Decommissioning a power line with balloons - GIF and video

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Jan 12, 2021, 10:39 AM
Jon

Decommissioning a power line with balloons - GIF and video

Decommissioning a power line with ballons.

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14:32 source video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X7M2RkLy8I

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...304#post173018
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...397#post116793
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...949#post164249
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...366#post146477
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...851#post140386
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...059#post134185
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...115#post120767
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...7968#post86544
Jan 13, 2021, 02:19 AM
Drew1966

I’d like to know the details of this.
Jan 13, 2021, 05:08 PM
jdurand

Seems you could use this in reverse to string a new line. Shoot a monkey fist across the road from the top of one tower, tie off to the wire and haul across without getting near the road.
Jan 13, 2021, 09:42 PM
Toolmaker51

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdurand

Seems you could use this in reverse to string a new line. Shoot a monkey fist across the road from the top of one tower, tie off to the wire and haul across without getting near the road.

Close to my thoughts; as seriously puny for a power line, when ours look 3" diameter 200' up.