Pulling Wire/ # Of Men

[Alwayslearningelec]

Curious about # men to make a wire pull in certain situations. Just for instance below... randomly choosing diff scenarios.

300' run of 1-1/4" w/ 4 #4 THHN and 1 pull box
200' run of 3/4" w 8 #10's THHN and 1 pull box
500' run of (3) sets 2" w/ 4 #1/0 THHN and 3 pull boxes.

My point is does your wire crew # of men change depending on length of run, # of sets, # pull boxes etc.? Thank you

 

[LarryFine]

Well, you can only pull one run at a time. Feeders must be able to lift the wire.

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Well, you can only pull one run at a time. Feeders must be able to lift the wire.

Right so when pulling off reels/spools I'd think it's always/mostly a 2 man operation?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

The minimum would be 2 people...one to feed and one to pull.
For larger conductors you will need more people to pull the conductors off the reel and even more to pull it unless you are using mechanical pulling equipment. For the last one, without mechanical pulling equipment you would need at least 5.