This is sick. Really glad I found your channel. I’m trying to implement this work into my plumbing company so I no longer have to rely on this subcontractor. The $200k machine isn’t even the issue, it’s finding enough work to make it worth the investment!
Idk if they have this for rent or something similar around you but if you can rent it first that’s best bc once people see you have the capacity then they’ll start considering you as an option(own landscaping company)
@@isaiahkane9282 yup thats definitely the right way to think about any business venture. Prove yourself and business will boom. Ive only really called 1 place to ask but i guess i could ask around a bit more.
I work for a solar contractor and I've hired directional drillers for projects I've designed before, but I have never actually seen how it is done. It's really cool to see how it actually works. Thanks for the video!
I work for a company who does the same stuff for Comcast and interesting to see you guys do it differently. When we usually get to the spot we need to stop we have to dig down to the head, we don't have them come up to the top like that. We also make a starter hole for the drill head.
Bldg Engineers, take a look at that backwall! I count 3 Network Interface Devices (NIDs), 3 Cisco ME routers (another type of NID) and a Fujitsu Flashwave fiber MUX + it's battery rack. When you design/build a "telephone room" (officially an MPOE), please install 1++ "telco racks" (19" or 23", grey in color) for the carriers to use. Put a large sign on the backwall itself with a sign: "For Fiber or Copper termination ONLY" and tell the carriers to use the telco racks for their electronics (NIDs). Provide both a Quad box straight to utility and an in-rack UPS to provide power FOR EACH RACK! Did you see there's only 1 Quad box + a cheezy home extension. That whole backwall is a disaster waiting to happen !!!
I work in K-12 IT and I see this all the time. Unfortunately, most of our schools were built long before the internet was common so the data rooms were repurposed custodial closets or small offices. And yes the backwall thing is a mess. We use AT&T as our ISP and they install a Ciena switch at all of our sites on a backboard. Our backboards or a mess of legacy equipment that no one seems to know if it still works or if its active or what its purpose was or who installed it or when it was installed. They just install things, old stuff never gets taken out and it just builds up.
I think it is very good that you pulled a pull wire through the pipe in the last section together with the fiber optic cable. Some companies do not do that.
Interesting stuff, where I'm at (UK) we don't do this sort of stuff because it's all granite but we mostly trench on the roadways, but this is way cooler :)
@@lifeasweknowit5280Guernsey! I do mostly splicing and copper jointing but have done a bit of work pulling fibre, lots of respect to the people on the roads full time because it rains here like 3 months a year, I get to hide in the van 😆
I’ve always wondered how that works. I appreciate taking the time to show this. How does that machine steer left right up and down? The handheld unit you’re using to guide him, does it run on sonar or RF? Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing - working on the datacenter/telecom end of this industry I’ve always been so curious about the construction aspect. Please do make more videos in the future! Just a quick question - when pulling the fiber through the conduit, why not run a 2nd pull string alongside the fiber just in case you need to pull more cable in the future? Or are the conduits designed for 1 fiber cable per conduit? Thanks!
It really depends on where existing utilities are. That will determine where we put our conduit. Personally I like to be 3’ or deeper. But if possible I like to stay less then 6’. Reason being if you go deeper then 6’ it makes it hard to retrieve the drill head if something goes wrong. Also it makes it more difficult to hook on the conduit to pull back if it’s over 6’.
got my fiber recently in uk.. going from 8mb to 100mb is something ill tell ye. my brain still thinks downloading a 10gb file will take 20mins.. now its like 2mins.
it really suprises me, that you need to drill in the ground to connect fiber to building, don't buildings in usa have free space underneath, something like sewer where you can just put new cables, or easily change old ones? or is it that you just burying all cables in the ground and in need of maintenance you just have to dig it all up?
Places like newyork yes but most of the country gets buried. These cities were built before fiber cable. No catacomb style sewers either. Most drainage is pipes buried under ground you wouldnt want to put cables there rats will eat them. Burying them is a cheaper way todo it and maintenance is just replacing the cable through the conduit. Not really expensive
13:00 When you're drilling underneath a row of trees like this, doesn't every single root of every single tree present an obstacle to "steer" the drill head in a different direction?
@@lifeasweknowit5280 How deep are you drilling? The root ball of a tree is, on average, about 10 times the size of the trunk. So those trees could have a root ball diameter of 80 to 100 inches (based on the trunks appearing to be 8 to 10 inches in the video), meaning the roots go down at least maybe 40 to 50 inches below the surface. I'm not going to argue in an area where I have no expertise, but I think people don't understand or forget that with trees, there can be as much or more material underground as there is above.
