Apparently "fetter drive thread" lags can be hammered in or wrenched.
http://www.macleanpower.com/file.asp?F=190168CCE6E9447B9E201EBE94A1C66F%2Epdf&N=PH%2D116%2Epdf&C=items/pdfs
http://www.macleanpower.com/file.asp?F=F9641454B97748218A315FDBCF0A7F5C.pdf&N=PH-121.pdf&C=items/pdfs
http://www.macleanpower.com/products/item.asp?ITEM_ID=2196
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 1:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] detachable pole steps
Sorry, I can't get over this. Why don't they use a ring shank instead
of a screw?
Oh wow...you hammer the lags in? So do you drill the pilot hole to the
inner diameter of the threads? After you hammer a lag screw into the wood,
isn't the hole all torn up? How does it stay at that point?
You drive the lag with a small sledge hammer. You hammer it all the way
in. The detachable step slides over the head of the lag bolt. It is a
special head to match the step. Normally you only put these on for the
first few steps. They are an anti climb feature. Once up a few steps
then you transition to the normal steps that are driven into the wood.
Very secure but I still prefer to work off of hooks as you can position
yourself anywhere on the pole you want.
-----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?
