Greener
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If a power line is in contact with the trunk of the tree and I cut the top off, branches, etc, can I get shocked?
How do power line trimmers avoid being electrocuted? ...
... Are they impervious to electric shock or do they have methods/techniques to prevent being shocked? ...
... What are those methods/techniques?
By the way, C-less, thanks for the red rep. By doing so, you give me the opportunity to show the rest of the folks at ArboristSite what an ass you are.
You said to me: "Does the OP really need belittling? I don't think so, he already knows he lacks knowledge on the subject, that's why he's asking the question here in 101"
I challenge you to quote any part of my post that belittles the OP. Telling someone they are unqualified is not an insult, it is simply a fact. What I told Greener was life-saving information. I phrased it as directly, simply, and convincingly as I was able to do. If you know a better way to tell someone not to do something dangerous that they should not do, perhaps you should offer that information.
You and I have had some conflict in the past, and I have refrained from commenting negatively towards or about you. I thought we had reached that agreement. "Reputation" is no longer meaningful on this website, so neither red nor green rep has any real value. Since you chose to pick a fight with me, I am simply responding in kind. Rather than starting some silly red-rep war with you, I am putting your comments into the public forum.
Just to re-comfirm earlier statements by others that wood is a conductor, here is what I saw today:
Branch broke from tree (in the storm last week), fell on service drop. That weight pulled the pole with the primaries over, that caused one phase and the ground to contact another tree (linden). That tree now has 2 large burn marks about 4-6' apart each 8-10" in diameter - entry and exit wounds from the shock.
wood is not a natural conductor , that is why we use non porous trees for service poles and not hardwoods , being electrocuted climbing something like a red oak will be alot more common then lets say a Blue spruce ...Just to re-comfirm earlier statements by others that wood is a conductor, here is what I saw today:
Branch broke from tree (in the storm last week), fell on service drop. That weight pulled the pole with the primaries over, that caused one phase and the ground to contact another tree (linden). That tree now has 2 large burn marks about 4-6' apart each 8-10" in diameter - entry and exit wounds from the shock.
wood is not a natural conductor , that is why we use non porous trees for service poles and not hardwoods , being electrocuted climbing something like a red oak will be alot more common then lets say a Blue spruce ...
Unfortunately all that wood is generally covered by a layer of sap (water) which is a natural conductor. Seems sorta dangerous to say to oneself, "Self, this tree here that I'm in is made of wood, and wood is not a natural conductor, so bombs away." How much does it really matter whether it's oak or spruce? Enough to want to contact HV?
Actually your a bit clouded there , maybe instead of me trying to explain it my way I will just find you a example of the differences how the water/sap travels through a tree makes all the difference in its conductivity ..Do you think with the abundance of hardwoods its a coincidence that we don't use them for service poles .. I am not saying that if a spruce tree is energized its safe at all ... And honestly wood is not a natural conductor period maybe sap and water are but that is not always the case either , did you ever take any Ehap courses or anything in relation to electrical safety ? and by all means I dont wanna argue at all I am over that #### but facts are the facts and I don't wanna see anyone get hurt but I don't wanna see people look like jackasses either and run around spouting off wrong info that they heard here
...Do you think with the abundance of hardwoods its a coincidence that we don't use them for service poles ...
By using the techniques they learned at "Line trimming" school. NOTHING else can substitute, certainly not any advice at Arborist Site.
No, they use the techniques they learned at "Line trimming" school. NOTHING else can substitute, certainly not any advice at Arborist Site.
I don't know. I never went to "Line trimming" school. I am smart enough to know that all I have to do is stay more than 10' away from energized power lines.
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