Around here it's 10% +4 due to soil i guess. On Jun 5, 2017 6:05 PM, "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> wrote:
> You put a pole 10% + 2' (IIRC) into the ground, so 70'? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Christopher Gray" <cg...@graytechsoftware.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Monday, June 5, 2017 6:24:01 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] what is the typical wind load of an 80' telephone > pole? > > What is the height of an installed 80' pole? > > > > On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:10 PM, <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm impressed you can 80' wooden pole in for $5500. Here it was closer >> to $10,000. Just the pole itself was a few $k. Transport from the yard to >> a worksite was $2500. It's over the length limit for NYS roads, so we have >> to have escort vehicles and file a plan with the DOT. Some pole contractors >> didn't even want to do it. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 5, 2017, at 6:35 PM, Eric Muehleisen <ericm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Funny you mention this. I just got off the phone with the power company >> about the exact same thing. Around here anything higher than 65 ft is >> considered transmission line pole and gets expensive. >> >> $5,500 for 80 ft. >> $2,500 for 65 ft. >> $1,000 for 40 ft. >> that cost includes the pole and labor to plant it. >> >> Also, you can't set a meter on the pole unless they retain ownership or >> you lease the pole as part of the service. The cost to run lines and/or >> transformers is on you as well. So plant your pole close to the existing >> grid. >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* >>> >>> *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* >>> >>> *602-426-0542 <(602)%20426-0542>* >>> >>> *r...@triadwireless.net <r...@triadwireless.net>* >>> >>> *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/>* >>> >>> >>> >>> “"Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough >>> features yet." — Scott Adams >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
