System, apparatus, and method for pipe transportation

A method of transporting a pipe to a louver perforation system for perforation, the method including:

• lifting a pipe carriage attached to a first end of a pipe up a carriage tower to a partially raised position to lift the first end of the pipe partially up the carriage tower;
• receiving a portion of the pipe into a kickout arm of the carriage tower, the kickout arm comprising a cantilevered frame movable about an axis of rotation provided by a joint between the kickout arm and the carriage tower, wherein the kickout arm cantilevers away from the carriage tower at an angle and supports and guides the pipe during lifting;
• lifting the pipe carriage further up the carriage tower to a fully raised position while supporting and guiding the pipe by the kickout arm for at least a portion of the lifting.

A method of transporting a pipe from a louver perforation system after perforation of the pipe by the louver perforation system, the method including:

• raising a kickout arm of a carriage tower extending above a vertical working mandrel having a blade to punch louvered perforations into the pipe from the inside of the pipe,
• wherein, in response to the raising, the pipe is received into a cantilevered frame of the kickout arm and the kickout arm cantilevers away from the carriage tower at an angle to unalign the pipe with the vertical working mandrel;
• lowering a pipe carriage attached to an end of the pipe down the carriage tower to cause the pipe to travel along the kickout arm and away from the carriage tower and toward a pipe trolley.