Posted by Texasmark1 on November 12, 2014 at 06:20:04 from (172.243.93.14):
In Reply to: Utility poles posted by Rick Kr on November 09, 2014 at 15:48:34:
Here they just leave them where they drop them. Usually the farmer either wants them or has a neighbor that does. Been one of the scavengers over the years. Don't know but I suppose if the land owner raises a stink they will haul them off. I see old ones sitting at another elect supplier's facility along with new ones.
I too thought that they would last forever but not so down here. They last a long time but not that long....maybe 20 yrs. I converted to steel set in concrete now that I can do portable welding, and no more of the problems that you have with wood posts including coming loose over time, cross stays, wire stretching and all that.
While we're on the subject, they quit using Creosote down here; currently using something else. Don't know how long that will last.
My coop pays a crew to come around every 10 years and inspect their poles plus do a treatment at ground level. Seems some kind of virus attacks the pole at ground level and is the reason for a lot of failures. They dig the dirt back about 10" down, apply some chemical, wrap the area in plastic, and put the dirt back. Then nail a tag to the pole to show they were there and when.
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