The phone company back in the day had a semi circular disk on a shovel
handle. It was sharpened and had flanges bent over on the top just like a
shovel for stepping on. They would step on it and rock it back and forth.
Then come along with the drop cable and a piece of lath pushing the cable
down into the slot with the lath. I doubt it was more than 6" deep, but
later I was a repairman for that same telephone company and never seemed to
have a problem with shallow drops across lawns.
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From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2018 5:55 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drop cable plowing cost
I've done that, but I use a narrower spade. I have doubts about
something that wide penetrating the soil around here.
On 11/8/2018 7:20 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
I remember folks using this method back in 1964 at my parents house.
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Webster
Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2018 4:38 PM
To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drop cable plowing cost
I always thought this device looked interesting. Obviously not good for
hard pan or really rocky areas but looks effective.
"Bury 100ft of wire 10in deep in 10 minutes without any mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNqOXul-GOQ";
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com
www.Broadband-Mapping.com
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From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2018 8:34 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drop cable plowing cost
Do you trench, bore, plow, missile, or? We have a nice little stand
behind Ditch Witch drop plow that works well in yards. Very fast too.
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On Nov 7, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
No
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On Nov 7, 2018, at 1:15 PM, Jon Langeler <jon-ispli...@michwave.net>
wrote:
Including the duct?
Jon Langeler
Michwave Technologies, Inc.
On Nov 7, 2018, at 2:31 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
I charge $5/ft for quad 1.25” ducts with my big RT120 plow. So that is
a realistic upper limit. Depends on what kind of machine and whether
you are doing it ac a pure contractor, or doing it for yourself at
cost, or doing it at just payroll and fuel to minimize the bite.
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On Nov 7, 2018, at 10:14 AM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
Do you guys charge to plow in a drop cable? If so, how much.
I know someone who's getting a 1/4 mile drop plowed up to his house by
a competitor and they're charging him about $600. That works out to
$.50/foot.
My initial thought was I'd do 300' for free and then $1/foot. Then
I'd be at about $1,000 for something the other guys are doing for
$600. I'm not looking to rob myself, but also not looking to price
myself out of the market.
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