How many of the EC's here "persue" agricultural work???

[JacksonburgFarmer]

Ok, I dont really mean just putting a yardblaster on a old barn, or putting plugs in a small barn, but, How many of the EC's (or co. you work for) actuall y persue, look for, hunt, WANT the agricultural work??? I am talking of livestock buildings, grain handling setups, local elevators, shops, ect. How many of you that do are farmers??? Just curious, there are only two (including us) in our area that really KNOW what they are doing with farm work. Anyone who does this work knows what I mean. There are those that are good electricians, but have NO idea what they are doing around a grain handling setup. (more to it than most would think) Just curious.......

 

[charlietuna]

Not doubt, your are an expert within another Electrical Niche similar to gas station work, printing,knitting,lift stations, etc.. We all have the basic knowledge of electricity, but wiring up a pig farm requires special knowledge of the code areas along with what is the standards that have been sucessful in this installation. Now i do have a garden--and my niche is infrared and own nine farm tractors--but i never wired anything connected with agriculture...

 

[ultramegabob]

there is only one electrical contractor in my area that really specializes in commercial farm work, he keeps very busy. I have done my share of work on commercial farms, but he can have that nitch....

 

[Karl H]

In my area Farmers have the Farm hands do the electrical work.
Here farms are mainly fruit such as avacado,grapes ,oranges,etc.
So Stray currents are not an issue since they do'nt farm animals,
or ART 506 since no grain is stored.

 

[brantmacga]

i do some agricultural work. the work i do get comes from farmer i know, as i happen to be a farmer also (working on the family farm). most everyone here does their own agricultural electrical work, and only call me when they don't have the time to do it.

the farm on our northeaster border is a dairy operation, and the owner built his own 1000A 3-phase service to run the operation. but there are code violations everywhere, like nm-b buried directly in the ground to feed pumps, etc. . .

i think its just part of farm life that you have to know how to do a little bit of everything, like electrical work. it gets passed on through generations.

 

[ivsenroute]

Only those that know how to spell pursue

 

[macmikeman]

When I started out in the trade I worked thru my apprenticeship and first few j-man years for a company that did a lot of ag work. I pretty much hated some of the jobs we used to get called out to like the egg farm (chickens- bout a million, flies- 10 billion). However, having said that part, the up side was stuff like how we automated the feed conveyors and then that was my first exposure to PLC's and some fancy Klockner Moller electronic motor controls. Some of the ranch jobs were cool, we got to go up into the mountains alot to service water pumps - the scenery and vista's up there on Oahu's mountain ranches can be quite spectacular. Not much ag left on this island sadly.

 

[prh1700]

Unfortunately there is not a lot of farming left in this area. Did have a service call to change an electric motor on a conveyor at one of the last farms around here, which happens to be some historical site called His Lordships Kindness. Peacocks make good guard dogs.

 

[Rewire]

WE maintain several hog barns and turkey barns just installed a new motor on a grain auger.

 

[sparkchaser1961]

I know an elec. eng. who is busy 5 days a week solving stray voltage probs all over farm country around here. Makes a good living.