We need more videos of this so we structurals and design engineers can understanding how it's done since we ain't doing these construction installations. helps us better in design.
I appreciate this comment if a lot more of you could see some of the sticky situations we get in with different mounting brackets and what not they could be improved by a lot
I love the safety climbs that are obstructed, the 6 step ladders in mid air and the arrays without any metal to stand on. Just stand on the angle iron. Let an engineer stand on something 3 inches wide for a couple of hours. Tower service people make about 1/2 of what they deserve. These folks are a motivated group for sure.
A cool trick for getting carabiners to the bottom is if you start whipping the rope side to side before letting one go, itll just ride the "waves" safely to the ground.
I did this type of work for years until my ankles made me quit. My main thing was radio repeater towers for public safety and commercial customers, some broadcast towers and a fair bit of cellular for AT&T wireless and Alltel wireless.
Nice chunk you took out of the antenna panel on the top left when you hit it on the bracket just below your feet. Someone will be up there replacing it once the weather gets into it!
You get paid hourly or by the job? More demanding towers hopefully pays better. What kind of risk is there with the amount of microwaves of electricity all around you?
How tall is your rooster head from the top of the antenna pipe to tip? We’re getting a lot of sites that are being upgraded and the radio/antenna combo is higher than the top of the tower. We have a rooster head, but I’m afraid it’s still too short.
@@money_mendez268 we’re just doing it the hard way still. Rigging on the tower and wrestling the radios over to the block. My supervisor refuses to talk about a new rooster head.
So what happens if you dropped those nuts and bolts, does that mean you have to go down and grab them and then go back up again? That's assuming if they can be found.
Dropping items is a big no no but we usually bring extra we are also never at a site alone so we would have a guy on the ground look for them and send them back up on a rope
Who taught you that tying off with a load strap is okay? Your free fall is insane not to mention they’re not rated to shock load. If you do ever fall with that you’re more than likely dead, if not really hurt. I’m also pretty sure they aren’t b30 rated.
very good record, this can help designer to understand how hard is to install antenna in the air, tower is not like on the ground, we need to design more for installation and make this convinient as much as possible, i'm with lots of concern when installer take off these nuts/ washer from bolt, what he need to do if these nuts falloff from hand, ...
I remember I used to do this for years doesn't pay enough to be in the position that you're in for hours and can't afford to make any mistakes so because of that I switched to the ROOFTOP'S CREW FOR THE SAME PAY PART OF ME FELT LIKE A PUSSY BUT I HAD NOTHING TO PROVE 😂😂😂
Bro im from indonesia, im working at high to. Ericsson,nokia,huawe,zte i know all of them. Can i ask u about salary in your country? Howmach you get pay for job like this?
No string on your tools is dangerous if dropped and someone is at the bottom of the tower (hopefully wearing a helmet) . It can be fatal and very dangerous. And believe me we have all dropped at least a screw nut in our field of work.
Can you elaborate? I’m contracted to do aerial/drone inspections and lately it’s all been T-Mobile anchor sites but I’ve yet to determine what that is referring to. I don’t need to know but like understanding the tech behind what I’m doing photogrammetry on.
It's not a per day. It's a project that can take up between 2 weeks to a month. Depending on the job, site, and carrier. A month for me, is about 6-10 antennas/radios
@@emart343 Eric, I asked that question to compare the number of installations possible without any means of height access with the numbers of installations possible from a bucket truck. We send our buckets trucks (small ones are 90' feet, larger ones are 120', 150', 175', 230' or even 300', and we rent them with our operator and if needed full traffic management package) to follow a crew of 2 installers - they can install 5-10 antennas per week. Basically your answer means they can have 4-5 times productivity increase. That's good to know. Thanks Eric.
I’m working at ict company, and i can say how it looks by myself, actually I work on Ericsson radios, and Kathrein or Comscope antennas, I do about 4-5 sites per month, every site has 3 antennas, and 4-6 radios:) Working between 20-90 meters, my work is not only to mount the stuff, but also connect all of them. Important is how you make this work, if you are smart and have good equipment you can do it faster and easier 😉
