I've done the chute method and the pull blade. After many times of issues with the pull blade, we stuck with the chute. A pull blade in my opinion is only good for short straight shots. All the cable contractors around here are required to do chute.
We use chutes on all of our plows, from the smallest hand plow to the largest RT115 we have. From 18" to 4'+ in the ground. Regards, Chuck On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 3:23 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I have only used vibratory plows with a chute, so not sure a serrated plow > blade would be a great help. Have not seen one. > > *From:* Joe > *Sent:* Friday, May 26, 2017 1:14 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Pull blade vs chute blade > > > Great question… there is a few key differences. > > > > With a chute, you can drop in multiple conduit… BIG advantage, sometimes > we put in 2x 1.5” or 1.5” plus a ¾”. One for fiber, one for power if a > customer wants power at a driveway (gates, light, sensor) > > > > If you are required to put in a “caution tape”, must use a chute… > > > > If you are going in a straight line, pulling is great. Less HP needed. > > Many or sharp curves… use a chute > > Or plan for adding couplers > > > > If soil conditions are soft, chute works great. No breakage or pipe > stretching. > > If soil conditions are packed/hard… add more horsepower/traction for a > chute > > > > Using a pull blade to run the path without product in hard ground on the > first pass, then go back with the pull blade on the second pass and pull > the product. > > > > If you have roots, the pull blade with serrated teeth do a great job. I > haven’t seen a serrated edge on a chute. > > > > Friction is not your friend when pulling… > > > > And size of the machine… when using a chute, you need more traction / > weight / HP. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Friday, May 26, 2017 1:24 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Pull blade vs chute blade > > > > Are there situations for which one is better than the other? I know > pulling limits your distance, I'm not sure otherwise. >
