Yep, that's how I did it all by myself once... just me. Not as tall as that telephone pole, but on the other hand, it already had a heavy homemade wooden basketball goal and backboard on the top.
All these men to put up one piece of lumber I think how many telephone poles are there around all of us and you're telling me all these men just went around and did this just blows my mind
its usually some piece of hydraulic powered equipment like an excavator or crane truck or something but in rly poor countries and in really hard to reach areas where they still need poles then its done like this.
What amazes me is I look around and I see these pools everywhere I'm just amazed that I've never seen men putting these up I mean I know they did and I'm very curious to know if each one is marked and can it be red from an outside source
Yeah a lot of them have dates. I do this work and I've got a lot of 99 and 00 pins. That's 1899 and 1900, and we're just changing some of them out now.
@@BonesMcoy hmm thanks for your reply. You were right. I had to build a massive wooden support assembly and use ropes and pulleys, and even that wasn't a successful effort. The rope (tie down strap) slipped and got onto the axle. Then I jigged everything around and used a few come-alongs. At the end, I used a concrete form prybar to re-position the pole over the bolts. It was a major PITA. Not worth it, IMO. I should have just bought a stainless steel pole from the scrap yard instead of using my free 14' concrete light pole. So much easier and no worries about earthquakes & freeze-thaw cycles.
@@JustinCrediblename well I'm about to attempt to set an electric pole for an internet antenna. At least I have a few brothers to help lift it up. It's a 35' pile though
this kinda sh*t is what I wanna do with my life. Good, manual, teamwork labor. But I don't know where to start looking, or applying. However, the fact I'm closer to 30 than 20, and defiantly not in shape, I'm not exactly your first choice for a hire.
I've done it before when the location was remote and it had to be done. Road access was snowed in, so we had a crew hike in. Telophone poles flown in and dug and set by hand. And then restored power. But I should add when we did it we only had 3 guys.
This is something every apprentice should do at least once. Good job.
New boots, new hard hats and clean Hi-viz vests, obviously a training class.
With as many guys that are there,we'll yeah
this is the cave man way yo raise a pole they probaly will never do this again
Yep, that's how I did it all by myself once... just me.
Not as tall as that telephone pole, but on the other hand, it already had a heavy homemade wooden basketball goal and backboard on the top.
All these men to put up one piece of lumber I think how many telephone poles are there around all of us and you're telling me all these men just went around and did this just blows my mind
its usually some piece of hydraulic powered equipment like an excavator or crane truck or something but in rly poor countries and in really hard to reach areas where they still need poles then its done like this.
Spartans, what is your profession?!
Piking 😂
What amazes me is I look around and I see these pools everywhere I'm just amazed that I've never seen men putting these up I mean I know they did and I'm very curious to know if each one is marked and can it be red from an outside source
Yeah a lot of them have dates. I do this work and I've got a lot of 99 and 00 pins. That's 1899 and 1900, and we're just changing some of them out now.
@@mfk12340good longevity of pole life
Nice job, guys
I didn't think people still did this it's old school! We use a mini excavator
Where you can't get heavy equipment out in the woods, its necessary.
People are going to look back on that pole from 💯 hundreds of years from now and ask themselves, “WHAT WAS THAT?!”
Its not their fault, But that pole might decay by that time
Next youll use the old pole as your gin pole to set your new! Thats where it gets fun especially in backlot lines! Lol
nice! but how do you do concrete poles by hand with a 1 man crew?
With a complex series of ropes and pullies that will ultimately lead to your untimely deth
@@BonesMcoy hmm thanks for your reply. You were right. I had to build a massive wooden support assembly and use ropes and pulleys, and even that wasn't a successful effort. The rope (tie down strap) slipped and got onto the axle. Then I jigged everything around and used a few come-alongs. At the end, I used a concrete form prybar to re-position the pole over the bolts. It was a major PITA.
Not worth it, IMO. I should have just bought a stainless steel pole from the scrap yard instead of using my free 14' concrete light pole. So much easier and no worries about earthquakes & freeze-thaw cycles.
@@JustinCrediblename well I'm about to attempt to set an electric pole for an internet antenna. At least I have a few brothers to help lift it up. It's a 35' pile though
@@BonesMcoy dayum. that's effing tall. lol
@@JustinCrediblename it is but it has to be to get over the trees, and the net company is gonna put a 10' pole on top of that as well lol
Fuck that! I'll keep the DT thank you
what height is it?
This is the ONLY good case for vertical video! :)
My mother's boyfriend just told us this story about how he just lifted one of these things up, BY HIMSELF, with no machinery. Right
this kinda sh*t is what I wanna do with my life. Good, manual, teamwork labor. But I don't know where to start looking, or applying. However, the fact I'm closer to 30 than 20, and defiantly not in shape, I'm not exactly your first choice for a hire.
Why so many of you? I do these manually with another guy.
equipment shortage??
No - employee surplus. LoL!
Come set mine please, I desperately need electric, I can pay you all
Who has a crew this big to set a pole? Or that many pike poles? It would be cheaper and faster to rent a crane here in the real world.
I've done it before when the location was remote and it had to be done. Road access was snowed in, so we had a crew hike in. Telophone poles flown in and dug and set by hand. And then restored power. But I should add when we did it we only had 3 guys.
What a stupid world where it cost less to feed a machine than a human.
But, but women don't need men!