What do we all do ?

spray up to the pole, back up then drive around ,back up to it and continue ,or box around like you would a plylon ?

Daft question I know ,but just interested all the same  

Spray up to pole. Stop. Reverse. Fold up. Forward. Open up. Reverse to pole + go back a bit more so boom touches. Set off again.

That is if I am watching. Otherwise the driver will generally miss out the folding up and drive around. Grr.

How much extra time is taken up by an electric pole in a crop of wheat ?To plough,cultivate,sow,spray,maybe topdress and combine round a pole tidily will probably cost a lot more than the meagre compensation I get for hosting them,never mind the risk of damaging equipment.If I want to put a pole in the middle of your field for 12 months will you welcome me to do so in return for a bit more than a tenner?I dont think so.

    And how much should we charge for allowing companies to sling fibre optic cables between the poles on our land?I know that this has been discussed in the past but I think it needs revisited now that our costs are racing way ahead of inflation.

I seem to think that most pylons that are updated, now have fibre optic put on one of their lines as standard. You get no extra unless they activate them. No idea what rate to charge, but if they ever did get to use them, then that would be a case for all the farmers with the same line crossing the land to employ a single agent and do a bit of collective bargaining.

We have a good relationship with the power people. Two of the lines that go through us have been updated, and both times they gave us lots of input which led to one of the lines being resited along a hedge, and the other being spaced differently to allow for easier spraying. Pylons pay very well, especially as they would rather a one off cash payment, which for the area they occupy is good money. National Grid also relayed an entire 750m stretch of farm track at their cost, and did a proper job with all the kit, liners and decent grades of stone.

Cant be too negative - I am hoping they will put me a discounted new three phase supply in soon.

I have quite a few poles in my fields and dont seem to get much of a wayleave payment to cover the work involved in going round them-especially when the field is in potatoes.Pylons are maybe a better payer than single poles

I think the combined landlord + tennant payment is about £15 a pole. Pylons pay great, but most pylons are done as a one of capital payment, rather than an anual wayleave.

All people with National Grid pylons get into the grantor scheme, which organises clay shoots, meals at shows, show ticket ect. The meals are very good as well, with lashings of booze. May as well take it where you can get it.

Alright for some!But I dont get any hospitality for my poles and £15 is small compensation for the work and inconvenience.I believe NFU negotiates the compensation/wayleave so I might need to ask them to play harder ball.

Hmm. NFU....hard ball? I think the chances of that are slim. NFU boses and power line bosses are probably best mates and play golf together.