My dad did this for 40 years before retiring. Worked many ice storms in other locations and was called out all hours of the day and night no matter the weather. That man only had a 3rd grade education but could work circles around a lot of people. He "burned" a pole a couple of times. Back in his days they climbed everything. He has been gone for almost 10 years now and what I wouldn't do to have him back again. Thank you to all the linemen for doing this type of work!
@@Colestercamps yeah but the risk comes from your own mistakes, the job provides you with all the safety equipment necessary, if you fuck up though, yeah it's risky
YoloPotatoMan there is allot of unknown variables , helicopters go down , towers give out , rigging snaps , electrical fail safes fail , poles break , insulators break .
What a different world! I'm an older retired lineman. I wish we were trained this way. I would be sharing this clip with the guys we lost. Two-point free climbing was the "safest" way back then. This is incredible! God Bless y'all doing the dirty work! Be SAFE. Yours truly, $lim
Toledo Edison lineman 10 years, circa 1968 to 1978. I was told when I was an apprentice, "if you can't free climb, we don't want you kid". Things have certainly changed for the better.
@@richardbartley5906 I am currently in the Toledo Edison PSI program. Year one. They made us experts at free climbing over the summer but we rarely use it.
Not difficult for somebody that knows what they are doing. He’s making every move count, not a lot of wasted motion. What sucks is using the fall protection instead of free climbing. Nice job.
@@OnTheRailwayOfficial 230V at 16A will kill you, so will 230 kV at 16 mA. You were saying? (What’s actually killing you is the combination of voltage, amps and time. You can survive 230V/16A if you’re only exposed for milliseconds.)
Ah ok, i know nothing about this though appreciate it very much...but that explains why they were yelling "you're still under 10min!". I was wondering why theyd say that and why he seemed so rushed. Makes sense if youre being examined.
Went through harness training recently. It was a pain because I’ll never have a chance to use it on a golf course crew. You linemen are the shit. Thanks for what you do.
as i watched, i was looking at the pole and thought "damn that things been climes 10,000 times." It wasn't until i saw the insulator drop a bit then come back up before i realized it was a training/rundown video lol
At our TRAINING SCHOOL the poles got so bad we shaved them with DRAW KNIVES. Now, there is a job. hahahahahahaha { Instructor said;" Don't cut your pole-straps......." ! lol
I noticed right away with all the different poles around. The condition of the pole he was climbing confirmed it. Still very interesting to watch though!
When I did this type of work, 80’s, I remember in training the theme was “No second chance”. Highest voltage that I worked with was 138k. Mostly 12k. ish. Substation. It will pop you like a kernel of corn. Poof. Your done. Had a few nightmares. But then I talked to a man that worked up to 250k. He told me he actually did cross country hot taps that he had to attempt 2 and 3 times as he walked an arc in to connect. He said he had actually jumped out of bed before. Experienced or novice it still is dangerous and non-discriminating requiring the concentration of a Shaolin Monk. Total respect to them all.
250KV hot tap definitely sounds like an 80s thing to do. I just got done with a 7 month job doing a 500KV yard. Everywhere you walk your hair is standing up. Cool shit. Loud buzzing too.
@@cooketarlton1986 Speak for yourself. I was looking for what it was called. They harmed no-one by adding more information, and they helped at least one person. Get off your high horse.
@@austincooper8974the reason they still use ropes is that not all power lines are accessible from the Street. Sure, when they're near a Road, they can use a crane with a bucket. But if it's isolated or somewhere truck can't travel, then it's up to the line man to get the job done
@austincooper8974 Bucket trucks and cranes are used regularly.... You can't always get a bucket truck or crane into where you need to go, or sometimes the bucket truck won't reach and its a waste bringing a crane out to work on a structure or two.... People have been doing this for a long time, we know what we're doing.
Some genuine brilliance went into finding a way to do this kind of work with just simple tools. That being said... not a chance I am ever trying something like that.
My best friends son has just finished his training to do high level cable's and low 10K voltage stuff here in the UK im so impressed by the way yours and our linemen work in all weathers to enable us to turn a light on and to keep warm a big thankyou from us all.
an incredible set of skills and iron cajones are displayed here. This guy makes feel so inadequate. He has the strength and endurance to shimmy up a pole 10 stories high with at least 30 lbs of gear, can tie as many knots as a sailor, has a very high level of electrical knowledge, and tremendous courage on top of all that. Whatever they pay these guys is not enough.
