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[BlKtRe]

I've got my service pole to my house along the edge of where some rhizomes will be planted. What you think about screwing in a eye bolt 15 ft up or so and fanning out some small gauge wire or cable for a trellis?

[djinkc]

Ok with me, make it easy to disconnect them when it's harvest time.I decided to go horizontal this year along a fence that gets south sun. Hope my coir twine shows up soon, they're putting on a show already.

Edited by djinkc, 18 March 2012 - 02:44 PM.

[positiveContact]

I've got my service pole to my house along the edge of where some rhizomes will be planted. What you think about screwing in a eye bolt 15 ft up or so and fanning out some small gauge wire or cable for a trellis?

should work pretty well. I actually just use nylon rope.

[Dave McG]

After spending 18 years as a lineman for Ma Bell, we call screw hooks in the pole sterilizers. If my gaffs cut out, the hooks are taking flesh. If I have to climb a pole, I hack anything off it that may get in my way. From that perspective, I say no. However, if the pole can be accessed by a bucket truck and if the hook is kept at least about 5 feet below any lines, then it shouldn't matter too much. Be aware that most poles are owned by the utilities, and going up it might technically be trespassing.

[BlKtRe]

After spending 18 years as a lineman for Ma Bell, we call screw hooks in the pole sterilizers. If my gaffs cut out, the hooks are taking flesh. If I have to climb a pole, I hack anything off it that may get in my way. From that perspective, I say no. However, if the pole can be accessed by a bucket truck and if the hook is kept at least about 5 feet below any lines, then it shouldn't matter too much. Be aware that most poles are owned by the utilities, and going up it might technically be trespassing.

I wondered about this. The pole is on my property heading up the hill to service my house and my parents house above ours. It is not a pole along the frontage road. The pole carries cable and electrical service to our two homes. A bucket truck can get to it. I will be staying at least 10-15ft below the cable service then the electrical service is another good 5ft above the cable.

[Dave McG]

I wondered about this. The pole is on my property heading up the hill to service my house and my parents house above ours. It is not a pole along the frontage road. The pole carries cable and electrical service to our two homes. A bucket truck can get to it. I will be staying at least 10-15ft below the cable service then the electrical service is another good 5ft above the cable.

I worked in the Chicago suburbs, very different surroundings. Here, 99% of the poles are jointly owned by power (Comed) and AT&T, with cable tv renting space. Most of the time there is a utility easement on your property on which the poles are placed, but I don't know the rules by you. People put all kinds of crap on the poles, and it rarely causes problems. Just understand that not every repairman has a bucket truck, and if the power goes out in August, they are in the right if they tear your bines down. If you call in a problem, a simple glass of water goes a long way to ensure care is taken. Which ever side of the pole has the phone or cable line attached, go on the opposite side if possible.Take a look at the lines on the bottom (telephone and/or catv), if it looks like a steel cable and a black plastic cable wrapped together with a thin wire, you have another option. It's no more legit, but easier and it wouldn't interfere. Simply throw a string over the line and back down, and stake down both ends. If you keep it at least 10 feet from the pole, it won't get in the way of any work other than bigger, infrequent stuff like full cable replacement.