TimberSIL® Wood Cross Arms

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• Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) or Douglas Fir (DF) arms manufactured to meet ANSI 05.3 and Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, SPIB or West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau, WCLIB. This is the same quality and grade you receive now.

• We can provide the same sizes as you are currently using. All arms can be sized and drilled to meet your current specifications. Custom length and dimensions are also available.

• This is A DIRECT REPLACEMENT for your Penta or CCA treated cross arms.

Benefits:

• 100% Environmentally Friendly, TimberSIL®’s wood portion, glass portion and fusion combination is completely non-toxic and non-carcinogenic to adults and children. The amorphous form of TimberSIL®’s glassy matrix, if cut or sawn simply crumbles to harmless flakes.

• No special hardware - use the same hardware that is required for wood cross arms. No oversized washers, no special center mounts, no torque requirements, no special coatings and future re-coating issues.

• Permanent Process - TimberSIL® does not evaporate or leach into the ground water like treated wood. The glassy portion is locked inside the wood by the shape of interior fibers and by the insolubility of glass, therefore it is unable to be removed. So the protection, which ends in treated wood when the chemicals leach out, will outlast 'treated' arms today.

• DRY product - the infusion process result in a kiln dry 16% (moisture content) wood cross arm. Unlike treated arms that are saturated where chemicals can bleed or leach in the storage facility. We do not 'dry out' and warp, we approach ambient humidity, and swell 2-4% which only will assist in keeping all hardware tight.

• Dimensionally Stable, The TimberSIL® process increases the Modulus of Elasticity of SYP by 29%. This 'stiffening' reduces the common twisting and warping that 'treated' Southern Yellow Pine typically experiences.

• Same weight or lighter than treated wood. This is accomplished by the cross arm being at KD 16% moisture content after the TimberSIL® process.

• Safe for Human Contact and Handling. No more issues with MSDS requirements on contaminated workers or clothing when handling or installing cross arms.

• Non Corrosive, being comprised of glass and wood, TimberSIL will not corrode traditional utility hardware, bolts, pins, washers, etc..

• TimberSIL® cross arm is more than non-polluting and non-toxic, it is also a Class A Fire Retardant. TimberSIL® processed wood does not support combustion. Penta treated arms typically uses a flammable diesel fuel 'carrier' in the treatment process.

• EPA has determined TimberSIL® to be 'NOT a Pesticide' - it is a Non-Toxic Barrier Product, EXEMPT from all Pesticide Regulations. This wood cross arm can be recycled into other usable products, and still retain the protection provided by the TimberSIL® process. Environmental Disposals Issues over time do not exist, because there never were any initially.

• No VOC's (volatile organic compounds) produced by TimberSIL®, making it essentially an inert material. No smell of chemicals, odor free except for the natural wood aroma.

• More RELIABLE than treated wood. SYP arms were tested AFTER the TimberSIL® process and the Modulus of Rupture increased 12%, thus providing more strength than untreated wood. This increase in strength provides a higher reliability against failure.

(ASTM D-198 Testing)