I did about 400' at about 3-4' depth. Backfilled by myself. That was not fun, wouldn't do it again. Maybe I'm a wuss.
On Friday, July 22, 2016, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not tryin to sound like a badass er nuthin, but I've trenched that far > with a pickaxe and a shovel. > I was a little skinnier back then though. You could probably hire a few > people moping around Home Depot to get it done in a day or two the hard way. > > If you have permission from both landowners then just do it. If you're a > customer of both parties they're not going to give you trouble about it. > You might want an easement, but I wouldn't bother unless there's another > landowner in between who has no interest in it. The two landowners you > mention both stand to gain from you doing this (they gain your rent $$ if > nothing else). > > From the picture I don't see any obstructions you would have to go under, > so I can't imagine why you would bore it. I think it's more a question of > trenching vs plowing. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com');>> > To: "af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>" < > af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> > Sent: 7/22/2016 9:02:37 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Short fiber trench > > > Just trench it yourself if none of the property owners have an issue with > it. Do yourself a favor and get a trencher with a back-fill blade though. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Aaron Fitzgerald <aa...@wifitz.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','aa...@wifitz.net');>> wrote: > >> Hey guys -- >> >> I'd been talking with a local data center and fiber contractor in town >> about running dark fiber from the data center to a cell tower that is about >> 600ft from the exterior pull boxes. Both the fiber carrier I have been >> talking to and the data center have their own pull box. The fiber company >> wants around $100k in total for NRC + 5 yr MRC. Seems way too expensive. >> >> The data center owner asked a fairly obvious question: the run is short, >> why not do it yourself? To be honest it's not something Id' ever >> considered. The data center is willing to let me pay for a cross to the >> carrier hotel, pull fiber to his outside pullbox and connect to the outside >> world from there. The land owner where the cell tower sits would be game as >> well -- I'd be paying him rent for usage of the tower afterall. >> >> How would one even get started with this? Ease and pros/cons of boring vs >> trenching? I don't imagine I would need to worry about any protection from >> conduit on a run this short >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> >> /Fiber newb >> >> -- >> >> >> Aaron Fitzgerald - CEO/CIO >> wiFitz Network Services >> Serving NE Iowa's Creative Corridor >> Phone: 319/540-8999 >> Web: http://www.wifitz.net >> >> wiFitz is a service of Fitzgerald Embedded, LLC >> > >