Lmao...you look like chuck norris son. Im suprised you do any work, i fig the fiber line saw you and said "just sit down sir and have a coke, we'll install us ourselves. You just make sure your dad doesn't see the potholes being lazy by just sitting there over the hole in the road."...nice job tho bud
The colors are for identification when pulling fiber or pot holing. Most of the time utilities have different color conduit. Power is usually black with a red stripe. Com usually has orange. Gas is usually yellow.
I have worked in Germany to lay big pipes for fiber optic cable but we needed to dig a channel 45 cm deep and wide enough to stand into it about 12 cm till the house. Is there a specification how deep the fiber optic to be placed?
Since you're from Germany, how does it work with utility marking? Here in the US, you call a number and they send the responsible companies out to mark their lines. I used to be a utility locator for a while, so I'm curious.
I think this is fairly ineffective. Accidic compounds that can reduce the size of earth could be pumped through a special conduit that would straighten as it comes out of a spool to make straighter lines, deep in the ground, with fewer man hours, and zero disturbance to people on the surface. The conduit would be made of a chemical resistant lining and have a rope fed through segments that cause the conduit to straighten when pulled. as long as you had precise angles, you could do this fairly easily and get to your destination much quicker and with less material. If you dont like the idea of accidic chemicals, just put a drill on the end of the conduit and suck up the dirt and stone that the drill goes through via a wider conduit that the others are fed through. Really, i dont see a point in doing subsurface work on the surface.
I'd love a technical video explaining how you steer/aim that drill it's amazing!
I will see what I can do. Thanks for watching.
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Yes that is exactly what I was wondering as well! So count me in as well!
Yeah, thats was always a question for me: how they hit the target ;)
@@TheTrainWatch These guys are 100x smarter than engineers, anyone can be an engineer
Thank you for show the good bad and ugly. Life is real. And you know it. You do a great job of problem solving. Keep up the awesome work. Be bless.
I appreciate the encouragement! Thanks for watching.
Kudos to you guys running those conduits and getting fiber into places! You help us data center technicians a lot!
This is sick. Really glad I found your channel. I’m trying to implement this work into my plumbing company so I no longer have to rely on this subcontractor. The $200k machine isn’t even the issue, it’s finding enough work to make it worth the investment!
Idk if they have this for rent or something similar around you but if you can rent it first that’s best bc once people see you have the capacity then they’ll start considering you as an option(own landscaping company)
@@isaiahkane9282 yup thats definitely the right way to think about any business venture. Prove yourself and business will boom. Ive only really called 1 place to ask but i guess i could ask around a bit more.
@ hell yea track that thing down and get your paws on it then put er to work 💪🏾
I work in sewer cross-bore prevention, and this was extremely interesting to watch.
The way I recognized this building in the thumbnail and immediately watched 😂 I worked across the street for many years. Nice work.
I work for a solar contractor and I've hired directional drillers for projects I've designed before, but I have never actually seen how it is done. It's really cool to see how it actually works. Thanks for the video!
I work for a company who does the same stuff for Comcast and interesting to see you guys do it differently. When we usually get to the spot we need to stop we have to dig down to the head, we don't have them come up to the top like that. We also make a starter hole for the drill head.
You just got a new subscriber! Keep up the good work. Good sense of humor. You will get to 100k in no time.
Thank you! I appreciate your support.
Hey, very enjoyable video. Glad you didn't have a potty mouth, so kids can watch what goes in your work world. Nice, thanks again!
Cool stuff man, keep it up! I remember when working as wifi technician, I sometimes worked with fiber guys and loved it! I wish to do it one day.
Great video nice install team!
Thank you!
I’m in the building next door and saw the crew at lunch time in the restaurant. Nice work fellas!
no clue what i’m watching but it’s pretty relaxing
brooo i was actually so sad at the end when you said you didnt have any more footage, great video man i was glued to the screen the entire time!
thank you for all that you do !
you deserve a like and follow, thank you
Bldg Engineers, take a look at that backwall! I count 3 Network Interface Devices (NIDs), 3 Cisco ME routers (another type of NID) and a Fujitsu Flashwave fiber MUX + it's battery rack. When you design/build a "telephone room" (officially an MPOE), please install 1++ "telco racks" (19" or 23", grey in color) for the carriers to use. Put a large sign on the backwall itself with a sign: "For Fiber or Copper termination ONLY" and tell the carriers to use the telco racks for their electronics (NIDs). Provide both a Quad box straight to utility and an in-rack UPS to provide power FOR EACH RACK! Did you see there's only 1 Quad box + a cheezy home extension. That whole backwall is a disaster waiting to happen !!!
