 

[Agriimark]

@mtx.jag might know

 

[Mc115reed]

Thanks for replys. If I had to step up to bigger hose tails etc the stortz might start getting bulky like a Bauer so reducing its compact design. Probably best just to stick with 4 inch or upgrade to some 5 inch

You can’t fit a 4 inch storz on a 4 and a half but you can on a Bauer, make sure the band it is on bloody tight though! ...

4 inch too 4 and a half adaptors are a pittance tbh I wouldn’t not buy 4 and a half just because of that... if you can afford it go 5 though...

The adaptors look like this

 

[mtx.jag]

I use 1200m of 4.5” snaptight,I’m still on original Bauer couplings apart from the drag hose which has a 4” Bauer on the end.
it’s never given any problems or blown coupling off.

 

[grass man]

I use 1200m of 4.5” snaptight,I’m still on original Bauer couplings apart from the drag hose which has a 4” Bauer on the end.
it’s never given any problems or blown coupling off.

Do you mean you have 4.5 bauers in the 4.5 inch pipe and then a 4 inch drag hose with 4 inch to couple to the spreader?

 

[mtx.jag]

Do you mean you have 4.5 bauers in the 4.5 inch pipe and then a 4 inch drag hose with 4 inch to couple to the spreader?

The 4.5 drag hose has a 4” Bauer,just because the dribble bar,injector,trailing shoe and splash plate are all on 4” couplings.