This is the distribution system of the torque energy.
You need to plug the rod to a socket at any Power Plant (Wind mill or Water Wheel for now) and then connect it with a socket of a factory:
for which you should first use the vertical rod
And then through the horizontal rods you can transfer the power and with another vertical rod connect it to the building or belt.
Rods are not intented to be on or under the ground, but in the air – on the side of a wall or a platform.