I think you need to drive some roads if you think any road patch is smooth and "no future repair issues".
Not saying it isn't faster by any means. I would hope it is with as much mess as you're making. On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 11:35 AM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > You don’t have any additional issues fixing the road with microtrenching. > It is much faster and cheaper and less messy than drilling. Some of my > customers have microtrenched over 6000’ in a single shift. Try that will > HDD. > > The conduit is placed at the bottom of the roadbase. Absolutely no future > repair issues. The trench is filled with concrete and topped with mastic. > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 6, 2024 6:29 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber and Microtrenching > > Nate, > > If you want to message me I can draw you up the concept on how PON is > designed. Not sure you want to be doing 1x4 splits in a small area (that's > probably too much light) and it seems like a waste of splice labor. > > We drill everything - I can't imagine micro trenching and fixing the road > makes any financial sense and then the people that live there are going to > be absolutely pissed off to the point where they refuse to get your service. > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > >> So with Gpon you could come between 2 trailers, use a 4 way splitter, >> feed 2 things, then use 1 to go to the next splitter? I guess that >> makes way more sense than a bunch of duct. >> >> On 11/5/2024 4:55 PM, ch...@go-mtc.com wrote: >> > We throw down 2 microducts minimum. Use one of them to daisy chain >> > into the boundary between two homes. The other for spare or >> > mainline/express circuits. >> > >> > We trench between 15 and 30 feet per minute depending on the width and >> > depth of cut and depending on the type of blade and attachment. >> > Current speed records have all be set with my saw attachment on a >> > Vermeer RTX550 using my blades. >> > >> > After the duct is in the trench, you fill the trench with grout/flow >> > fill/low strength concrete. >> > Most places require a cap of mastic on top of the concrete but the >> > concrete is good enough by itself for many applications. >> > >> > You can use sprinkler boxes if there is no traffic on them. >> > >> > Many of my customers get between 2000'-and 4000' each day. But that >> > is with a fairly large crew. >> > >> > You go out ahead of time blocking off the road, doing core drill and >> > vacuum for each place you want to branch off a lateral connection. >> > >> > Much easier, faster and cheaper than drilling. Plowing is always the >> > best if you can do it. >> > >> > Lateral under sidewalks with a missile. >> > >> > >> > >> > Best Regards, >> > Chuck McCown >> > >> > McCown Technology Corporation >> > 8401 N Commerce Dr >> > Lake Point, Utah 84074 >> > 801-250-9503 Office >> > 435-830-4306 Cell >> > www.mccowntech.com >> > www.microtrench.pro >> > www.terabitnetworks.com >> > -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 3:42 PM >> > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> > Subject: [AFMUG] Fiber and Microtrenching >> > >> > The Boss and I are having an arug^H^H^H^H Discussion about installing >> > fiber in a campground (Mostly permanent Singlewide units). He thinks >> > that it would be too difficult to do. I contend that with >> > Microtrenching down the campground roads, this would be the perfect >> > deployment for Gpon Fiber. >> > >> > Campsites are concrete pad Road to road, no dirt runs between multiple >> > trailers without lots of concrete cutting. So at most there would be 2 >> > trailers fed off each duct drop from the asphalt road. >> > >> > When you do microtrenching, do you just do a bunch of microduct, then >> > break off a microduct whenever you need it? There would probably be ~20 >> > microducts that could run out of a central Handhole at the end of the >> > street, and feed both sides of the street for 40 trailers. 20 trailers >> > per side, 10 microduct drops per side 1 microduct feeding 2 trailers. >> > Is that too many for a microtrench? >> > >> > There is an existing coax cable plant, installed in the early 80's that >> > is bandaided together to provide Docsis at about 10mb/5mb, with many >> > many outages. All utilities are private, unmarked, and sometimes near >> > the surface. >> > >> > The microtrenching videos make it looks like you just advance down the >> > street at a few feet per minute, with a fixed road behind you. Is it >> > not that simple? I'm thinking the whole campground of 1500 spots could >> > be installed in a few weeks. >> > >> > Anyone done campground deployments? Tree coverage makes RF not as >> > feasible. Downside of fiber is that there are a handful of clearQAM TV >> > Channel on the existing coax plant. That's much harder to do with fiber >> > without some sort of STB agreement. >> > >> > >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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