I work in K-12 IT and I see this all the time. Unfortunately, most of our schools were built long before the internet was common so the data rooms were repurposed custodial closets or small offices. And yes the backwall thing is a mess. We use AT&T as our ISP and they install a Ciena switch at all of our sites on a backboard. Our backboards or a mess of legacy equipment that no one seems to know if it still works or if its active or what its purpose was or who installed it or when it was installed. They just install things, old stuff never gets taken out and it just builds up.
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So cool how you can do this. Beats the days of having to dig ditches.
For sure! Thanks for watching.
The older i get, the more i respect blue-collar workers like you. Without you guys, we'd have nothing.
Pretty interesting. Always wondered about the details behind this kind of work when I see it going on
I think it is very good that you pulled a pull wire through the pipe in the last section together with the fiber optic cable. Some companies do not do that.
This is actually determined by the company that is having the infrastructure built, not the construction company.
Very nice! Well done!
Thanks for watching!
It’s interesting seeing what some people do for a living and how the work is done
Another fine job!
Thank you
I love how you washes his hand in the beginning of the video like he’s about to perform a surgery😂
Really amazing, great work.
i remember doing this work when the cell tower part of my company was slow. where i learned how to locate
Nice, I used to be a telecom guy, it’s good to see telecom closet sometimes.
Yes, it is very rare to see such telco installations.
Hey this west I love what you all guys are doing . Fiber optic I love doing that. Micro trenching I love too . I just getting in horizontal drilling
Interesting stuff, where I'm at (UK) we don't do this sort of stuff because it's all granite but we mostly trench on the roadways, but this is way cooler :)
Thanks for watching. What country do you live in?
@@lifeasweknowit5280Guernsey! I do mostly splicing and copper jointing but have done a bit of work pulling fibre, lots of respect to the people on the roads full time because it rains here like 3 months a year, I get to hide in the van 😆
Always wanted to see how this is done.
Thanks for watching!
Sending those fish tapes at the end was great 😂😂
always a great job !
Thank you! I appreciate you consistently commenting and watching!
I’ve always wondered how that works. I appreciate taking the time to show this. How does that machine steer left right up and down? The handheld unit you’re using to guide him, does it run on sonar or RF? Thanks!
ruclips.net/video/JAhdb7dKQpU/видео.html A great explanation
Impressing what precision you can get with that drill
I'd love to know how that Ditch Witch works and how you keep it on target, keep from drilling too deep, etc.
That little flag drop into the floor at 7:39 was too smooth lol
I thought the same thing
Please give us a video on all the steps, from how yall get it marked and how yall use the machine. Thank you!!
This is really interesting, I've always wondered what the process is like
Awesome video, I stated to the end! I also subscribed. Where are you out of?
Fascinating process to watch
NICE!!!!! Love it !!
Thanks for watching.
I worked in that building (Palazzo Verdi) before moving across the street to Spectrum Plaza!
Thank you so much for sharing - working on the datacenter/telecom end of this industry I’ve always been so curious about the construction aspect. Please do make more videos in the future! Just a quick question - when pulling the fiber through the conduit, why not run a 2nd pull string alongside the fiber just in case you need to pull more cable in the future? Or are the conduits designed for 1 fiber cable per conduit? Thanks!
What’s the average depth in suburban development sites?
Great channel.. thanks!
It really depends on where existing utilities are. That will determine where we put our conduit. Personally I like to be 3’ or deeper. But if possible I like to stay less then 6’. Reason being if you go deeper then 6’ it makes it hard to retrieve the drill head if something goes wrong. Also it makes it more difficult to hook on the conduit to pull back if it’s over 6’.
you rock thanks for sharing,
Honestly, you are the first non Hispanic horizontal driller that I have seen!
Lmao
how are all these 'spotting holes' created? hydro jet?
Good techno video
i like how you say the word then the number 2 times wish my co workers did this when doing things haha im like what number agen xD
Great video
got my fiber recently in uk.. going from 8mb to 100mb is something ill tell ye. my brain still thinks downloading a 10gb file will take 20mins.. now its like 2mins.
Is there a reason you didn't pull fresh mule tape in with the fiber?
How does someone get into this type job
Awesome!
