tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post936380437786903626..comments2023-10-21T16:47:21.705+01:00Comments on Fibre to the home UK - Fibrevolution: Using *what* to lay fibre?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-14531213154982194282011-07-15T03:23:01.986+01:002011-07-15T03:23:01.986+01:00I'm an engineer, not an Aggie or a farmer. If ...I'm an engineer, not an Aggie or a farmer. If one pass only digs so deep, how deep could one get with two or three passes with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plough#Mouldboard_plough" rel="nofollow">mouldboard plough</a> ? If such a plough (or plow) capable of variable depth setting and mounted on a fat-tired bogie can get 200mm's (eight inches) in one pass then your 600mm (twenty-four inch) requirement could be met in three passes.<br /><br />I can just see a bizarre JFDI mash-up of an aircraft mechanic and a blacksmith contributing the necessary parts to such a specialized rig.MB94128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494572766051396972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-33191928708621903542011-07-14T18:04:47.600+01:002011-07-14T18:04:47.600+01:00The big debate this has engendered here is how dee...The big debate this has engendered here is how deep can the horse plough? If we are looking to go to 600mm, the farmers here reckon a horse would struggle to get close......Cybersavvy UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479039813782184878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-82131448417762147882011-07-14T08:09:38.113+01:002011-07-14T08:09:38.113+01:00Per this article at VTDigger.org, they do around 8...Per this <a href="http://vtdigger.org/2011/05/22/draft-horses-the-transportation-method-of-choice-for-high-tech-fiber-optics-in-vermonts-remote-locations/" rel="nofollow">article</a> at VTDigger.org, they do around 8000 feet (2439 meters or ~ 1.5 miles) on a good day. Here in the U.S. draft horses are not only a part of the Amish and Mennonite communities but have also been used for low impact, rough terrain logging. Horsepower isn't just for the Budweiser Co.MB94128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494572766051396972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-20321043640020344072011-07-12T19:17:34.041+01:002011-07-12T19:17:34.041+01:00An acre is the amount a man and a horse can plough...An acre is the amount a man and a horse can plough in a day, what the fibre installation equivalent?Somersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709436313316655430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-82319307027286348192011-07-06T03:32:51.250+01:002011-07-06T03:32:51.250+01:00Video link :
"Horses help pull Vermont into ...Video link :<br /><a href="http://www.necn.com/searchNECN/search/v/39550312/horses-help-pull-vermont-into-the-future.htm" rel="nofollow"> "Horses help pull Vermont into the future"</a><br />(New England Cable News, 3 Mar. 2011)<br />[FLV, 11 MB]MB94128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494572766051396972noreply@blogger.com