A support bracket for a fuse cutout, comprising: an insulating rod having a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, and a middle portion between the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein the insulating rod has an outside diameter; a first shed sleeve secured, via an interference fit, over an outside surface of the top portion, wherein an interior surface of the first shed sleeve forms a dielectric interface between the outside surface of the top portion and the interior surface of the first shed sleeve, wherein the first shed sleeve is pre-molded and has a central bore having an inside diameter, wherein the outside diameter of insulating rod is larger than the inside diameter of the central bore of the first shed sleeve, and wherein the first shed sleeve is stretched over the outside surface of the top portion; a second shed sleeve secured, via another interference fit over, an outside surface of the bottom portion, wherein an interior surface of the second shed sleeve forms a dielectric interface between the outside surface of the bottom portion and the interior surface of the second shed sleeve, wherein the second shed sleeve is pre-molded and has a central bore having an inside diameter, wherein the outside diameter of insulating rod is larger than the inside diameter of the central bore of the second shed sleeve, and wherein the second shed sleeve is stretched over the outside surface of the bottom portion; and a mounting bracket secured to the middle portion of the insulating rod between the first shed sleeve and the second shed sleeve, wherein the first shed sleeve further includes an extension having an extension bore, the extension bore having an inner diameter that is larger than the inside diameter of the central bore of the first shed sleeve when the first shed sleeve is stretched over the top portion of the insulating rod, the extension bore sized and positioned to receive at least a portion of an outer surface of a ring of the mounting bracket within the extension. an insulating rod having a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, and a middle portion between the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein the insulating rod has an outside diameter; a first shed sleeve secured, via an interference fit, over an outside surface of the top portion, wherein an interior surface of the first shed sleeve forms a dielectric interface between the outside surface of the top portion and the interior surface of the first shed sleeve, wherein the first shed sleeve is pre-molded and has a central bore having an inside diameter, wherein the outside diameter of insulating rod is larger than the inside diameter of the central bore of the first shed sleeve, and wherein the first shed sleeve is stretched over the outside surface of the top portion; a second shed sleeve secured, via another interference fit over, an outside surface of the bottom portion, wherein an interior surface of the second shed sleeve forms a dielectric interface between the outside surface of the bottom portion and the interior surface of the second shed sleeve, wherein the second shed sleeve is pre-molded and has a central bore having an inside diameter, wherein the outside diameter of insulating rod is larger than the inside diameter of the central bore of the second shed sleeve, and wherein the second shed sleeve is stretched over the outside surface of the bottom portion; and a mounting bracket secured to the middle portion of the insulating rod between the first shed sleeve and the second shed sleeve, wherein the first shed sleeve further includes an extension having an extension bore, the extension bore having an inner diameter that is larger than the inside diameter of the central bore of the first shed sleeve when the first shed sleeve is stretched over the top portion of the insulating rod, the extension bore sized and positioned to receive at least a portion of an outer surface of a ring of the mounting bracket within the extension.