Redmond Gary Australia Engineers have been working with Telstra contractors for a number of years to develop a workable method to pull the old obsolete copper cables out for scrap. Each telephone exchange has a copper cable running in all directions for about 20kms.

With this new equipment, the cable can be removed cost-effectively, generating millions of dollars of additional income for Telstra.

The trailer-mounted machine consists of a 20kN Cable Pusher, Automatic Cable Cutter and cable chutes to direct cable off-cuts into a tip truck or similar vehicle.

The Cable Pusher Cutter Trailer must be attached to the towing vehicle when operating. The two rear jacklegs must be deployed and the trailer levelled. The unit is controlled by a pendant attached to the kerb side of the trailer. The Cable Pusher Cutter Trailer will pull the cable from the manhole through the pusher and cut the cable into lengths of approximately 1 meter. The cable off-cuts will travel along the chute and into the towing vehicle (tip truck or similar).

The Cable Pusher Cutter Trailer is fully self-contained with its own diesel power unit and all equipment needed to do the cable scrapping job.