Cable under a road

[briley]

What's the name of the thing to pull a cable under a road - mole or something?

 

[breezer]

it is a mole, but you cant go round digging up any old road

 

[TopTrumper]

when i worked on the cable, we had things called cobras

 

[ColJack]

a ditch witch.. that's what I've heard the machine called..
pushes a rod with a steerable tip.. then you hook a cable onto it and pull it through..

 

[holmslaw]

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[briley]

holmslaw is right - a ditch witch cuts a channel!

Can't find a cobra nor information on a mole - ie can one hire one etc!

I have a garage on the other side of a narrow lane, could probably cut a trench without anyone noticing but have been thinking of running the electricity under the road. Currently goes over the road using the electricity companies pole (fair exchange - it is on my land without their asking)

 

[GaryMo]

holmslaw is right - a ditch witch cuts a channel!

They also produce directional drills. It's like saying Ford only make cars.

Ditch Witch Directional Drill

 

[mst]

intresting, so does this thing dig a trench or dig long holes?

If it drills long holes how would you direct it?

 

[spooky_b329]

The tunneling thing is called a Mole Plow (Plough?)

Specialist bit of kit, we sometimes use them at BT when we arn't allowed to dig up a road due to new tarmac etc. When I say we use them, we have to get in contractors so its unlikely you'd be able to get hold of one.

Cobra is a flexible fibreglass rod on a reel a few hundred metres long, for roping through existing duct.

 

[Lectrician]

Mole Ploughs need a fair sized hole to begin with, and can get nocked off course fairly eaisily if there is a large stone etc in the way.

You obviously need to be aware of underground services already in situ......and obviously *shouldn't* be tunneling under a public road.

 

[r.bartlett]

holmslaw is right - a ditch witch cuts a channel!

They also produce directional drills. It's like saying Ford only make cars.

Ditch Witch Directional Drill

Err what else do Ford make then?

Cheers

Richard
(Dagenham) Dustbins doesn't apply as that's an engine plant now...

 

[GaryMo]

holmslaw is right - a ditch witch cuts a channel!

They also produce directional drills. It's like saying Ford only make cars.

Ditch Witch Directional Drill

Err what else do Ford make then?

Vans.

 

[gangman]

The tunneling thing is called a Mole Plow (Plough?)

Specialist bit of kit, we sometimes use them at BT when we arn't allowed to dig up a road due to new tarmac etc. When I say we use them, we have to get in contractors so its unlikely you'd be able to get hold of one.

Cobra is a flexible fibreglass rod on a reel a few hundred metres long, for roping through existing duct.

My FinL has got a mole plough, he uses it with a tractor. It cuts a deep, narrow trench in which a pipe or cable gets laid. He uses it to lay water pipe on his farm. The bit of kit for pulling cables etc. underground, I've always known just as a mole.

 

[ColJack]

If it drills long holes how would you direct it?

the tip is steerable, just like an oil drill..

I don't know the exact technology on how they do it..