Hi Ann, We check for rust or other maintenance issues. Of the thousands of steel poles I have checked over time there has only been a few that have needed replacing. There was one ''H'' iron pole that was completely rusted through the middle at the base and a tree was pushing the pole over. Not very safe with power on the pole and the pole having a slant angle of 15 degrees bending from the base. The oldest steel pole that I have inspected was stamped 1905, but it was an old railway line pole so I don't think it was erected in 1905 as they used anything they could get their hands on in the early days. As for the dogs it's more about not stepping in dog shit around the pole. Cheers Jack
@@southaussiejack558 Thanks Jack! Bloddy dogs... fancy crapping where you pee! I wonder if etsa's ancestor used to nick old railway track they found lying around. It does sometimes turn up in strange places. Do stobies get an automatic clean bill of health, because of the concrete content... or is that a different assurance setup done by someone else??
wot's ya mission with those steel poles... checking for rust, or making sure peeing dogs are safe from electrocution?
Hi Ann, We check for rust or other maintenance issues. Of the thousands of steel poles I have checked over time there has only been a few that have needed replacing. There was one ''H'' iron pole that was completely rusted through the middle at the base and a tree was pushing the pole over. Not very safe with power on the pole and the pole having a slant angle of 15 degrees bending from the base. The oldest steel pole that I have inspected was stamped 1905, but it was an old railway line pole so I don't think it was erected in 1905 as they used anything they could get their hands on in the early days. As for the dogs it's more about not stepping in dog shit around the pole.
Cheers Jack
@@southaussiejack558 Thanks Jack! Bloddy dogs... fancy crapping where you pee!
I wonder if etsa's ancestor used to nick old railway track they found lying around. It does sometimes turn up in strange places.
Do stobies get an automatic clean bill of health, because of the concrete content... or is that a different assurance setup done by someone else??