The other reason for moving to bucket type trucks was guys damaging their shoulders from putting up ladders all day long too ...
-----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Friday, May 1, 2015 12:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] detachable pole steps The utilities really seem to have gone away from climbing pegs on wood poles. If ladder doesn't reach, they use a bucket truck. Maybe safety reasons? Also to prevent unauthorized climbing? I can't think the last time I saw a power or phone tech climbing a pole. Those pegs don't seem well suited to tie off to, and if the one you're standing on rips out of the wood, it's probably going to be a bad day. Unless you install a safety cable. -----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 11:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] detachable pole steps I'm probably being dense. How do you drive that lag bolt? It seems to have a plain round head. http://www.hubbellpowersystems.com/pole-line/misc/step-detachable/ I found some instructions that say " Installed by placing plate over lag until plate cuts into pole". Does that mean you turn the plate by hand? What if I cheat and replace the lag with a hex head one so I can use an impact driver?
