IBEW 1245 Outside Line members at Henkels & McCoy utilized a 140-ton Link-Belt crane for a pole replacement job on Woodhurst Lane in San Jose in December. The crew coaxed the pole through a narrow gap in the wires, landing it in the same hole the other pole had just vacated–a precision maneuver, flawlessly executed.
Todd Bryant checks the angle while Matt Petesch drills into a new pole that will be lifted over a house by crane. Both IBEW members are journeyman linemen for Henkels-McCoy. Other members working the job were Paul Perrer, Josh Reneson, Todd Bryant, Jay Karpinski, Seth Rall, Nick Jonson, John Llorca, Hiram Vidal, Steve Murillo, Jonathan Barragan and Chris Mendoza.
The pole in transit above houses on Woodhurst Street in San Jose.
Beginning its descent, the pole will be set in the same hole as the pole being replaced.