Watching these videos to make me feel like a puss for almost not having the balls to clean my gutters 1.5 stories up on a ladder. I now realize I am a puss and can finish the job. Thank you.
Imagine climbing their 50-foot training pole, it may be more I think they have poles that go up to 100 for training but I'm not sure. Its been a while since my cousin went there
@@mattrush7369 hell yeah bro good job. I wasn't expecting to see a comment on here of someone I know lol, I'm doing groundman work here in Ohio and loving it so far.
@@nathanielvance7611 I'm getting ready to graduate high school and I'm looking at being a Lineman up in Northern Michigan. Is it worth everything? Is there anything I should know before starting? Also is the pay pretty good?
Which part of the equipement. Some of the ropes and pieces do have safety factor of 20. There is zero chance of them failing, unless you pay zero attention to their condition.
I have respect for you bc you can speak the truth & not fake front for ppl. Everyone has there likes/dislikes, strengths/weaknesses & abilities....yet it takes a real man(person) to know & admit it. Hats off to you.
Carter LOL! Well said Carter ! I’m with you 100% ! I don’t even like being this tall. I hate certain heights (like this), yet I’ve bern a pilot for 25yrs. Doesn’t make sense, but I can’t watch videos of the guys who crawl out on construction cranes and skyscraper ledges. They then hang off and do one-hand pull ups ! ..nope !
It's far more safe than you actually think. The only way you're falling with a bucksqueeze is if someone chops the poll from underneath you. Even then if the lines are strong enough, hell that poll will just hang there, and you'll be swinging with it. You'll get a few bruises and do a nut check, but you ain't falling.
You guys are very skilled. My dad retired from Fairchild Air Force Base up here in Spokane as chief electrical planner so I understand and have a healthy respect for electricity and all the equipment that comes with it. You cant make mistakes. Period. Working at 100 plus feet on spikes in the wind on huge power lines requires elephant balls. Nice job
All together, it looks like too much of course. The thing about it is that you learn a little at a time, each new task when you get a grasp of the previous one. There's little room for an error on the foundation of course. In the upper right corner you see the array of practice poles. There you learn the basics of climbing safely, then learning to do various things, like playing catch; with both your hands while gaffed in and tied off. It's not as scary as it seems.
Thank you doesn’t seem to be enough to show how much we appreciate what you do everyday to keep the power on for us. Stay safe out there. Never sacrifice safety for convenience or speed. You did a great job.
This man is an animal and his time was insane. This isnt easy. . He would be a great teacher to the newer guys coming into this field . Well done sir and much respect
@@brantkirby7874 Because they are single people in chage of operations generating millions and millions in revenue for their shareholders? We don't live in a fairytale, you can't just give people a salary based on how difficult or important their job is. The money has to come from somewhere.
@@chibs3666 well that's not necessarily true either.. If a job is too hard, nobody would want to do it, which would increase salaries for those employed in such a field due to supply and demand
@@MrBmantheman Very true, but that doesnt negate the fact that the money still has to come from somewhere and it's actually feasible to pay few "important people" a lot than raise the salaries in fields containing thousands and thousands of workers.
You can tell this is in a training environment, the pole looks like a million woodpeckers have hit it for years, the guy is rushing up the stick and the dead giveaway is the fact they have a bucket truck sitting there and they aren't using it. The other thing that struck me as odd was the rope they were using, why use a 5/8 or 3/4 juke rope when you could use a 7/16 synthetic that is way stronger and way lighter to haul up a pole. Not to mention in some areas using ladders like that is an oh&s violation. Most linemen I worked with would just superman in that situation if they couldn't get a bucket truck in, when I asked them why they said it was safer and less strenuous on their bodies.
@@jakemike_2.083 Didn't know there were training courses for collage making. We both acknowledged this is a training environment, NLC, so what's the purpose of your comment? Training is only good in real life if what you're doing is relevant. The one gripe I have with NLC graduates out on the line is they have a lack of knowledge on the transmission side of things. I know, I know, transmission line work is just big distribution work, Pan. But... It's not. It's even more dangerous. Can't tell you the amount of times I've had to holler over the radio to the next dead end when seeing a bucket run by apprentices is set up in the bite. Complacency is a big problem with NLC grads, at least from my experience. That and their massive excitement for the small chance they might be able to climb a wood pole for once. At the Dallas NLC it seems the only transmission training they get is climbing a lattice tower. Not including the majority of NLC grunts we get are from California.
