Just curious as to how youse guys pull wire. Do you run a puller through the whole length and start pulling, or take a 10 or 20 foot piece and shove it over the wire and then glue them together? Or some other way?
On a 175 foot conduit, you would first suck a mouse thru the conduit with a string attached, by using a vacuum cleaner on the far end. then use the string to pull a mule tape thru, then attach the cable, and either pull by hand, (would be ok for this length with lube) or a power puller for much longer runs.
definitions: Mouse.. is a type of sponge sized to fit conduits with a loop of wire run thru it to attach string. ( a plastic bag can work in a pinch)
Mule tape is a flat type of nylon or dacron "rope" designed for pulling. ordinary polypropylene rope can work too.
Use pulling lubricant..it would have been an easy job if the OP had done so.
On longer more difficult conduit runs, you can use a jet line.. a type of CO2 powered plug that is "shot" thru the conduit. I have never used one, and I have pulled over 400 feet, but they are needed at times.
fish tapes are usually used on conduit runs under 90 feet, sometimes more, but it gets "dicey" run the "fish tape" to the other side, and tie on the cable on in tapering layers to make a gradual transition. using 3M black plastic electrical tape. (yes the tape brand matters) make your pull.
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