On Jan 8, 12:43*pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:

Ever try red tranny fluid?

Was told some suppliers packaged it as air tool oil.

I doubt it since tranny fluid is really refined stuff with detergents,
suspension agents, etc., in it as well as treatments to keep the acid
levels down as the oil gets dirty.

But.. that being said, I have heard that car repair shops have used
tranny fluid in their pneumatic tools like sanders, wrenches and body
saws, which use a different fluid entirely than the ones used in nail
guns.

No personal experience on that one.

Robert

Nova wrote in
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The "call before you dig" laws vary by state. In NY there is no 16"
stipulation. The only exception to the law is farming.

There are some places where the transcontinental fiber optic cable
that I'm responsible for is at a depth of only 4" deep to cross over
other utilities.



Four inches?! I can understand not wanting to mess with the other
utilities, but we've had vehicles make that deep of impression trying to
cross our wet yard.

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"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message
Four inches?! I can understand not wanting to mess with the other
utilities, but we've had vehicles make that deep of impression trying to
cross our wet yard.

Yeah, but hopefully there aren't 4' sewer lines or similar buried a few more
inches under your yard.

"Nova" wrote in message
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There are some places where the transcontinental fiber optic cable that
I'm responsible for is at a depth of only 4" deep to cross over other
utilities.



My telephone line actually comes out of the ground and then goes back under,
in my back yard. I gotta get them to come out and burry it.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"Leon" wrote:

I did check with the local utilities. In fact the local water and sewer
will only locate up to the meter. From the meter to the house you are on
your own. Additionally unless going over 16" deep there is no
requirement to request a location. I cut a cable line 6 weeks ago at
12". I paid them to repair the section however they attempted to charge
me for a complete 100' replacement. It appears that they were lucky that
I reported the cut and paid for the repair at all as I really did not
have to call at all and they showed up past the required wait period to
mark their line.


Don't know about your area, but here in SoCal, the utilities have a
collective 800#, listed as "Call before digging", in the local phone book,
for underground utilities.

I let my principles make the phone calls, so I'm not up to snuff on the
details.


We have the same service in the Houston area however they do not mark water
or sewer. Our phone number to call is 811. Unfortunately Houston has
about 15 smaller cities that are adjacent that all handle things
differently. Where the city is concerned, they don't care if you break the
water line after the meter. Eis not thair yob to do mor than cover their
fundios.
Technically you have to wait 48 hours for the markings to be made before
digging and they are suppose to call you if they do not intend to come out
to mark. The local cable company did neither with in 48 hours, I called on
Tuesday morning at 6:00 a.m., they showed up Thursday afternoon. Too Late.

For home/hobby use you can beat the HFT tool that works after the
first few tries. And, so far, you can't beat them for taking back most
anything you have a complaint about and offering you a trade out or
merchandise card (if you've lost your receipt).

I last bought the 15 gauge Finisher Nailer when it was on-sale and
applied a 20% off coupon. When I found a great looking Hitachi at
Lowes for $44!! (bought two, one to give as a present) I took the HFT
back (it did hang a bit) and got full credit on my CC.

I deal with two HFT's in different states and cannot complain about
their return policy.

Wonder how their stock is doin in these hard times?

Puckdropper wrote:
Nova wrote in
:


The "call before you dig" laws vary by state. In NY there is no 16"
stipulation. The only exception to the law is farming.

There are some places where the transcontinental fiber optic cable
that I'm responsible for is at a depth of only 4" deep to cross over
other utilities.




Four inches?! I can understand not wanting to mess with the other
utilities, but we've had vehicles make that deep of impression trying to
cross our wet yard.

Puckdropper

Likewise a Vermeer pavement saw can make a mess of a fiber optic cable.

http://www.vermeer.com/vcom/Trenchin...18&ModID=53362

FYI, When the cable was first installed over twenty years ago the depth
was about 4'. Over the years the areas were regraded causing the
problem. When we know about regrading (we're not always notified) we do
encase the cable in split steel conduit, but something like a pavement
saw above cuts through steel conduit like butter.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Nova wrote:

Puckdropper wrote:
Nova wrote in
:


The "call before you dig" laws vary by state. In NY there is no 16"
stipulation. The only exception to the law is farming.

There are some places where the transcontinental fiber optic cable
that I'm responsible for is at a depth of only 4" deep to cross over
other utilities.




Four inches?! I can understand not wanting to mess with the other
utilities, but we've had vehicles make that deep of impression trying to
cross our wet yard.

Puckdropper

Likewise a Vermeer pavement saw can make a mess of a fiber optic cable.


http://www.vermeer.com/vcom/Trenchin...18&ModID=53362

FYI, When the cable was first installed over twenty years ago the depth
was about 4'. Over the years the areas were regraded causing the
problem. When we know about regrading (we're not always notified) we do
encase the cable in split steel conduit, but something like a pavement
saw above cuts through steel conduit like butter.


Use to have a couple of them Saws. We called them the Wheel of Fortune. Mine
where Ditch Witch's R-100's 60 feet a minute thru asphalt, 24-30" deep 5"
wide. Boy what damage they did to shallow gas, phone, cable, and water
lines. Cut thousands of miles of trench between 1975-2000 then retired.

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