Install a utility pole by yourself

On that pole is my meter and other electrical things. We are planning are using it for a dusk till dawn light.

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Install a utility pole by yourself. How to Install a Utility Pole in the ground for electricity hook-up - YouTube. Be careful if you set it yourself. A pole can transfer 80 of the power from the wires to ground.

It can really bite if your not careful. That said the pole should be 5-6ft to the bottom of the hole. Dig a trough up to the hole put pole in trough put 3- 2x4s on the opposite side of the hole push up to 2x4s stand pole up slides in hole.

Dont pinch your fingers. Remove 2x4s Back fill. C crazyboy Registered Joined Nov 8 2008 1014 Posts 8 Mar 10 2012 ren79eg said.

Or you could contact a local NY land use attorney for an opinion. If you want to look this up yourself I have attached the White Plains Zoning Code. But just call the Building Department first - Phone.

914 422-1269 because if it does violate local zoning they will be VERY interested to learn this is going on Good luck. A 90-foot class 1 western red cedar pole weighs about 6600 pounds. A 16-foot pole weighs only about 700.

A 35-foot pole is a typical length used in cities to carry one or two crossarms. Poles are spaced about 100 feet to 150 feet apart with 125 feet being typical. Examples of jobs by Able Group Inc.

On that pole is my meter and other electrical things. Yesterday I had a tree company here they were taking limbs off a tree growing up into the lines and one of the limbs a small one as I was out there watching hit the line and the pole started leaning. Upon closer inspection looks like the pole is decaying at the bottom it feels rather soft.

How to Install a Utility Pole. Once the utility pole is made and adapted as desired it needs to be installed. This requires the assistance of specialist machinery.

The basic installation steps are. If not made at the location the pole needs to be brought on-site. Many utility arborists have digger trucks and install utility poles.

You can also call your local power company and ask if they have any sub-contractors that install private poles. Lift it up from the top end and put a 4x4 beam across the trench under the pole then set it down. Doing this repeatedly will raise the pole up to greater incremental angles until the pole is vertical.

Plumb fill in with dirt. The biggest worry in this is that when you raise it you go too far and the pole will fall on the far side. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device.

Videos you watch may be added to the TVs watch history. Place a pair of 2x4s down along one side of the hole to brace the bottom of the pole. They should stick up out of the hole higher than the width of pole at the base.

Dig a shallow trench away from the pole in the direction the pole will lie as you pull it upright. Connect a chain right at the top of each pole then be sure to securely wrap it several times around so to have a good hold. Start to pull your pole right down the slope and then into each hole.

It is a good idea to have someone to help guide the progress of this pole with another board or even short pole. The spacing of utility poles is about every 125 feet or 40 poles per mile. The cost to install electrical service ranges between 500 3000 per pole.

These figures include running the wire needed between the poles. At a median cost of 1750 per pole if you are a mile from the nearest electrical service you can expect a cost of about 70000. Today we are installing a used utility pole.

We are planning are using it for a dusk till dawn light. We will be using a tractor with a front end loader to. The best thing you can do is call your PoCo and ask them who does whatthey my not mess with a current install other than maintenance.

Give a shout to your favorite sparky and Id bet they would fix you right up. Then chain the pole with a wrap to keep it from moving and bolt to the upper part of the plow ends where there are already welded supports for the guidance flags. Three large screw eyes will be installed in the pole for the guy lines and.

Utility wood pole soil embedment design. JedClampett Structural 15 Feb 13 1203. You could engineer it.

But I learned a few weeks back through a RedVector course that there is a National Standard makes sense on wood poles. Its ANSI 051-2002 this might not be the latest. And its common to embed wood poles at 10 of the length of.

Thats just a tiny Utility Pole - Prop which will be used in some assets that will come out the next days. Therefore there is no need to download it right now. If you have the poles and post hole diggers you can do it yourself.

In 1967 I had a 30 foot tall pole. Used post hole diggers to sink a hole about four feet. Then used a shovel to dig a sloping 45 degree trench down into the hole.

Rolled the pole across the ground to the hole and aligned the end of the pole to the 45 degree slope.