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Used to do this all the time Nev, use a draw cord tied to the handles of a stout carrier bag, stuff it down a little way then open ended hose off a compressor to blast it through.  First time I saw that done on site must have been a 200yd run of duct, I was gobsmacked!

Just remember to anchor down the other end of your draw cord!

If you know someone with a decent powerful carpet cleaning machine you could maybe do it from the other end using vacuum.  You'd need to strike a balance between the the bag/rags (consider it like a wad in a cartridge) making a good vacuum seal, versus it being too resistant to being pulled through.

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16 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Will he make it to 9 years old?

I hope so, major investment in my boys as maybe need a kidney or something in the future 🙂

As to the conduit. It is 60mm diameter and to be used for some 6mm2 SWA.

Due to the stiffness of the armoured, it was easy to feed it through. 

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13 hours ago, Old farrier said:

Just wait until he tells us why he’s doing it 😂😂😊

Well a farmer whos ground I have had shooting on for the last 30yrs is wanting to put in a new mains supply from one shed to another BUT whoever put the duct in forgot to leave a rope in it.    I like the idea of spinning the wire, didn't think of that.

He is going to have a go this morning and I already bent over one end of the wire and wrapped it in tape so it would less likely to snag. 

 

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10 hours ago, Jim Neal said:

Used to do this all the time Nev, use a draw cord tied to the handles of a stout carrier bag, stuff it down a little way then open ended hose off a compressor to blast it through.  First time I saw that done on site must have been a 200yd run of duct, I was gobsmacked!

Just remember to anchor down the other end of your draw cord!

If you know someone with a decent powerful carpet cleaning machine you could maybe do it from the other end using vacuum.  You'd need to strike a balance between the the bag/rags (consider it like a wad in a cartridge) making a good vacuum seal, versus it being too resistant to being pulled through.

Jim i've already told him that 3rd post in !

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3 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

Hello, would be pleased to hear how the farmer got on with this problem and did he work out a solution to get the new light working ??

Nice of you to get back to some common sense.  I have not had a reply so far but as you probably appreciate a day on a dairy farm never goes to plan, always something being thrown in the works. As soon as I have a result I will report.

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3 hours ago, Walker570 said:

Nice of you to get back to some common sense.  I have not had a reply so far but as you probably appreciate a day on a dairy farm never goes to plan, always something being thrown in the works. As soon as I have a result I will report.

Hello, will be interesting to hear 👍

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14 hours ago, Walker570 said:

Nice of you to get back to some common sense.  I have not had a reply so far but as you probably appreciate a day on a dairy farm never goes to plan, always something being thrown in the works. As soon as I have a result I will report.

unless the farmer is in hospital with firework burns!!

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High tensile wire was going through fine but came to a solid stop short of the exit.  I am thinking a whole bunch of dead rats maybe seeing they have a pro vemin guy sorts those and they will go down in their nests to die.  He now finds there is a rope in the pipe but that will not budge either.  All sorts of possibilities...rats and maybe a large old wasp nest or both.

Going to cut back the pipe as it is quite near the exit.

I'm just advising from a distance ..... 11 miles distant to be precise

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