My engineering professor has told me a lot about these power grid structures and I got to say man, props to you for having the courage to work in a dangerous field like this, I really respect the people that do this type of work. :)
Great video man! My kid is at NLC in Oroville right now and digging it…about 4 weeks left. He is doing this (change out) right now there and told me to watch this video so I know what the heck he's talking about! Thanks!
this job looks really tough and complicated,every step is to ensure the satefy.good job man! and glad to see those insulators supplied by us are put into use here. If anyone needs insulators,just contact me.
I gotta tip my hat off to you guys, yall are bad asses!!! Gaffing hurts. no matter what man says about it, every minute youre up there your shins scream. I work with cable and gaffing isn't used 100% of the time sometimes we have to and other times its optional
I'd like to have one of those handing from my ceiling for decoration not that long though, maybe like 4 limbs of it hehe. I realy like the way they look lol. Also, Well done!
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As tough as this is on a nice sunny day, think of having to do this in the middle the night, in an ice storm with below zero wind chills and having to use your hammer to break the ice off the pole on the way up. We all take power and the guys that keep it on for granted.
Sad Winter you guys are lucky now you have bucket truck when i start as a lineman it was done all be hand like instal pot with a gin pole and a set off rope block and no running hand line just the hand line pull a cross arm with your hand line work for contractor not and eazy job i learn the hard way or the highway loll but love my job i was lucky that didnt got burn but i got 2 bad knee now but im ok and alway be carfull if you wont to be and old man like me loll
Well said dude....you did it the hard way but i really beleve that when you think of it now you'll be like "great memories" . I just hope i'll say that too when i retired. Im only 26 years old so i still have so many things to learn in order to be a great lineman.
Sad Winter hi im glad you love your job and your the one who do your protection when you work on live line or even dead line its always danger out in the field like indution or backfeeding on the line
I went to volta line school in Oregon and we didn’t get to use a ladder we got to lean out and do that shit from the pole and we are timed! I got up the pole and all done in 12 min and we had to drop the glass all the way to the ground and put one more on and pin them back up by the horseshoe
Still looks weird, seeing you fellas climbing using spurs... Hardwood poles here in Australia don't allow us to do that. We're on pole platforms. I'm not sure how we'd tackle a H-frame transmission structure without EWPs though. Interesting video, thanks for posting :-)
Looks a lot higher than a typical 35'-40' pole. Definitely a job for slim/fit people. Too much work to change out that insulator. Call in the bucket truck!
It is a lot of work and a bucket truck would be easier. However, when (insert natural disaster here) wipes out power for multiple states around you and every single bucket truck is already being used, you'll be glad that individual linepeople are trained in how to scale up a pole and do needed repairs without a bucket. :-D
Not only what William said, but if roads or right of ways are no go good, a crew can hoof in and change out components. First few steps of guys love to get on their hooks anyway. The kind of guys that make it on crews who deal with H's are pretty apt anyway, climbing is second nature.
this is a terrifying job. i hate heights, can you explain to me clearly about the insulator that you are installing, what is it made of and how does it work? why is it designed that way coz i ussually see the common porcelain ones
God, my eyes were buggin out and I was threatening to get slightly dizzy, just lookin at the view when he was climbing the pole. :\ LOL I don't think I could ever do this job; way to freaked about heights.
i've watched your video sir, you used 2 safety straps nice sir im a lineman too here in philippines (meralco) we're using only 1 strap... i will use 2 straps now...thanks...take care always
I know this is 10 years old but I just wanted to say. I'm 15 years old and thinking about making this my job when I get out of high school. I will be 18 by then and I would rather join a lineman school than go to college. Mind I ask how old you were when you started school there? And how long did it take you to get a job after finishing? Also. Fantastic video.
I was 23 when I went to line school. It’s a great trade as long as your willing to work all weather and holidays and can’t get yelled at without taking it personal. It took me 3 months to get on at the utility that I live within. I had a cap at 6 months before I was going to look for a job out of state. But I’ve been at my utility now for 10 Years and am a troubleman now and couldn’t be happier.
