500 ft roll 3/4", can I unroll it myself?

[TerryEspo]

I have read here about unrolling mainline and it can be tricky.

Can I do this by myself?
I do have my mainline wire anchored at both ends, maybe 350ft. in total. Once I cut the plastic bands off the roll is it going to get all twisted and impossible to work with?

I am thinking I will just cut the bands and start walking along my wire ? At the far end connect my Chinese finger trap thingy to hold the far end tight. Come back to my close end and cut off what s left over, install Chinese finger trap and tighten it up. Then do I go along and wire it every couple feet with wire twists?

Is this a job I need a helper with?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank-you.

Terry

[Russell Lampron]

It will be much easier with 2 people. When you uncoil the pipe you should let off 3 coils flip the roll let off 3 more coils and keep going back and forth like that to take the twist out of the pipe. One person will let the pipe off of the roll while the other pulls the pipe down to the other end. When the pipe is uncoiled secure the further end and start tying the pipe to the wire. Put a tie about every 6 feet and work your way to the other end. Be careful not to let the pipe curl around the wire. Now you can cut the pipe to length and put on the other tension grip. Put some tension on the pipe and install the rest of the wire ties. Space the ties about 1' apart.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

I worked mainly by myself and usually I roll them out like a ball. Start with the Mainline end laying on the ground after tying off end or putting tension grip on it. Then roll out the roll holding it upright. This works exactly the same as spooling it off a large spool and cancels out all the coils.

[islandviewpeter]

If there is snow on the ground the coil will spin quite nicely. If you have a person to stand in the coil and watch it works good. If no one is available then you could just drive a stake in for the coil to spin around.
My wife and I had no problem stringing out 500' rolls of 1" last year.

[DoubleBrookMaple]

I did mine solo. Not heavy for me, and I am 160 dripping wet. I carried it to the end of my mainline run, secured it, unrolled on ground, stopping every 10 ft or so to secure it loosely to the wire with tystraps. I did two 500's like that. Better when it is not too cold, but I think I did it in upper 20's weather. I may have had to keep some electrical tape on the roll some to keep it manageable.

[Willstrtr]

I did a 500' roll solo this year, I used a unwinder for pex tubing. If you know any plumbers or heat guys, most have them. It worked fantastic. I was able to just grab the end and walk away.

Good luck!

[blissville maples]

500's no problem, like double brook said, secure one end then roll out, I did a 1000 foot 1 inch roll this year, that wasn't exactly fun on a grade but it got done, let that animal out for a bit!! its really not that bad, especially 3/4, just make sure you unroll don't let it come off in loops-very crucial

[lpakiz]

As others have said, make SURE you don't get any curls in the tube, because it will try to uncurl in the following years. All fine and dandy, but your saddles will point all over the place as far as location goes. Some will be on top where they belong, but others will relocate to the side or bottom of the pipe.

[TerryEspo]

Thanks for the great advice on this post.
I figure I will give it a try, once it warms up a bit. I will ask my wife to hold the one end right here at the house and I will go walking to the back with the other end. I have working room to drag a 500 ft length, maybe that will even help getting out any curling.

Thanks again for the input.

Terry

[regor0]

I use one of these. Just tie the end of the tubing to a tree and go. Works great, even on snowshoes.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/search/roll%20wire%20fence


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[markcasper]

I have did it myself by setting a 55 gallon drum in a small snowbank. if its i1/2 full of water for weight even better. Throw some snow all around the roll so it gets slippery. I have did many rolls this way and pulled it out with the 4 wheeler. Its best to have a 2nd person by the barrel to help it get started, but can do it yourself if need be, just have to be a little more creative.

If you have an empty barrel and is cold enough, sometimes you can get the whole barrel to start spinning in the snow bank. If its above freezing and watery it will be a bit harder as there is more friction, thats when a 2nd person really is almost necessary.

[MT Pockets Producer]

Build one of these. It Did not take long, saved a ton on cuss words and you get a nice straight line with no twists in it. We did it by hand previously and this was well worth the little time it took to assemble. One person can pull off the entire length with no issues. It is built using a partial sheet of OSB and some scrap lumber. It is all mounted on a utility cart wheel fastened to the OSB and then mounted on a trailer. Could be built to sit on the ground though. We used the utility cart wheel because we had it and we could use all threaded as the shaft. A bicycle wheel would work also. I suppose any wheel would work as long as it is large enough to balance the board on. Sorry about the sideways picture.

[Flatlander]

I have normally done this on my own. Remove all but one of the coil ties that are holding the coil of main line together. attach the free end of the mainline to your mail line tensioner. then, you can start to roll out your coil of tubing by sliding the last of the coil ties around the coil as you unroll it. the nice thing is if you need to stop the coil stays together. It gets a little easier once you have uncoiled a short amount of mainline which takes the pressure off the coil tie.

When you go to attach the mainline to the wire support, attach a hose clamp to hold the mail line tubing to the wire just tight enough so you can slide the hose clamp down the line/wire. This helps take the slack out of the mail line as you tie it up with wire ties to the support wire.

[Russell Lampron]

When you go to attach the mainline to the wire support, attach a hose clamp to hold the mail line tubing to the wire just tight enough so you can slide the hose clamp down the line/wire. This helps take the slack out of the mainline as you tie it up with wire ties to the support wire.

You can use a clevis for this too.

[S&STappers]

Built something very similar to empty pockets device, except I sandwiched the roll between 2 pieces of plywood that I rounded and just rolled it through the woods. Simple, Saves a lot of frustration, and one person can handle it. Think I might add the wheel and a trailer next time too!

[TerryEspo]

Well, I made the attempt to roll it out yesterday. My young son helped and it was a blessing he was there to help. We simply did it by hand. I cut the straps and hugged the roll, kinda bouncing and spinning it as he pulled and walked away from me.

It at times was tricky, roll wanted to unravel, tube was curving around the farther he walked, it was getting heavy for him. Eventually he could not pull the line after maybe 200 ft. I then with the remaining roll in my arms, I walked backwards from our starting point unwinding the roll to give lots of slack. The more pipe that came off the easier it was to work with. I guess I walked backwards another 200ft. and then left the roll on the ground. I went to the front tube where my son was and started pulling until we reached the farthest back tree.

We have both ends anchored, mainline is off the ground the full distance, cheap ratchet strap holding it taunt right now, some wire ties in place. Too cold to stretch the tube to its permanent stiffness. More work to do on it, but I feel the worst part is over.

Thanks for the great posts giving suggestions, it gave me the strength mentally to tackle it, lol.

Cant wait to firm it up and get some saddles and laterals attached !!

Thanks everyone.

Terry