Originally Posted by renosteinke
Well, let's see ....

Just what can this golden calf do that can't be done with a $21 vacuum cover on an old mud bucket?

I've never seen either in the kit of any contractor, even the Union guys doing only heavy industrial work. I can't imaging putting out that sort of investment when your typical "big" pull might be 170-ft. of 3/4" pipe.


Reno:

There was no such thing as a $21 shopvac in the '70s and we were working hundreds of feet away from the nearest power source with no truck access.

You have never seen any contractor that owned such equipment, yet every one of the contractors I've worked for had professional grade tools like that.
They just can't afford the liability involved with sending out Mickey Mouse homemade or Harbor Freight quality setup, besides, they just won't last.


The "typical big pull" isn't 170' of 3/4" conduit, which could just as easily be accomplished with a fishtape.