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OT What is this in the electric pole?
OT What is this in the electric pole?
Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
"micky" wrote in message ... OT What is this in the electric pole? Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? pretty hard to tell from the picture. |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
On Saturday, December 27, 2014 2:18:48 PM UTC-6, micky wrote:
OT What is this in the electric pole? Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? Possibly, they can load some wood preservative into the core of the pole? I found the plug...but it didn't detail its use. http://www.poles.com/shop/article_00...3D007-P1086%26 |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
On Saturday, December 27, 2014 2:41:09 PM UTC-6, bob_villa wrote:
On Saturday, December 27, 2014 2:18:48 PM UTC-6, micky wrote: OT What is this in the electric pole? Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? Possibly, they can load some wood preservative into the core of the pole? I found the plug...but it didn't detail its use. http://www.poles.com/shop/article_00...3D007-P1086%26 "Treated Wood Plugs There are 22 sizes, lengths and quantities of treated wood plugs available from our large inventory. Poles, Inc.'s famous camouflage colored 5-gallon pails, filled with plugs, can be found in the trucks of contractors all over North America. The pails offer an economical and easy to use option for shipping plugs. Treated wood plugs are treated with either Copper Naphthenate, CCA, or ACQ. Tight fitting plugs should be placed into all of the inspection and treatment holes that are placed into the pole during an inspection.. Treated wood plugs are also used to fill abandoned bolt-holes in the above ground portion of the pole. Utility companies often move cross arms or reconfigured wood pole lines during there long service life. Leaving these holes open can allow for above ground decay or insect attack to develop." May be it is to inspect for core rot? |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:34:35 -0800, "Pico Rico"
wrote: "micky" wrote in message .. . OT What is this in the electric pole? Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all A section that is 3" or a little more vertically and a little over an inch wide. pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? pretty hard to tell from the picture. I didn't have a camera. Would a sketch help? | | | O | | O | | O | | | The I's are the border of the pole. Please pretend all the lines on the right are in a straight line. |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:41:04 -0800 (PST), bob_villa
wrote: On Saturday, December 27, 2014 2:18:48 PM UTC-6, micky wrote: OT What is this in the electric pole? Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? Possibly, they can load some wood preservative into the core of the pole? I found the plug...but it didn't detail its use. http://www.poles.com/shop/article_00...3D007-P1086%26 http://www.poles.com/shop/category_3...aram=cid%3D%26 indicates they are used to plug the holes drilled to inspect and treat utility poles in the field. The 2 wooden ones were most likely the first 2 inspections of the pole before the utility switched to Plastic |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:18:44 -0500, micky
wrote Re OT What is this in the electric pole?: What do you think these things are? No photo, so no answer. |
OT What is this in the electric pole?
On Sunday, December 28, 2014 at 4:18:48 AM UTC+8, micky wrote:
OT What is this in the electric pole? Taking a walk and sat down by a wood electric pole, not carrying any electricity, just put on one side of the street to balance the tension from the other direction on the pole on the other side of the street. About a foot above the ground is a 3" section with 3 things in it, all pointing down, about 30^ from vertical. The top one was a wooden plug about 3/4" in diameter. The next one down was a wooden plug about an inch in diameter. And the bottom one was a metal thing, black, looks like a plug, almost an inch in diam. with a hole for a pretty large torx wrench in the top. What do you think these things are? concrete electricity pole making machine for kenya reinforced precast concrete poles durable, high intensity, long life span contact: call: 0086-15318989657 skype/wechat: daisy99027 |
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