Telegraph poles

[Mark James]

Bit of a stupid question a bet but i will ask anyway, what type of wood are they made from and who makes them?

 

The reason am curious is there is one near me and must be near 50ft tall it hold the lines over housing estate.

[White Noise]

Dont know bud . But what I do know is that our local reclamation yard sells them:001_smile:

[Mark James]

Yip I have seen being sold in place like that.

 

 

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[slasherscot]

douglas fir...is a favourite for them i do beleive

[Mark James]

Cheers mate knew it had to be something with a bit of height.

 

 

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[pro bros]

company near us says they are spruce from sweden as ours are too knotty

they are turned then put in hot creosote so he says

[sandy2210]

cut 5000 years ago to go to Ireland from larch said they would take douglas and scots pine from any country exept scotland!!!!!!!!

[tommer9]

LArch, douglas and spruce. Pressure boiled in tar. No pole goes more than 6ft in the grond too, even the mega long ones. I was putting a shed up for Duchy ag college years ago, and it was wooden framed. We had 4 half round poles made from one pretty new looking telegraph pole that had been discarded as it wasnt long enough for them, after they had flown it to their site under a helicopter, and it was 70 foot long!!!!

[Matthew Arnold]

Alot of farms around me use old ones for straining/hanging posts. Must play havoc for the poor chainsaws going through them.

[tommer9]

Same everywhere Matt. They are about as durable as you can get other than oak or chestnut, usually cheaper than tanalised, and given the awful quality of tanalising nowadays (now that the arsenic isnt allowed i understand) are a preferred option.