As long as the lawn tractors don't punch through... Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc.
> On Aug 20, 2017, at 6:20 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > I presume that double walled ribbed plastic culvert is available nationwide. > I could just do the galvanized steel lids for them and you get the culvert > locally and cut off a slice. Not sure about making them traffic rated. If > the lid is larger than the culvert the load could be transferred to the > earth. If the middle of it was stiff enough it might be strong enough. I > think it has to take 26,000 lbs. > > From: Jon Langeler > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 4:09 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile > > Sounds like a winner. Then have 1 or more lid options > > Jon Langeler > Michwave Technologies, Inc. > > >> On Aug 20, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> I was making handhole components a few years ago. Not a big money maker. >> But handholes are simply too expensive. I came up with some alternate >> designs, like a slice of 36” plastic conduit. Made a lid to go over it. >> Maybe I ought to revisit that project. The world needs lower cost hand >> holes. >> >> From: George Skorup >> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 12:46 PM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >> >> We're looking at doing a neighborhood where we have wireless now. Private >> association of about 40 homes. The president is also an electrical >> contractor and has helped us on other non-fiber stuff in the past. So at >> least we can get duct at his cost. Looking like about 6250 feet of duct and >> 21 or 22 handholes. Probably going to follow Chuck Hogg's strategy with 1x4 >> PLCs in the splice cases fed by PLCs at the cabinet. My rough guestimates >> are around $25-27k before putting it in the ground or customer drops. We >> figure we can make a business case with a $1k install. >> >>> On 8/20/2017 12:31 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: >>> It does include the fiber, but not electronics or splice closures. Just >>> fiber, associated mounting hardware, and guy wires/anchors. >>> >>>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Drops were anywhere from 150' to 1600'. The long ones naturally pushed up >>>> the average quite a bit. >>>> >>>> On the feed down the road it's $1.80/foot plus the cable. The contractor >>>> is supplying all material except the cable itself and honestlyI don't >>>> recall how much of that was labor vs material. We did have to add 4 >>>> poles, so there's that in the $17,000/mile. And that also includes splice >>>> enclosures, switches, optics, switch enclosure, and electric installation >>>> at the switch enclosure. >>>> >>>> Does your $1/ft in materials include the actual fiber? If not, then we're >>>> very close. If it does then I have to sharpen the pencil quite a bit. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>> From: "Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> >>>> To: "javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');" >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> >>>> Sent: 8/19/2017 3:49:07 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >>>> >>>>> How long are the drops? Labor for main runs cost me about $.75/ft last >>>>> time I did it, plus around $1/ft in materials. I didn't have to do much >>>>> make ready though, that can add up quickly. I think my drops cost me >>>>> roughly $1/ft since I'm doing them myself now. >>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017, Adam Moffett >>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dmmoff...@gmail.com');> wrote: >>>>>> I'm at $17,000 per mile on a recent active E deployment. Each customer >>>>>> installation averaged $900. This is rural, so lots of long drops. >>>>>> >>>>>> I guess I'm looking over to the next stall to see how mine measures up >>>>>> to yours. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>>>> From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >>>>>> Sent: 8/19/2017 9:55:20 AM >>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >>>>>> >>>>>>> So after the dust has settled on completed projects, what sort of money >>>>>>> have you ended up spending per mile? >>>>>>> How much per customer installation?
