Table 3-4. Specifications for Finished Poles

A.  Dimensions of Douglas Fir (Coast and Inland) and Southern Pine Poles
Class:
  
H-6
H-5
H-4
H-3
H-2
H-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
Minimum Circumference
at Top (Inches):
  
39
37
35
33
31
29
27
25
23
21
19
17
15
15
12
Length of Pole (Ft)
Groundline*
Distance
from Butt(Ft)
Minimum Circumference at 6 Feet
from
Butt (Inches)

      20

   4

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

31.0

29.0

27.0

27.0

23.0

21.0

19.5

17.5

14.0

      25

   5

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

33.5

31.5

29.5

27.5

25.5

23.0

21.5

19.5

15.0

      30

   5.5

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

36.5

34.0

32.0

29.5

27.5

25.0

23.5

20.5

-

      35

   6

 -

 -

 -

 -

43.5

41.5

39.0

36.5

34.0

31.5

29.0

27.0

25.0

-

-

      40

   6

 -

 -

51.0

48.5

46.0

43.5

41.0

38.5

36.0

33.5

31.0

28.5

-

-

-

      45

   6.5

58.5

56.0

53.5

51.0

48.5

45.5

43.0

40.5

37.5

35.0

32.5

30.0

-

-

-

      50

   7

61.0

58.5

55.5

53.0

50.5

47.5

45.0

42.0

39.0

36.5

34.0

-

-

-

-

      55

   7.5

63.5

60.5

58.0

55.0

52.0

49.5

46.5

43.5

40.5

38.0

-

-

-

-

-

      60

   8

65.5

62.5

59.5

57.0

54.0

51.0

48.0

45.0

42.0

39.0

-

-

-

-

-

      65

   8.5

67.5

64.5

61.5

58.5

55.5

52.5

49.5

46.5

43.5

40.5

-

-

-

-

-

      70

   9

69.0

66.5

63.5

60.5

57.0

54.0

51.0

48.0

45.0

41.5

-

-

-

-

-

      75

   9.5

71.0

68.0

65.0

62.0

59.0

55.5

52.5

49.0

46.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

      80

 10

72.5

69.5

66.5

63.5

60.0

57.0

54.0

50.5

47.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

      85

 10.5

74.5

71.5

68.0

65.0

61.5

58.5

55.0

51.5

48.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

      90

 11

76.0

73.0

69.5

66.5

63.0

59.5

56.0

53.0

49.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

      95

 11

77.5

74.5

71.0

67.5

64.5

61.0

57.0

54.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    100

 11

79.0

76.0

72.5

69.0

65.5

62.0

58.5

55.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    105

 12

80.5

77.0

74.0

70.5

67.0

63.0

59.5

56.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    110

 12

82.0

78.5

75.0

71.5

68.0

64.5

60.5

57.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    115

 12

83.5

80.0

76.5

72.5

69.0

65.5

61.5

58.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    120

 12

85.0

81.0

77.5

74.0

70.0

66.5

62.5

59.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    125

 12

86.0

82.5

78.5

75.0

71.0

67.5

63.5

59.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


*The figures in this column are intended for use only when a definition of groundline is necessary in order to apply requirements relating to scars, straightness, etc.

   NOTE: Classes and lengths for which circumferences at 6 feet from the butt are listed in boldface type are the preferred standard sizes. Those shown in light  are

   included for engineering purposes only.

Table 3-4. Specifications for Finished Poles

B. Dimensions of Western Red Cedarand Ponderosa Pine Poles
Class:
  
H-6
H-5
H-4
H-3
H-2
H-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
Minimum Circumference
at Top (Inches):
  
39
37
35
33
31
29
27
25
23
21
19
17
15
15
12
Length of Pole (Ft)
Groundline*
Distance
from Butt(Ft)
Minimum Circumference at 6 Feet
from
Butt (Inches)

      20

   4

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

33.5

31.5

29.5

27.0

25.0

23.0

21.5

18.5

15.0

      25

   5

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

37.0

34.5

32.5

30.0

28.0

25.5

24.0

20.5

16.5

      30

   5.5

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

40.0

37.5

35.0

32.5

30.0

28.0

26.0

22.0

-

      35

   6

 -

 -

 -

 -

48.0

45.5

42.5

40.0

37.5

34.5

32.0

30.0

27.5

-

-

      40

   6

 -

 -

56.5

53.5

51.0

48.0

45.0

42.5

39.5

36.5

34.0

31.5

  

-

-

      45

   6.5

64.5

62.0

59.0

56.5

53.5

50.5

47.5

44.5

41.5

38.5

36.0

33.0

  

-

-

      50

   7

67.0

64.5

61.5

58.5

55.5

52.5

49.5

46.5

43.5

40.00

37.5

-

-

-

-

      55

   7.5

70.0

67.0

64.0

61.0

57.5

54.5

51.5

48.5

45.0

42.0

-

-

-

-

-

      60

   8

72.0

69.0

66.0

63.0

59.5

56.5

53.5

50.0

46.5

43.5

-

-

-

-

-

      65

   8.5

74.5

71.5

68.0

65.0

61.5

58.5

55.0

51.5

48.0

45.0

-

-

-

-

-

      70

   9

76.5

73.5

70.0

67.0

63.5

60.0

56.5

53.0

49.5

46.0

-

-

-

-

-

      75

   9.5

78.5

75.5

72.0

68.5

65.0

61.5

58.0

54.5

51.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

      80

 10

80.5

77.0

74.0

70.5

67.0

63.0

59.5

56.0

52.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

      85

 10.5

82.5

79.0

75.5

72.0

68.5

64.5

61.0

57.0

53.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

      90

 11

84.5

81.0

77.0

73.5

70.0

66.0

62.5

58.5

54.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

      95

 11

86.0

82.5

79.0

75.0

71.5

67.5

63.5

59.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    100

 11

87.5

84.0

80.5

76.5

72.5

69.0

65.0

61.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    105

 12

89.5

85.5.

82.0

78.0

74.0

70.0

66.0

62.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    110

 12

91.0

87.0

83.5

79.5

75.5

71.5

67.5

63.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    115

 12

92.5

88.5

84.5

80.5

76.5

72.5

68.5

64.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    120

 12

94.0

90.0

86.0

82.0

78.0

74.0

69.5

65.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    125

 12

95.5

91.5

87.5

83.0

79.0

75.0

70.5

66.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*  The figures in this column are intended for use only when a definition of groundline is necessary in order to apply requirements relating to scars, straightness, etc.

    Dimensions of H classes applicable for western red cedar only.

   NOTE: Classes and lengths for which circumferences at 6 feet from the butt are listed in boldface type are the preferred standard sizes. Those shown in light  are

   included for engineering purposes only.

Source: ANSI (1992)