Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-04 Thread Adam Moffett
on the strand.  Hooks, poles, ladders.  Mules. *From:* Adam Moffett *Sent:* Monday, December 3, 2018 9:00 PM *To:* af@af.afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road You can definitely mount a splice case on the pole.  Whether you mount it at the bottom or the top doesn't make much

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-04 Thread chuck
, 2018 9:00 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road You can definitely mount a splice case on the pole. Whether you mount it at the bottom or the top doesn't make much difference. So for new installation and drop termination you could pre-plan and leave slack in all

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-04 Thread Bill Prince
Fields are soft by necessity. Go underground instead of using poles. bp On 12/3/2018 8:00 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: Come on AFMUG, give me the easy solution! -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
:* Monday, December 3, 2018 8:02 PM *To:* af@af.afmug.com *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, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
: 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, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: Run it down the pole and splice in a ped or hand hole. From:

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
sers Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road Doesn't really help you, but I recently saw AT with this amazing tracked vehicle for setting poles along the property line between 2 suburban houses. A lot of their phone lines in our suburb are run that way instead of on the poles in the par

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Jason McKemie
, 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-mou

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread chuck
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

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Jason McKemie
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 wrote: > Do you mount a work table

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
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

Re: [AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Jason McKemie
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,

[AFMUG] Splicing on a pole off road

2018-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
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