Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope
Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope
Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope
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Plowing Installation Notes<br />
Buried Installation 6.2<br />
Plowoing Overview<br />
Direct burial cable and cable-in-conduit (CIC) may be installed by trenching or plowing. When plowing, select a<br />
plow chute with a bend radius no smaller (and preferably larger) than the minimum bend radius of the cable or<br />
CIC you are installing. The chute width should be at least 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) larger in diameter than the cable/<br />
CIC.<br />
At the pedestal, dig a trench deep enough and at least twice the length of the plow blade/chute for the plow<br />
blade to enter it comfortably. A similar trench should be dug near the attachment point at the residence. The<br />
cable/CIC may pay-off from the front of the walk-behind plow or from a stationary reel along the route.<br />
Carefully pull enough cable/CIC through the blade to comfortably allow for connectorization. Once the blade is<br />
completely in the ground, manually feed the cable/CIC into the plow blade.<br />
In the walk-behind plow method, pay the cable/CIC over the top of the reel. Do not use reel brakes. In the stationary<br />
reel method, pull the cable/CIC end from the reel to the starting trench. With CIC, make sure both ends<br />
of the conduit are capped.
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