Why Pushing Large PVC Pipe With a Backhoe or Pry Bar Ruins Joints (And What to Use Instead)
A 10-inch PVC pipe sits in the trench, the crew wants to finish, and someone waves the backhoe over to nudge the joint home. Pushing large PVC pipe with an excavator bucket or a steel pry bar causes over-belling, rolled rubber gaskets, cracked bell sockets, and leaking solvent-cement welds. A backhoe operator cannot feel the […]