Washington Parish · Greater New Orleans
Tray cable buying in Bogalusa, Louisiana
The Bogalusa mill's tray runs are long, and the cable that comes off them is rated, printed and usually worth collecting.
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Sending a tray cable lot from Bogalusa
State the construction, the quantity and the storage. If the print is legible, photograph it; if the tag is gone, say that too.
- One intent per page: this family, this market
- Plant and contractor material kept separate
- No obligation before written terms
Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Send the lot details
Six details are enough to start.
The local picture 02
Why tray cable accumulates in Bogalusa
International Paper's Bogalusa containerboard mill is the city's industrial anchor and its longest continuously operated mill in the company's system. A mill of that age has rebuilt its tray runs many times.
Tray cable from a paper mill arrives as power tray cable to motors and conveyors, control tray cable from sequencing and interlock work, and armoured constructions where the route demands it. Much of it is TC-ER rated.
The review reads the rating and the footage. A mill store usually has the record, and the print survives even where the tag has not.
What we look for 03
What a Bogalusa lot usually contains
- TC and TC-ER power tray cable to mill motors
- Multi-conductor control tray cable from interlock work
- Armoured tray and MC constructions for exposed routes
- Mill stores records substitute for missing tags
Access and freight. Bogalusa sits at the intersection of Louisiana Highways 10 and 21, north of Lake Pontchartrain and roughly an hour from New Orleans via the causeway. There is no interstate; freight runs on two-lane highways, which matters for long or heavy loads. Canadian National is the city's railroad.
Questions —
Bogalusa questions
Is mill tray cable usually rated?
It should be, and the rating is printed. Cable without a print cannot be presented as tray cable.
Do you buy short mill remainders?
In aggregate. A dozen part reels from one store is a real lot; one is not.
How does freight work without an interstate?
On LA 10 and LA 21. Heavy reels need a planned route rather than an improvised one.
Can you review the mill's whole store?
Yes, and it is usually the better arrangement. One manifest and one visit beats several partial reviews.
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Send the Bogalusa lot
Text photographs to 614-715-3047 or email Bogalusa lot details with the form above.
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A buyer reviews the lot and replies with questions or an offer basis.