Posted by donjr on February 02, 2013 at 12:40:35 from (72.71.188.148):
In Reply to: Re: Hey OHIO 961 posted by Ted in NE-OH on February 02, 2013 at 11:29:33:
If you're talking class, they're graded by type, such as southern pine, spruce, etc., and by the size after being trimmed. The length and class are stamped on the butt mark. 'Class' refers to the thickness of the pole, from 1 to 10, where '1' is the largest, and '10' the smallest. When I worked, we used down to a class 7, but 4 is now the smallest used. Before recorded history, a lot of class 10 pole were used to run lines from the main road to outlying areas because of ease of transport and cheapness, but most have long broken off and been replaced by bigger poles. Plus, trying to climb one was like scaling a toothpick. It was also the size of the first one I 'burned'. I totally missed the thing with my gaff and hit the ground express mode. The only thing they were good for, IMHO, is firewood and leantos on a goat shed. They're really not thick enough for a corner post, but would be OK for a line post. By the way, is anyone aware of who Alexander Graham Belski was??? He was the first telephone pole......
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