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getting used telegraph poles

  • 18-07-2009 9:55am
    #1
    ballivor cobber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    Does anyone know a source of eircom poles? I used to get them off Clarkes who were the contractors for eircom, but now a company called KNN do the work and send all old poles to a Dublin depot and are a bit less interested in selling them on it seems. I'm in Meath and would need them delivered


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  • #2
    Indubitable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭Indubitable


    You could try getting old poles off the ESB. they are greased so they don't rot. I made strainers out of them for fencing and the have been down for 12 years and they are still like new


  • #3
    convert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,339 ✭✭✭convert


    If the ESB are doing work in your area approach them and ask them if they'd give them to you. That's what we did and the guys had no problem with it. Though I suppose it depends on the individuals in your area.


  • #4
    kfk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    There are about 10 esb poles lying on the side of a road near me. All new, never used. They are there over a year now! What a waste. I'm surprised that nobody has nicked them yet!


  • #5
    adne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,220 ✭✭✭adne


    kfk wrote: »
    There are about 10 esb poles lying on the side of a road near me. All new, never used. They are there over a year now! What a waste. I'm surprised that nobody has nicked them yet!


    Ammm a small matter called transporting without been noticed might have detered people :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


  • #6
    kfk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    adne wrote: »
    Ammm a small matter called transporting without been noticed might have detered people :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    Its happened close by twice before where esb/eircom poles have been taken and they were only left overnight! I think most people here knew who the culprit was but kept it quiet.


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  • #7
    convert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,339 ✭✭✭convert


    adne wrote: »
    Ammm a small matter called transporting without been noticed might have detered people :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    If they happened to be near someone's house, and on a quiet country road, and there happened to be a front end loader or jcb handy, then it's not a tough job.

    That said, there've been telegraph poles on our road for months and they've not been moved.


  • #8
    drawnacrol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭drawnacrol


    We have ESB poles running all over are farm cause were right beside dublin so we just tell the head man to leave them behind, great for hanging gates


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