[TowerTalk] Utility Pole costs

[Michael Goins]

Our local utility will give us poles, but the hole drilling is widely
variable. One friend had no issues, but they flatly stated they didn't do
private hole drilling when I asked. Same with the crews - some do, some
don't (but ours is a bit of a primadonna situation. Really different group).

 Poles might ber free for the asking. They also show up on Craigslist often.


Mike, k5wmg
Pipe Creek, Texas
A thousand words a day. Five days a week. For life.


On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM, jimlux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 2/7/11 4:46 AM, foxbw at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >   I queried our local municipal power utility about purchasing and
> planting a utility pole
> > in my yard.  They quoted $300.00 for a 40 foot pole, including
> installation.  It never
> > happened as the auger / installer rig could not get a clear path to my
> preferred location,
> > too many trees, garden, etc.
> >
>
> Sometimes, the utilities aren't interested in doing things that aren't
> in their direct line of business.  (and, in any case, these days, a lot
> of them contract out the pole planting business)
>
> Cable TV companies also do pole work, or at least, they contract out to
> someone who does. An informal contact with someone who does field work
> might turn up a lead to the local companies who do it.
>
> As another alternative, you can look for companies that do "temporary
> installations" for construction sites (they do porta-potties, temporary
> fencing, power poles, etc.)
>
> Access to the site is always an issue.  the truck is fairly big
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