Egads!! I could use some of that in my fields!! Too bad you are so far away!
This being farmer stuff, you have goods that a lot of farmers can use to repair their own equipment with.
I'm not that familiar with pivot irrigation systems but it seems to me that you might be able to sell a lot of the good parts for more than scrap. Each wheel/drive set can probably be resold as long as they are not badly bunged up, but even the wheel assembly and drive gearbox with motor probably can be resold. I think Patriot76 does a lot of farm scrapping and hopefully he will chime in here as to whether you can expect to sell this stuff for more than scrap.
I'm guessing that the aluminum pipe is probably toast because it would have taken the brunt of the storm. But the sprinkler heads might have some resale value as well, unless they are a very specialized type. Are the wheel/drive frames made from aluminum or are they just steel? Also, there should be an electronic control box somewhere that controls all the drive wheels...probably resaleable if not too old.
Finally, be cautious about the "heavy cable" that you say runs the length of the system. In this case, the large diameter may just mean that it has many smaller conductors in one cable. If that is the case, the copper value is not as high.
Sorry, I've been a little off-topic on this. The weight of the whole system can be found as etack suggested, above. You can also estimate the pipe weight by knowing the outside and inside diameter of the pipe (and you already have posted the length!)
ALUMINUM Pipe weight= 0.9 x Length(ft) x (OD x OD - ID x ID)
where OD and ID are pipe outside diameter and inside diameter, in inches.
When you do the calc, multiply the OD's and ID's, then do the subtraction before you multiply it by the length.
FYI, aluminum is about 165 lbs per cubic foot.
Hope this helps!
Jon.
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