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E3 <br />AMERICAN Fastite® Joint <br />Common Assembly Methods <br />In seeking ways to take even greater advantage of the cost -reducing features of <br />the Fastite Joint, utility contractors have developed other methods of assembling this <br />joint without special tools. The following methods are described for the information of <br />the user, who may elect to use them at his discretion, keeping in mind that these meth- <br />ods may not be effective for all installations and under all field conditions. <br />Spade or Crowbar Method <br />This is applicable to the smaller sizes <br />of AMERICAN Fastite Joint Pipe, and con- <br />sists of centering the lubricated end of the <br />entering pipe in the gasket and then <br />pushing against the bell face of the enter- <br />ing pipe with a spade or crowbar driven <br />into the ground in front of the bell face. <br />This method requires the trench bottom <br />to be fairly firm soil. The method may not <br />be effective in a rocky trench or with a <br />trench that is soft, muddy or sandy. A <br />wooden block between the bell face and <br />the pry bar may increase the leverage. <br />Easier assembly is effected if the pipe is <br />suspended an inch or so off the bottom of <br />the trench. <br />Backhoe and Heavy Equipment <br />Methods <br />These methods are usually applicable <br />to the intermediate and larger sizes of <br />AMERICAN Fastite Joint Pipe where the <br />bar method might not be effective. It <br />consists of centering the end of the enter- <br />ing pipe in the gasket as the pipe to be <br />assembled is suspended from the back - <br />hoe. Then it can be pulled into the adjoin- <br />ing socket with the pipe sling by moving <br />the backhoe arm toward the previously <br />assembled pipe. In other instances, the <br />pipe may be assembled by placing the <br />backhoe or other earth mover bucket or <br />blade against the bell face of the entering <br />pipe and pushing it into the socket. When <br />pushing against the bell face, care should <br />be taken to avoid very small contact areas <br />and possible damage to the pipe bells or <br />spigots. Wood cushions between the <br />backhoe bucket and the pipe are particu- <br />larly effective in preventing damage. <br />2-14 <br />Spade or Crowbar Method <br />Backhoe and Heavy Equipment Methods <br />