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Old 11-04-2009, 08:12 PM
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I had a soft stoppage at 130' that did nothing but clog the retrievers and cutters 10+ out and backs on that one (That was a bad day)

I keep a K-60 with 95' in one basket and 60' in another on the truck

K1500 with 300' of 1 1/4" that is still collecting dust in my garage.
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Old 11-04-2009, 08:34 PM
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The question was what was the longest you ever rodded.
Weired.....I could have swore I answered that question???
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Old 11-04-2009, 10:33 PM
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What is the longest drain you cabled? which machine did you use?

Today a cabled a main 6" clay, 190' with a 1 hp. electric eel. i hit roots at 160' and 175' and it went through it like butter.

Around here you are required to have a c/o every 100' but some of the really old homes do not have that.
How long did this take with the electric eel? 130' for me.
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225' with 7500 years ago. and 165' a couple times a year with the k-60

my jetter has reeled off the full 400' of 1/2'' hose on many occasions

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Old 11-04-2009, 10:47 PM
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Out in our valley 200' is an every day cleaning. There are a lot of big lots and homes that had septic in the back and are now connected to sewers in the front.

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Weired.....I could have swore I answered that question???
I am sorry I read your response wrong, and I did not think about it before I typed.. My mind has been side tracked the last few days. My mom is in the hospital and they have her scheduled for heart surgery tomorrow at noon.

I am trying to stay in my normal routine, but I am failing at a lot of things today.
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My mom is in the hospital and they have her scheduled for heart surgery tomorrow at noon.


I wish your mom good luck tomorrow and you get some sleep. it going to be a long day
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My mom is in the hospital and they have her scheduled for heart surgery tomorrow at noon.


I wish your mom good luck tomorrow and you get some sleep. it going to be a long day
Thanks Where am I, I am off to bed now.. going to try to sleep...
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Just got home from a 210" 4 " pvc with roots in it, used a torquemaster TM 5800 http://www.coastmanufacturing.com/machines.htm
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Old 11-05-2009, 05:37 AM
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GEAR JUNKIE........It took me about 90mins total. It started buy snapping together 80' and just pushing them into the sewer until i could not push any more. the rest i had to run section by section. To pull them out i left them all connected and pulled them all out buy hand. Winding them up was a work out!
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