4"RGS

[Alwayslearningelec]

Hello. I know there are many variables. But generally speaking.

have 4- 4" conduit in trench that are being concrete encased( by others). point to point footage is 5,000'
Being able to get truck right up to where your laying conduits and assuming the trench is opened and available for conduits and very few offsets/bends. I'd assume you would use prefab elbows and not bend.
Do you think you think 2 guys could get a 80-100' in a 7 hour day?

 

[infinity]

Do you think you think 2 guys could get a 80-100' in a 7 hour day?

With no bends that seems like a very low number. You roll the RMC into the trench and then use a few wraps of rope around it to spin it in.

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

With no bends that seems like a very low number. You roll the RMC into the trench and then use a few wraps of rope around it to spin it in.

thank you. Rope to spin into the coupling? How they heck could you do that? You mean not even get into the trench?

 

[infinity]

thank you. Rope to spin into the coupling? How they heck could you do that? You mean not even get into the trench?

No, you get in the trench and you use a short length of rope wrapped around the pipe and you pull up on one side which spins the pipe into the coupling. You 80-100' per day is barely one length of pipe per hour for two men. If you can estimate that little pipe per day and get the job you should definitely make money.

 

[wwhitney]

You 80-100' per day is barely one length of pipe per hour for two men.

I took the 80-100' per day to mean along the trench, not per pipe. So it'd be 4 lengths of pipe for the 4 conduits, if they come in 10' lengths.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

I took the 80-100' per day to mean along the trench, not per pipe. So it'd be 4 lengths of pipe for the 4 conduits, if they come in 10' lengths.

Cheers, Wayne

I meant installing about 4-5 10' sticks. so total of about 80-100' in one day with two men.
BTW, trench about 6-8' deep.

 

[tom baker]

I meant installing about 4-5 10' sticks. so total of about 80-100' in one day with two men.
BTW, trench about 6-8' deep.

Will you have trench box or slope sides back of trench?

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Will you have trench box or slope sides back of trench?

I don't quite understand what you mean?

 

[infinity]

I don't quite understand what you mean?

Once a trench gets below a certain depth it requires either shoring (wood or large steel trench boxes) or the earth is sloped back so that it cannot collapse on someone working in the trench.

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Aaahh. Thanks.. Here it shows sloped. Good info I appreciate that. I know it shows two conduits.

 

[wwhitney]

Here it shows sloped.

It shows sloped, but the text says sloped or braced as necessary. So it may not be sloped, it may be braced.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

It shows sloped, but the text says sloped or braced as necessary. So it may not be sloped, it may be braced.

Cheers, Wayne

Ok, thanks.

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Will you have trench box or slope sides back of trench?

Tom so how does his affect install?

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Do you guys think with 2 guys in trench and 2 guys above 100-150’ day(10-15 10’ sticks) is realistic?sorry….7 hour shift.

 

[zbang]

Tom so how does his affect install?

With a box, you have to dodge around the spacer bars holding the sides apart. Usually they're in the way of the work.

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Thanks

 

[macmikeman]

I think I might try setting it all together on the surface level first and then shoving it one by one into the trench the complete length in one shot each. (Might need a backhoe perhaps to assist in the "shoving" part of this idea.)

 

[zooby]

I think I might try setting it all together on the surface level first and then shoving it one by one into the trench the complete length in one shot each. (Might need a backhoe perhaps to assist in the "shoving" part of this idea.)

man...with rigid? i'd be worried with that. but hey, i'm not mr. rgc either.

 

[rambojoe]

90lbs every 10'... might not work so great.

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

What about the time guys? 10-15 10’ sticks(straight run) with 4 guys in 7 hour shift doable?