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the way he let the chain go at the end gives me the impression he got some free dental work

better keep them hands on it before that chain slaps you in the mouth😂 been there done that

bro tryna lose his fingers AND his eyes in that last one

*i need the last two seconds of the video where dude had the meal of a lifetime*

There’s no way that chain didn’t smack bro in the face

I know how to operate a whole oil rig by myself now since I been seeing videos like this everywhere

I worked the rigs in the late 70's and again in early 2000. Quite a difference from back then to 2003 on new rigs. They don't use a spinning chain any more. Top drives, iron roughnecks and excavators do a lot of work we use to do by hand! I spun chain till my arm felt like it was going to fall off...lol It was the most dangerous thing to do on any rig so Im glad top drives replaced them. Oh and these guys both pulled out too much chain. And NEVER let that tail go or someone's gonna get a serious whip in the face or a hand gets snagged and fingers get ripped off! Been there felt the braided rope used for a tail on the chain slap me in the face and had the red welt across my cheek for the next week! lol

My old rig used to use winch blankets to prevent whipping and incase you drop the chain it just falls straight down to the floor after one of my co workers had his nose torn off it was a very smart idea and it should be encouraged more often to find ways to make work safe at the end of the day we all want to go Home

Gotta love how there is absolutely nobody trying to teach anything, the rampant illiteracy and flat out refusal to teach/explain anything made me hate the oilfield, if it wasn't for family that had experience to pass on i wouldn't have made it...

That after is about two blinks away from having your hand caught in the chain and you twisted around it like a twizzler.

Jose been real quiet since this dropped. Not because he's mexican but because he had to get his jaw wired back together after that chain. 😂

That Other Guy With The Cig Did It Hella Smooth

Wonder how many fingers have been lost on this job😂

Crazy that we in 2024 & we still using this ancient method

Seeing how smooth others are just shows how much skill goes into this. Keep it up man you got this shit in the bag!!!

Bro said let it slide but he was scared off losing control 😂😂😂

Bro you need to watch your foot while that chain wrapping up like that !!

I guess I'm going to come out of retirement and show you guys how to do that !!

Respect to these guys fr hope im never desperate enough to have to do this job

Ah finally... now I can lasso and hogtie a telephone pole with confidence. Very informative, cheers!

Young motorman learning too run that chain that's how you become a floor Boss!!!

Awww I get it. You can’t use any type of motor or driveshaft bc it will produce sparks and catch on fire, chains work best bc treated / rounded surfaces reduces the chance for sparks

I respect anyone that does this job

Cheap ass rig doesn't even have a pipe spinner or kelly-spinner. How to lose a finger in 2 easy steps.

Respect

You're the MAN bro

Throw another loop in it goddamn it! 😊

Keep at it hand

Respect for learning one of the toughest jobs out there 👌

At the end!! He almost got his shit rocked

Slinging chain is how fingers get get ripped off, especially the way he’s doing it lmao

Cheese and Rice, these men deserve some respect!

I worked with drillers for many years.Guys missing fingers maybe a foot very common.

My boy letting it slide now lol , gave me a heart attack at the end though lol

The chills through my entire body with that chain screeching on the metal has me wanting a chalk board immediately

There is something beautiful about men working hard at something together as a team only men can understand.

For a few years this job has been #1 on my list of shit I’ll never do in my life

Bro this is insane these dudes are badass

I used to be a framer building houses. When the oil industry took a slump, the roughnecks took to framing. Almost all of them had at least one digit missing. And I got into more right than ever. Tough cookies

Great work!! Considering his height disadvantage! He’s working it when most would have given up!!

Need tu use less chain. Wet your gloves keep your chain wet and clean also relax

Crazy that this is the way it was designed to be operated

Now we know why they always have a music clip over the video 😂

Clean those threads off

Are oil rigs out of OSHA jurisdiction?

Can believe this was the best idea they could come up with

Those chains have probably relieved people of more fingers than you could ever know

Bro was inspired by all the RU-vid shorts

can anyone explain why this is not automated? Im worried about these guys hands :/

Bent pipes !!!

He was afraid of getting them fingers caught I don’t blame him lol this is a real mans job

Hell yea bro keep doin what ur doing

One wrong move and your hand is gone. Wild

the ocean in the back of the second clip is beautiful 😍 respect to offshore riggers

Heck ya my man, keep up the good work and dont lose any fingers. The world is yours

That screeching must be great to listen to for 12+ hours a day😂

Wow, how they control that chain is amazing 😊❤

I still have all my fingers and toes from a floorhand job in the early 1980's in NE Montana and NW North Dakota for Bomac Drilling, Mc Kay Drilling, and Wisco as well plus Welex electric line logging. Fun to watch now!

Dudes gonna get caught up in that chain one day doing that shit..

“Let it slide” best advice to be given lmao otherwise your just gonna fight it and waist energy.

Everyone has to start not knowing anything it's sticking it out and learning and being humble and taking instruction and growing that makes you a good employee.

In first one all he needed was a cigarette 🚬 😂😂

Yo my ears from the screeching, wasn’t ready for that

I don’t understand how there isn’t a better way to do this

Gosh that made my skin crawl that grinding noise

Definitely bringing a goalie mask if i ever work there. Might get some laughs but atleast when i smile back it'll be a full grin with all teeth intact 🤣

I’d be looking at my fingers on the ground like a spilled can of Vienna sausages

One finger smoothie coming up!

No gonna lie, this shit looks challenging & like it would definitely take some getting used to. I’d definitely be the guy getting yelled at a lot “mf just LET IT SLIDE!”😂

Dude, imagine getting chin checked by that chain. That’s one bone I’d never want broken.

Getting his hand on the inside of the chain in the second vid spooked me

He's learning, props.

He even got pierced ears from all that chingon oil money

Brings back memories.

1. Hands getting wayyy to close 2. Letting chain go like that is wilddddd.

Son!! dont let the tail go!!! 🔗🔗🔗🤕

I remember being a chain hand years ago! That was my first job I ever got

Never done this before and I certainly wouldn’t let go of the chain like he did at the end.

Don’t ever let go ! See how it started whipping never let go!!!! Hands on at all times till it’s pulled away

Mom: it’ll take 10 minutes The chores:

I'd be wearing safety glasses around that shit

Working hard for that money, we hard for the money

Me dislocating my shoulder picking up a coffee urn:

Gotta babysit that chain like its your wonker.

Damn his hands are so close to one hell of a pinch point.

Dirty, heavy, dangerous work. These lads earn their money.

Keep it up man, watch that chain on the first two swings. That shit almost got you

The second guy almost lost fingers and teeth in one go

When it said before and after I thought it was gunna be a time lapse of fingers going missin’

it’s always the one on site with a durag and big earrings on 🤣

Oh my goodness......what DANGEROUS WORK....!!!

Mannnnnn, I’m a carpenter doing high rise for local 27 in Toronto, 1 year away from getting my journeyman, I’m about ready to say fuck it and head out to bc to make some of these oil checks, u guys be getting brread

Not me dodging 3 directions while gasping from behind my keyboard lmao I wanna see the next 5 seconds of this video..

That tail whip is dangerously cute

I'd probably hand him a scrub brush and tell him to get the leasehand up on the floor. Should never take that long....😅

Chain at the end slap TF outta home boy that's why it cut off LMFAO

I did this same thing when I first did it, I didn’t wanna let go and fuck shit up but after I gave some slack everything went smooth afterwards.

I wonder how many new guys Jan their fingers between the chain and pipe 😮 that’d hurt

All the technology we have and we’re still putting drill pipe together like this

Ayo, without yall, we wouldn't have a damn thing!!! Read that again.