Good point - at least leave yourself enough slack to get it down to the ground. Certain splice locations on my network don't have that luxury.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:36 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Run it down the pole and splice in a ped or hand hole. > > *From:* Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Monday, December 3, 2018 4:22 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road > > I've been using a Werner work platform. They're actually made to stand > on, but provide me with some work space. Various manufacturers make > ladder-mount splicing workstations, most are outrageously expensive though. > > On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:09 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do you mount a work table on the ladder? >> >> On 12/3/2018 5:39 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: >> >> I have several locations that I splice from a ladder on a pole. It isn't >> my favorite way to do things, but it is workable. If you're going to need >> to do it in inclement weather, I would probably purchase a strand-mountable >> ladder tent - providing steel strand is present. >> >> -Jason >> >> On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 3:54 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm looking at some rural places where for some reason the power company >>> chose to run their pole line about 100 yards off the road behind the >>> houses. >>> >>> I cannot drive a bucket truck to some of these places. Sometimes you'd >>> be crushing a corn field to get there or other times it's brushy and >>> untamed and you couldn't drive anything less than a forestry mulcher >>> through it. >>> >>> How do you equip someone for fusion splicing out in the bush like that? >>> If we build on this route, we'll have to be able to splice out there at >>> some point. Do you clear a space on the ground and set up a tent or do >>> you climb the pole and set up an aerial tent and lash a work table to >>> the pole? >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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