The recent storms in Kansas has bent my trio pole. My PM's have 4 active nest and are hanging in there. What type of pole should I buy and when should it be replaced?
Thanks in advance!!!
Help, bent pole!!!
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DebA
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Last Thursday? My family in McPherson had 89mph.
Have you checked the PMCA shop here online? Not sure how the different poles attach to different systems.
I am loving my new Trendsetter with the 2" square pole w winch. So easy to lower/raise. I feel it is sturdy for the big house up 14' in the air. I have seen people post they have a 3" pole. I have no idea where they get those.
Glad your house is still up and hope it hanfs in til the end.
Deb
Have you checked the PMCA shop here online? Not sure how the different poles attach to different systems.
I am loving my new Trendsetter with the 2" square pole w winch. So easy to lower/raise. I feel it is sturdy for the big house up 14' in the air. I have seen people post they have a 3" pole. I have no idea where they get those.
Glad your house is still up and hope it hanfs in til the end.
Deb
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Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
I would recommend 4 inch aluminum poles just type in Yahoo to find them I cant tell where here sorry
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2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged
2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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Louise Chambers
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The only commercial pole that will fit your house is another Trio pole, since it has to fit up through the house. If you want to switch to something heavier, you could convert to a multi-purpose pole and add another house to it, and have the option of adding gourds: http://shop.purplemartin.org/Multipurpo ... tails.aspx
Some landlords have reinforced their Trio poles by inserting a thinner piece of rebar or a second pole inside the Trio pole. You can avoid some damage by lowering system ahead of storms, but must secure house so it can't spin around the pole.
Some landlords have reinforced their Trio poles by inserting a thinner piece of rebar or a second pole inside the Trio pole. You can avoid some damage by lowering system ahead of storms, but must secure house so it can't spin around the pole.
You pretty much have to stay with same round pole that came with the trio house because the hole it goes thru in the house fits that pole. My trio poles have bent in storms but they are pretty easy to straighten out somewhat after storms with help from a friend and some rope. The pole will be kinked but at least the pole and house is back up and probably get you thru the season. You can get pole sections from the manufacture or maybe from PMCA. I have extra pole sections in basement to replace bent sections after the season if I need to. I lower my castle and minicastle about 3-4 feet, down to the first seam when storms are coming. Makes a big difference. I've shoved pipe inside the trio poles to help stiffen and it helps but makes them a lot heavier to handle and move around.
dave
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