Pulling conduit can result in it basically squeezing itself thin too...I can't go more than 150-300' without busting conduit by pulling here.
Regards, Chuck On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > I'm talking about conduit, not the fiber itself. > > > On Monday, July 25, 2016, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote: > >> Dont pull in. Fiber is not meant for that. >> >> On Monday, July 25, 2016, Jason McKemie <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Are those pull-in only or do they have a chute blade available? I'd >>> think that it would be pretty difficult to pull-in 600' without breaking it >>> into sections. >>> >>> On Monday, July 25, 2016, Joe Falaschi <listm...@wi.net> wrote: >>> >>>> We’ve used Toro Dingos with the vibratory plow for small projects like >>>> this. It was pretty easy and inexpensive to rent. >>>> >>>> Joe >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 22, 2016, at 8:02 PM, Jason McKemie < >>>> j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> 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> >>>> 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.png> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Chuck >> >
