But they are OK with a pole in the cornfield?

 

Seems like there should be some kind of splice case you could mount on the pole 
maybe 5 feet off the ground.  Unless you worry that the farm equipment will hit 
it when making turns in the field.  Seems like they would have to be turning 
within inches of a utility pole though.  Of course, that’s one of the reasons 
utility poles get knocked over in our area.  Not sure if it’s due to 
inattentive farmers, or GPS errors and autosteer.

 

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett
Sent: Monday, December 3, 2018 8:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

 

That would work in some places for sure.  I bet they don't want a ped or hand 
hole in the corn field though.



On 12/3/2018 6:35 PM, [email protected] <mailto:[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] 
<mailto:[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] 
<mailto:[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


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