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    Power Line Cable Wire

    Might be the wrong spot to ask this question but since I spend the majority of my time here I thougt I would ask anyway. A customer that I mow for has a newly built home. I noticed some powerlines down. Upon inspecting there is approximately 200-250 feet of very thick wire wrapped around trees and still tied to poles. The cables are very light and looks to be AL (I did a scratch test as well, not copper). Any idea about how much weight in that much wire? Any dangers involved?



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    Illegal to take it. If it is attached to the pole it belongs to electric company.

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    You don't want that wire anyway. Unless it has copper it will take a heck of a lot of it to make good cash.

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    Theres probably a single steel wire inside it anyway.

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    Usually a steel strand in centre like eesakiwi said. Also not worth stripping because alum and weighs next to nothing anyways.


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