Source for power poles.

[Blazer406]

Looking at "building up" after this flood and possibly using telephone poles to to suspend the new building.

Where is the most reasonable place to get power poles and how much do they cost?

Can you get good used ones?

[SHANE704]

ive asked around my town before and the answer i keep getting is wait for the next katrina and get a chainsaw and go to work....but I would still like to know the best legal way to get some

[Wingman]

Got some from fishponds being leveled. How many you need?

[lipsplitter39654]

what is the going price for them? i know where several hundred are. I called the guy and he said to find out what a fair price is and he would sell them.

[Blazer406]

Got some from fishponds being leveled. How many you need?

Thats a good question. I don't know yet..... They will probably need to be 24' or so in length to be any good for me.

If we go the light pole route... we will need a bunch of them......

[Old Swamp Gobbler]

Got some from fishponds being leveled. How many you need?

I need 8...

[Wingman]

what is the going price for them? i know where several hundred are. I called the guy and he said to find out what a fair price is and he would sell them.

Better get 'em quick cause they were burning a bunch of them yesterday.

[uncleC]

Saw some listed in the current issue of the MS Market Bulletin...45 feet long, $60 each...purchaser has to load them....I think they were at Belzoni so it might be the same one's Wingman is talking about.......

[AndyH]

I know when we are pulling old poles and someone stops and asks if they can have them we'll give them as many as they want. Saves us from having to unload them. If your out and about and see a line crew working stop and ask them if they know where you could get some.

[Blazer406]

How much are brand new poles?

I would assume they come in many different lengths...... We would need fairly short ones I guess.... as far as new power poles were concerned.

[southdeltan]

I'd second asking a line crew if you see one. Our local EPA allows people to have the old poles - you have to move them yourself. Our camp and one of our stands is on old poles now. Many of the old poles are in great condition.

[AndyH]

How much are brand new poles?

I would assume they come in many different lengths...... We would need fairly short ones I guess.... as far as new power poles were concerned.

I'm not sure what new poles are going for. Look for class 5, 4, or 3 poles. Class 3 poles will be bigger in dia. You can usually find the length and class size on the bottom of the pole. Good rule of thumb as for how deep to set them would be 10% of length+2Ft. Good luck!

[BIG TIMBER]

Class 4 an 5 poles are going for around 80.00 for 30fters.

[Blazer406]

I had a contractor tell me I needed to price wooden piles..... not power poles. He said piles would be cheaper.... cause they don't have to meet some electrical spec or classification.... maybe a UL spec or something..... you can get them treated just like the power poles.... similar sizes..... just a little cheaper. He said that is what the houses on the coast are all built on.

Off to do some research.....

[MudHog]

Local power company here gives the used poles away. You call them and go to a yard and load them yourself.

If I remember right, poles and piles are technically the same thing. It depends how the stick is installed into the ground. If the large end is in the ground, it's a pole. If the small end is in the ground, it's a pile.