I like DBI-Sala. I became a Miller fan after awhile though. That aircore harness and their retractable lanyards are very nice.
On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Justin Wilson <li...@mtin.net> wrote: > Then new designs in “pole technology” is they are actually putting a long > threaded rod through the pole. The spikes actually screw into them to brace > them. The guy who just went through his apprenticeship for line work on > utility poles got cynch-lok stuff from DBI-SALA. > > Justin Wilson > j...@mtin.net > > --- > http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO > xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth > > http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman > Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric > > On Jun 2, 2016, at 7:59 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > 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: af@afmug.com > 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? > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as > part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > >
