TC45 on the job

[mikim]

IT work isn't always at the keyboard - We had to run a cable from our old building to the new one - seen here on the right down the street -- from our old one about the same distance to my right. 2000 feet of cable - 400 pound reel - first problem "how do we get the cable off the reel so we can pull it through the conduit?" answer = TC45 of course. We started in the middle so we just had to pull 1000 feet at a time. First pull came right off the reel.

 

[mikim]

Then we had to get the rest off the reel to pull in the other direction - so we just reeled it off

 

[mikim]

Had to grease it up as it was pulled into the conduit - makes it pull easier and I hope help protect it from water

 

[Highbeam]

We call the lube "monkey snot" up here in the NW and it is usually blue.

Good job.

 

[PineRidge]

Mikim we sure do invent ways to use our tractors don't we? Thanks for sharing the pictures it looks to me like the New Holland saved you some heavy lifting.

 

[KiotiJohn]

SHOW OFF! I like it, I like it.
Nice looking rig. John

 

[dummy]

Does the added bucket increase versatility, capacity, or?? Does it have a swivel so you can backdrag without removing?

 

[hazmat]

How much did you charge the nws per hour of tractor time? Just trying to keep an eye on where my tax dollars are going /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Smart use of the TC45 to make life easier.

 

[edski]

Yo Dummy,
Just be glad that DOD didn't contract for it.
I'd be just another gold plated hammer or toilet seat. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[mikim]

/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.... good place to hang a trash receptacle ... there was a box of paper towels, 5 gallon bucket of cable grease, pull string, etc in the FEL ... needed someplace to throw the paper towels after cleaning up grease.

 

[mikim]

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif boss is on travel - but I emailed to ask him how I can charge mileage on a tractor without an odometer /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif...... the way I figger .. using my own equipment to handle that 400 pound reel saved me a chiropractor bill.... and I got to show off my toy a little bit to the folks I work with .... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[jinman]

You just created a new phrase to be used around the office: "Hey! Mike has a tractor, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind. . ."

Nice job. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif . . . but you'll live to regret it. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif