ISE Magazine, August 2019
UNDERGROUND DEPLOYMENT For use with GMPs 1 2 inch 13 mm duct rods Push pull up to 300 lbs 136 kg of load Moves at a rate of up to 130 ft min 330 cm min Includes hydraulic power pack Also useful for mapping projects Override capability allows you torod occupied ducts 12153575500GMPtools comPOWERED DUCT ROD PUSHERFor Placing Pulling Lines or Fiber Optic Cables into New Old or Crowded ConduitsSpecialty Cassette ClampGM6328AD_ AUGUST 2019 WWW ISEMAG COM Brendan Werner of Hellman Electric works inside a New York City manhole When we were hand rodding our performance degraded quickly beyond 300 feet of duct Haus recalled Now we can push or pull well beyond that distance and in less time For example on City Island in the Bronx we were rodding 1200 to 1300 feet using this method Haus likes the adaptability and convenience of the PDRPs The units overall size allows him to deploy and operate in tight work environments Another advantage is that these units will fit on many of the truck configurations in Hellmans fleet he said The PDRPs can also be powered by the hydraulic tool circuits on Hellman trucks and not necessarily by the dedicated hydraulic power packs alone Still Steve Haus is finding alternative uses for the power packs One example is running hydraulic trash pumps on vehicles without hydraulic tool circuits Because many manholes are full of water when first opened they need to be pumped out before Hellmans crews can begin working in them The power packs provide a valuable added benefit in that regard The underground infrastructure network throughout the Greater New York City area is certainly intricate but Hellman Electric has found ways to bring some order to the chaos n Ted Clemens is Director of Sales for General Machine Products KT LLC Ted was originally responsible for GMP sales in the Northeastern US and subsequently held the titles of Senior Sales Representative and Sales Manager Ted holds a BS degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University Ted can be reached by phone at 2153575500 or email at info@ GMPtools com For more information please visit https www gmptools com Follow GMP on Twitter @ GMPTools
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