Your betting your life on knowing power line height

[gustgd]

http://www.realagriculture.com/2014/09/snagged-power-lines-responsibility-extend-manufacturers/

An interview I did with Real Ag about hitting a overhead line this spring.

[farmaholic]

This happened to a fellow working for a large farm here a couple of years ago. Thankfully no one was hurt or killed. Though the line never came down, there was power disruption in the area for quite a while. I think they put taller poles on either side of the road where the incident occurred.

Who is responsible? Load carriers have to know their load height for bridges and such. If the implement height is under the minimum standard power line height... If it's higher... If it's within specs and the powerline has sagged....

[ado089]

I don't know. Farmers have a tendency to double down when times are tough. Regardless I think that with $8 canola and $4.50 wheat and 50-70 cent nitrogen, soil sampling is very important. I should disclose that I sample for western Ag though.

[checking]

Variable rate in SE SK. has been neutered by weather. Depressions can't be seeded, so all products are available for the upper land at a boosted constant rate.

[samhill]

VR requires satellite which sends all data to the universe. When you trade your combine, JD et al sell data on it to people of interest.
There are lots of reasons to promote it.

[farmaholic]

samhill, I'm sure those who bought the "technology" "signed off". To me it would be an invasion of privacy. Why is our information so important to the Industry but everyone else's is a ****ing "TOP SECRET FILE"??? Information is power.

[gustgd]

I guess that's my point. If I know my drill is 19.5' how high is a power line over the road?

Some are 22' some really low are apparently 16'

I've driven under this line before with same drill.

Your life depends on knowing.

[agchat]

Teperature can make a huge difference on how much a power line will sag. That is why some moving is done in cooler weather,especially where those large hydro lines cross roads.

[farmaholic]

I would suspect its the Utility's responsibility to set and maintain the minimum clearances. How can they expect it to be a guessing game for everyone else to make sure they can get under them? You can't measure yourself and then if there is a standard you "assume" it should be safe....

[sumdumguy]

The power lines should be underground in all yards. That's our responsibility, no? The arc can jump so if you are taking a chance, sneaking under them, hope you have good life insurance.

[sumdumguy]

As far as power lines over roads, there should be a minimum acceptable height and the power company should be made to post it and maintain it. If they aren't then where the h... Is occupational health and safety?

[wmoebis]

Be careful what you ask for or you maybe having to get oversize load permits and have pilot cars front and rear every time you move down the road.
Start asking too much from utilities and highways and road tax may go onto fuel too.

They would have to recover cost some where and we all know where that WHERE is when to AG.

[greybeard]

A very smart guy once told me that a bare seed coat was a highly refine way to get water into the seed to start germination.
Everything else just forms a barrier.

[Rareearth]

Post a tag on each post crossing the road as to the min height over the road!

Will saskpower come out and measure the line heights, maybe on a warm summer day, so at least one farmer will know? Too bad so sad for the others?

I'll have to watch the utube now

[Hopalong]

Would not discount variable rate technology entirely.
Still a lot of work and research to be done but think it's day will come.