At any time you are working on a flagpole and the work consists of replacing a truck, ball or spindle, the only thing to do is to make sure of the pole being solid enough for a little swaying. If so, take a sling, lash yourself to the pole under the arms as a back brace, then reach up and pull yourself up and stand in the chair. Avoid shaking the pole as much as you possibly can. Then draw up the saw.
Saw off about one foot of the top, take a brace and bit, drill the holes, chip off around the edges and set your new truck on. The spindle should be set about from 8 to 10 inches down in the pole, then wedge in with small sticks to make it solid.
In painting a flagpole use the halyard to hold your paint. Twist the rope several times to keep it at the same distance as yourself. In painting a pole work down as you work up.
Working the Top of a Flagstaff
S Hook Used for Tripping Purpose
Swivel Snap
Cleat
Top of Flagstaff
Five-inch Brush Is Mostly Used by Steeple-Jacks
Come-along Used for Tightening Guy Wire
Double Steel Ball-bearing Block Is Preferred by the Stack Man
Single Steel Block
Clip
Guy Wire with Clips
Turn-buckle
Gimblet Block
Extension Ladder