Thanks for watching!
how deep are you shooting under the grass? dosent seems that deep but i have no idea at all :D
So cool!
it really suprises me, that you need to drill in the ground to connect fiber to building, don't buildings in usa have free space underneath, something like sewer where you can just put new cables, or easily change old ones? or is it that you just burying all cables in the ground and in need of maintenance you just have to dig it all up?
Places like newyork yes but most of the country gets buried. These cities were built before fiber cable. No catacomb style sewers either. Most drainage is pipes buried under ground you wouldnt want to put cables there rats will eat them. Burying them is a cheaper way todo it and maintenance is just replacing the cable through the conduit. Not really expensive
Fiber optic cable, real money in this :D
*LifeAsWeKnowIt* How fast will the internet service be to this building?
What brand/model are those large folding pliers? 18:59
I’m not sure, possibly Gerber.
13:00 When you're drilling underneath a row of trees like this, doesn't every single root of every single tree present an obstacle to "steer" the drill head in a different direction?
The tree roots don’t really affect the drill. I was much deeper than them on most of this shot.
@@lifeasweknowit5280 How deep are you drilling? The root ball of a tree is, on average, about 10 times the size of the trunk. So those trees could have a root ball diameter of 80 to 100 inches (based on the trunks appearing to be 8 to 10 inches in the video), meaning the roots go down at least maybe 40 to 50 inches below the surface. I'm not going to argue in an area where I have no expertise, but I think people don't understand or forget that with trees, there can be as much or more material underground as there is above.
I can’t remember exactly but mid shot I was around 6’ and then I came up at the end.
Lmao...you look like chuck norris son. Im suprised you do any work, i fig the fiber line saw you and said "just sit down sir and have a coke, we'll install us ourselves. You just make sure your dad doesn't see the potholes being lazy by just sitting there over the hole in the road."...nice job tho bud
I may need to get a DNA test ha ha
noob question. At 5:34, what's the purpose of having 2 different conduits (is that the term?) pulled and what's the purpose of the 2 colors?
Always cheaper to pull more than you need than go back and pull more.
@@M0nkNZL Ah ok. It makes sense. Since they're already going through the work of running 1 they may as well run another one.
The colors are for identification when pulling fiber or pot holing. Most of the time utilities have different color conduit. Power is usually black with a red stripe. Com usually has orange. Gas is usually yellow.
Thanks! Good to know.
I have worked in Germany to lay big pipes for fiber optic cable but we needed to dig a channel 45 cm deep and wide enough to stand into it about 12 cm till the house. Is there a specification how deep the fiber optic to be placed?
It depends on where the existing utilities are but being around 3’ deep is good. But existing utilities dictate where we place our conduit.
Since you're from Germany, how does it work with utility marking? Here in the US, you call a number and they send the responsible companies out to mark their lines. I used to be a utility locator for a while, so I'm curious.
man my old boss woulda had me hauling this cable by hand 😂
You're welcome.
fiber optic cable high speed internet access, lotta money in this shi
You've probably answered before but what's it mean when you tell the driller to push 1&2 or push 9? Txs.
If I push 1&2 the drill head moves up and to the right. If I push straight 9 it steers to the right.
@@lifeasweknowit5280 9 steers to the right? Is it like looking at a clock face? I figured 3 was to right and 9 was to left. No?
Ha ha sorry. 3 is to the right and 9 is to the left. You are correct.
@@lifeasweknowit5280 Txs. Keep em coming.
I think this is fairly ineffective. Accidic compounds that can reduce the size of earth could be pumped through a special conduit that would straighten as it comes out of a spool to make straighter lines, deep in the ground, with fewer man hours, and zero disturbance to people on the surface. The conduit would be made of a chemical resistant lining and have a rope fed through segments that cause the conduit to straighten when pulled. as long as you had precise angles, you could do this fairly easily and get to your destination much quicker and with less material. If you dont like the idea of accidic chemicals, just put a drill on the end of the conduit and suck up the dirt and stone that the drill goes through via a wider conduit that the others are fed through. Really, i dont see a point in doing subsurface work on the surface.
Did you install boxes at every pull point? Just seems odd to do three separate short runs.
We coupled most of the conduit together. Added one box at the street crossing and one by the building.
is it too much to ask how much u get payed for this type of work usually?
Reminds me of Mr.Robot
thk goodness not sewage didn't shoot up lol
Why didn’t you put back draw cord back in the conduit in the comms room for the next guy
The cable management in that last handhole is terrible
whats the point of drilling under the street when you need to make holes every 2 feet anyways
Would you prefer they dig trenches and break-up pavement?
Data protection is the reason for this type of video
What do you mean?
That's not fancy at all. Smh