We recently put some of these in, I think every 18" on a 60' (AGL) pole
and it took hours. Lots of time drilling.
If the pole company will pre-drill them for you at a reasonable price,
then pay them to do it.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 6/2/2016 7:59:10 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] telephone pole climbing spikes
Keep in mind, that you will have to drill a hole for each one. You
can’t just bang them in. But you do want an undersized hole.
I would rather work off of hooks because you can move around the pole
to the most ideal position.
Whether hooks or steps pole rot happens. At least with a step you can
feel it being soft and moving when you step on it.
With hooks sometimes you kick out a whole slab on the side and down
you come.
Torn up shirt and splinters in your arms and chest.
From:That One Guy /sarcasm
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 9:41 AM
To:[email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] telephone pole climbing spikes
are these things even made any more? Im talking about the ones on the
poles not the boot straps. I can find "vintage spikes" for sale as
antiques but nothing new. We have more and more customers putting up
telephone poles for service, and the volume makes the ladder to the
pole too risky. I havent seen these on new poles in decades, were they
banned of something?
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