The J-Hook unit can also be used for removal of deadend insulatorstrings. The plastisol covered steel hook swivels on the end of a 2" x36" Epoxiglas pole and has a 2.5" diameter pole clamp at the top end,all owing horizontal adjustment on an Epoxiglas ridgepole to varyinglengthsof insulator strings. This hook assembly is particularly usefulin remo ving the bottom string in a 3-bundle insulator string.