| Wedge
bar against a a wooden block placed horizontally across the bell end of
the pipe. Pressure on the bar pushes the pipe into the home position. |
Mechanical
pipe pullers or come along devices are anchored to an installed pipe
section several sections back and connected by a cross beam to the
section to be installed. By mechanical force, the joint is brought into
the home position |
Joint
by placing a dead man blocking inside the installed pipe several
sections back from the last installed section. This is connected to a
wooden cross beam placed across the bell end of the pipe section being
installed by a chain or cable and mechanical pipe puller. By mechanical
force the joint is brought into the home position. |
