I will trade a suspension disk for each one of this style pin type insulator. This is a common U-880-A 2 skirt unipart used on many modern power lines, generally 25,000 volt.. It is also known as the ANSI 56-1 or ...
Posted by Mike Parker on February 11, 2011 - 0.5kb
White suspensions and porcelain FT 92s for a typical iterminal pole of the 1960s. The line is clearly out of service ...
Posted by Nora Coppo on January 10, 2011 - 0.2kb
Here you see a few of the many suspensions I got during my last days in Tuscany: there are some FIL 1434, some RICHARD GINORI with an unusual ...
Posted by Nora Coppo on January 8, 2011 - 0.2kb
Village. Only suspensions ...
Posted by Zoltán Drinóczi on January 8, 2011 - 0.0kb
The information with this photo is incorrect, the Collin's line missed the Wire Cache line by a small mountain range and 10 years. From a Popular Mechanics article Jan. 1922.
Not to be confused with the bridge built ...
Posted by (private) on January 3, 2011 - 0.3kb
... it would have a deadend cross arm with suspensions that would dead end the line and the line would then tie into another dead end crossarm on the ...
Posted by Carl Schwendeman on December 30, 2010 - 1.0kb
This is the broken suspension insulator. As you can see, the only thing keeping the line up is the jumper connection. After posting this on Facebook, a few of my linemen friends commented that the line could have been ...
Posted by Jimmy Snapp on December 27, 2010 - 0.4kb
This is the distribution line in front of my house. Today noticed the center phase on the bottom crossarm sagging. Looking at the next pole (a double deadend) I discovered that the suspension insulator was broken. The ...
Posted by Jimmy Snapp on December 27, 2010 - 0.3kb
Give you and idea of its smaller size.
Posted by Larry Baumann on December 11, 2010 - 0.0kb
With a little help from a friend, retrieved this piece from a dumpster. Its used for a 5KV line. This was done in the evening, so when we got it, thought it was clear. Not so. As you can see from the picture, it has a ...
Posted by Larry Baumann on December 11, 2010 - 0.4kb
FOR SALE- Brown A.B. Chance fog rib 7 inch suspension disks. All are marked with 1960's dates. The metal is lightweight aluminum. Comes with connecting pin and cotter key. Connecting 10 or 15 of them together and ...
Posted by Mike Parker on December 8, 2010 - 0.5kb
Here is a not so common JD (Jeffery Dewitt) 10 inch suspension bell.
Posted by Mike Parker on December 8, 2010 - 0.1kb
Another real classic down the road from the last pole shown. The line takes a sharp right turn and heads from north to east on this pole. The pole is a lesson in old school line construction done by Mountain States ...
Posted by Mike Parker on December 3, 2010 - 0.7kb
A shot of a double circuit, double dead end pole on Central Lincoln P.U.D in Oregon. This pole has all Victor U-875A brown double skirt insulators and 24 unknown 6 inch suspension bells. Also 2 small mud Hi-tops for the ...
Posted by Mike Parker on December 3, 2010 - 0.2kb
This photo was captured from Google Earth street view. Location:
County Road G, Colfax, Wisconsin, United States
Address is approximate
This location was found by David Dahle.
Posted by Miles Mclall on December 3, 2010 - 0.2kb
Last sat I met a friend who gave me this insulator, from the old feeding line of the abandoned village of Canate. The insulator dates may 1941 and is in excellent conditions
Posted by Nora Coppo on November 30, 2010 - 0.2kb
wiew from the top of the insulator
Posted by Nora Coppo on November 30, 2010 - 0.0kb
The glass insulators are in the window wall of the drafting room. I made the Plexiglass shelf units to fit between the window mullions. Looking through the windows there's a group of suspension pieces hanging from the ...
Posted by Lou Hall on November 24, 2010 - 0.2kb
This is the super electric fence we have been working on this summer. Still more to go. I am currently looking for 8 cheap / inexpensive Provo's. They do not need to be perfect. We have cut, welded, painted about 75 ...
Posted by Gary Yarborough on November 18, 2010 - 0.5kb
... I was granted permission to scrounge suspensions in this dumpster, any selectiveness I may have once had, has been left by the wayside. I have ...
Posted by James Mulvey on November 18, 2010 - 0.7kb
Brillant blue disk in great shape. Now asking $20.00 plus large flat rate shipping ($15.00)? Add some colour to your suspension display!
Posted by Dave Watkins on November 12, 2010 - 0.1kb
Springfield 2010 - A Very Heavy Suspension.
Posted by Gary Kline on November 8, 2010 - 0.0kb
While stopped at a store I noticed this pole with its two suspension insulators. Seems kind of odd to have such insulators on lower voltage service drop. I guess the linemen didn't want to take any chances.
Posted by Jimmy Snapp on November 7, 2010 - 0.2kb
I saw these poles from the highway, so I turned around so I could get a better look. Upon closer examination, it turned out to be the remains of an old transmission line. I was hoping to see some suspension insulators ...
Posted by Jimmy Snapp on November 7, 2010 - 0.2kb
This is the pole on my property that supplies power to my house. This pole has two Sediver suspension insulators. This was installed in the late 70s.
Posted by Nikolas Mika on October 16, 2010 - 0.1kb