From: DocRockO66@aol.com

Rod: Ok, seems you asked for it. Here's what I use for an insulator grabber. Its inexpensive, completely adjustable, the segments can be any length desired and all the pieces can be found in the plumbing section of a hardware store.

The heart of the thing is a 1-1/2" to 2" rubber coupling. The two-inch end fits snugly and will grip CD 145 quite nicely, for all others I use it to unscrew them then either catch or pick up. I attach this to a 1-1/4" x 1" PVC 90 degree, with the one-inch end being threaded. The other end doesn't matter because the rubber coupling is attached by a hose clamp that comes with the coupling. To that 90 degree I attach another 90 degree, 1", with one end male and the other female, both threaded. This turns the contraption into a U. Into the last 90, I put a 1-in. to 3/4in adapter, with the 1-in end being male threads to go into the 1-in 90. Now I get some 3/4 in PVC pipe and cut it into convenient lengths, I have a pickup so I use about 7-foot lengths. I put a threaded male fitting on one end and a female on the other. I can add as many lengths as gravity and the wind will allow. In a calm day I think I can get up about 16 feet. I carry extra fittings and glue because things tend to break when out hunting.

As I said, it fits snugly over 145's and usually lowers them without a problem. Otherwise it usually works to un-screw them and then I knock them off.

I hope this is clear enough to understand. If not, let me know what you don't understand.

Good luck, Gary