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Originally posted by hbiss:
I'm going to have to disagree with you there Larry. I bought a few of those years ago too and when I got them my first impression was that they looked like they were made from recycled milk containers. They are all plastic and broke very easily. They are worth maybe a dollar or two, certainly not 13.-Hal We must have gotten a different batch. We've used them to pull 7-8 Cat 5e's at a time and they have never broke. However, a couple have miraculously disappeared... Are they worth $13/each? No, but where else can you readily find them?
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Why worry? Install innerduct, attached to the "red iron" and go for it. The duct makes the required bend radius. My 2 cents. 
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Originally posted by Silversam:
With the "3rd Man" completely closed the space inside (measured roller to roller) is 2.75" in each direction. Two opposing sides are double rollers and two are single rollers.
Would you think that is too tight a radius for a 6 strand indoor/outdoor fiber? Experience would tell me that it is not too tight of a radius. However, the specs would probably say differently. You're suppose to maintain a minimum bend radius of 15x diameter of the cable. So, if the 6 strand is about .25", then it would need a bend radius of 3.75." Which would mean that my suggestion would be technically incorrect as well, if the fiber is being pulled at a 90-degree angle at the pulley.
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Are they worth $13/each? No, but where else can you readily find them?
Exactly. That's why I bought them too. Been down this same road and that GMP stuff was expensive but if you have a need you only have to buy it once.
-Hal
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I think you're missing the point of the "3rd man" aka Cable Joe. The wire goes through the CENTER of the frame, and the rollers along all sides allow you to make turns without getting snagged. So the spacing of the rollers is irrelevant Just used 2 of them today to make a 400' run through a construction site to bring dial tone to the construction office. ![[Linked Image from oelsales.com]](https://www.oelsales.com/Images/c67a3d1a9f6b5d4d8170dff954423bbc.jpg)
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