Need to decommission some RV power poles

[neblinc]

I have around a dozen of these RV poles on the property I help maintain.
Most of them are laying down from the wood post being rotted.
I need to remove them per the owner.
The meter socket has been removed from the main breaker panels so no power going to them.
Do I just disconnect the hardware, cut the ends flush and tape them up and bury them in the sand?
Any better way to do this?



Owner says they will never be used again.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

you sure theres no power going to them? just because the meter pan is gone doesnt mean the lateral was disconnected at the source. Id make sure they are indeed dead before cutting anything.

 

[nadogail]

If they were fed with copper you may be looking at some serious salvage value.

 

[bluedog225]

Yep. Pull the wire or cap them in a way that the sites can be restored later.

 

[Norcal]

If the wire is in conduit, pull the conductors & cut the PVC below grade & be done with it, sell the wire for scrap aluminum alloy has scrap value, not worth the trouble to strip though. As already said by others, verify that power is disconnected.

 

[neblinc]

I will definitely be checking each one with my meter before I tear these down.
I am pretty sure they are aluminum wires.

 

[dave*99]

It would be wise to disconnect the wires at the feed point too.

 

[alfredeneuman]

I am pretty sure they are aluminum wires.

If one wire is yellow (as it appears) it is urd wire and aluminum.

 

[AntonLargiader]

4 AWG AL XLPE, from a pic.

 

[alfredeneuman]

4 AWG AL XLPE, from a pic

#4 aluminum with cross-linked polyethylene insulation. URD has XLPE insulation.