38 METHODS OF- COMMUNICATION FOR FOREST PROTECTION 



Material and Uses Con. Description of Equipment Con. 



Linemen's Tools Con. 

 Hand-axe for trimming trees and driving 



nails and staples 26-oz. Hudson Bay hand-axe with 22-in. handle. 



Mclntyre sleeves, for splicing copper wire..Nos. 8, 12, and 14 copper Mclntyre sleeves for 



copper wire only. 



Pole-setters' Tools: 



Shovels, for digging holes for poles 7-ft. handle, round point. 



Digging spoons, for digging holes for poles.. 7-ft. handle, flat-toed, medium. 



Combined digging spud and tamping bar, for 

 digging holes and tamping poles in soft 

 ground S-ft., steel. 



Digging and tamping bar, for digging holes 



in gravel or hard ground . 1-in. octagonal steel, 8 ft. long. 



Specials 



Pike-poles, for raising and steadying' poles 



30 ft. and over in length 12 ft., 14 ft. and 16 ft. long, according to length . 



of poles. 



Pole supports, for raising large poles Mule or jenny pattern, generally made on the 



job if required. 



Post-hole auger, for digging holes in soft 



ground 10-in. auger, Iwan's type with 6-ft. handle. 



Guys and Braces : 



Bolts, for holding top of brace to pole g-in. galvanized-iron bolt, square head, square 



washers, 2J by 2| by % 6 in. and nut. 

 Lengths according to size of poles. 



Guy rods, for fastening guy wires to anchor 



logs i-in. diameter by 5 ft. or 6 ft. long, galvanized- 

 iron with washer and nut. 



Guy wires, for guying poles at sharp turns, 



long spans, etc Nos. 9 or 12 B.W.G. galvanized-iron wire, 2 or 



4 strands, twisted. 



Line-stringing Tools : 



Pay-out reel, pole and tree lines Horizontal type only. Made on job according to 



specifications. 



Pay-out reel, emergency wire lines Special Forestry Branch hand-reel made to order 



only. 



Buffalo grips, for holding and stretching wire 



on pole lines only Buffalo grips with pulley for No. 9 wire and 



smaller. 



Haven clamp, for holding and stretching guys 



and line wire Haven clamp with 2-in. to 3 -in. double blocks 



and 36 ft. of |-in. sash cord. 



Telephone Instruments : 



For supervisors' offices Desk set: type, Northern Electric No. 1300-A or 



equal. (Note. When it is desired to 

 equip a desk set with a head receiver the 

 district inspector will advise as to the 

 equipment to order). 



For lookout stations, permanent Same as for supervisors. 



For ranger stations permanently occupied. . .Wall set; type, Northern Electric No. 1317-S or 



equal, with 2,500-ohm unbiased ringer and 



condenser. 



