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After working for 10 years as a journeyman electrician, I know the hassle involved with pulling wire or rope by hand when fish tape won&#;t do, but large mechanical wire pullers are sometimes more than you need for certain jobs. What type of wire puller tool do you have to make your everyday circuit wire pulls easier?
So let&#;s find out &#; what&#;s in my truck to eliminate the need to pull wire or rope by hand? (And what should be in your truck, too!)
Depending on what you&#;re doing, pulling wire or rope by hand can be tiring, take a long time and require a lot of muscle.
What do you have in your truck now to efficiently pull cable?
My wire puller tool of choice is Southwire&#;s Maxis® XD1 Extreme Duty Circuit Puller. It can dramatically impact labor costs when it comes to pulling low-voltage wire, branch home runs, lighting cables and small-circuit wire.
Once you see it in action, you&#;ll understand why you need it. First, it means you don&#;t have to pull wire or rope by hand. It&#;s also fast, helping you get the job done on time (or early). Simply connect it to almost any commercial 18V drill and run it on low speed. Because it&#;s only about eight pounds, it takes just one person for setup and operation. An angle adjustment lets you modify the wire puller so it&#;s comfortable to grip. These features keep installers alert and reduce fatigue.
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With 600 pounds of constant force for continuous pulling and 1,000 pounds of peak pulling force, it works with short and long cable runs. A removable capstan with a polyline pin prevents your line from slipping, allows for quick connections and makes line cleanup fast and easy. If you&#;re going to use a monopole, it also has a 0.75-inch threaded receiver..
Removable conduit adapters make it easy to adapt it to any wire pulling situation, including horizontal pulls. The ability to extend the arm out to 34.5 inches makes it easier to gain extra &#;tail&#; for certain jobs. The chuck adapter is also easy to replace in the field, so you can keep things moving.
It&#;s built to withstand harsh environments, anodized for the ultimate corrosion resistance.
Simply put, I keep the Maxis XD1 Extreme Duty Circuit Puller in my truck because it:
Does the Maxis XD1 Extreme Duty Circuit Puller sound like something you want to keep in your truck? (Or do you want to try it out?) Van Meter&#;s specialists can meet you in your office or on the jobsite to show you how it works. While we&#;re there, we can tell you about customers who are using it and what they think of it.
Do you want to learn more about the tools you should keep in your truck? Check out our previous What&#;s In Your Truck blogs to learn more time and energy-saving tips.
I've been researching tools and methods for pulling wire with one person, and not really coming up with great answers.
Was hoping some people here might have some tools/methods they liked.
I currently have to do most of my work in remote areas where having a helper is often not possible.
Pulling everything from small branch circuits in 1/2" EMT to 200A feeder circuits in U/G PVC.
I currently have a drill-powered portable pound puller that works ok-but managing it is difficult and it almost takes two people on the puller end just to manage the tool and rope. It doesn't like to pull flat mule tape at all. It works good and fast with blow line because you don't have to manage the rope/capstan-but the 210 pound breaking strength of blow line leaves that option for only the easiest of pulls.
It seems to me that if you have to have only one person pulling the wire, you need either something to manage the wire spools/ wire going into the pipe, or a remote operated tugger that can stand alone while you manage the infeed.
I realize that the difference between three #12's in a small branch circuit and 1/2" EMT may very well require a totally different tool set than 4/0 aluminum service feeders in 2" PVC. But I'm not really finding any great solutions for either, let alone both.
I had high hopes for the Milwaukee powered fish tapes-but it looks like those are never going to get released to the public to purchase at this point.
I can't be the only one who has to do a bunch of stuff by myself, and there's got to be a better way.
Thanks in advance for any help or ideas!