@@jakemike_2.083 I mean one would say his entire first paragraph is him deducing it's a college training environment. He was really just pointing out why they're using what looks to be twisted jute rope(the one used for pulling the ladder and raising/lowering the insulator) when it's heavier, weaker and personally we never used anything aside from synthetic. Imagine climbing 100' wood H-frame's doing a silly thing all day, that difference in weight would really show.
This guy has perfect technique, skills and communication. I work in the tool control program for a company that does this... I inspect, repair and send out tooling that should be serviced by a 3rd party.. Their safety is in my hands. RESPECT THESE GUYS!
I give big props to the people who do this job. I am terrified of heights and I can’t imagine being that high and swinging from a ladder, no thank you.
Its just ropes, boot spikes, carabines and a ladder. They had all of this equipment in the 20s. At least, how can you imagine pulling that ceramic isolation up without any of it (well, maybe a ladder).
@@jonathanlawson4667 yeah, the carrbiner strappy thing is a buck squeeze. look hem up. they have little steel studs tha use your body weight to lock you into the pole
Just go travel around any number of developing nations and take a look at how stuff like this is done in many places. Perhaps not quite as bad as 100 years ago, but certainly nowhere the level of safety we expect in a modern nation.
OMG What a craft and service that we all take for granted. Incredible. And to think I get nervous troubleshooting 460V on the ground. These guys with their rope skills would make great sailors and would never be worried about climbing the mast.
you notice how he just pulled the lower insulator off the shoe without having to back-out the pin? and how the insulator only went about 1/3 of the way down before it came back up. Our instructors woulda made our asses recomp, lol. I think he did have to recomp because he says in the video "aight ill do it again" at some point. Still 11min is a SMOKING fast time.
Has got to be tuff on the knees and ankles you my friend earn your paycheck. Way to go you make it look easy. I work in NYC on skyscrapers being up there is great .stay safe brother
That's a pretty cool climbing belt he's using. Went through pole climbing in 2000. Climb up with no belt, then hook in when you were at the height you needed. Cool set up
Donny Peters why you have wooden poles in US ...I mean they're not tensile enough to withstand the mechanical stresses and over period of time get hollowed by moist weather.
It's very common to have concrete or steel poles in urban areas here in the US. We have great expanses of rural area where we don't have the available resources or money to make poles out of anything other than wood.
Usually they are still wooden in areas that are not major metropoliton areas. They coat them in tar to keep em from rotting and they last quite a while.
After awhile it becomes second nature. Always always trust your equipment and training. There's a reason we" At least my company " have to certify every year. Great job my brother's!
Damn! You really killed it, man! I can tell you have some serious knowledge of the protocols and lot of experience. Great handle there with all of the equipment and quite fast! Really inspiring performance here of you and your team.
This was a real education to watch. Those who risk thier safety to ensure that we have power to do what we do deserve respect. In the UK we have electricity pylons (towers to the Americans) going as high as 168feet and someone has to do stuff like that along with painting them. Scary heights but a good view.
I’ll never forget this competency my first 3 try’s where an 1hr and 30mins and I felt like giving up so bad. Fixed all my errors on the third try and got 22mins. Great investment into NLC while I attend the term 2018. Came long way brother
Bad ass hopefully I get into the union to start my apprenticeship this month, I am a 2nd year in industrial electrical but linemen is to kool to pass up.
Stay in school. Its the bigger picture. I have 30 years in the trade. Cool in the beginning, A job in the middle. And tired and a little creaky every where theres a joint in your body, at the end. Unless you become the supervisor where you watch / assign your brothers the work. On the other hand, After your schooling you can do whatever you want.
Although he's obviously done this many times....he's working incredibly fast. There are dozens of individual steps in this video, and skipping past just one of them could easily be tragic. And many professionals have been hurt or worse with over confidence and speed. Stay safe.
I'm currently in the middle of doing that comp right now in Idaho my first attempt took me 30 min lol, but it's mostly just getting through actually doing it especially the ladder portion for me
My dad did this for 40 years before retiring. Worked many ice storms in other locations and was called out all hours of the day and night no matter the weather. That man only had a 3rd grade education but could work circles around a lot of people. He "burned" a pole a couple of times. Back in his days they climbed everything. He has been gone for almost 10 years now and what I wouldn't do to have him back again. Thank you to all the linemen for doing this type of work!
Thanks for all the linemen that risk their lives to keep the power on so we can watch RUclips.
they dont really risk it, safety is beyond safe
@@pontikipsito46 Highly disagree. There are so many exponential risk factors involved that you can't take them all out of the equation.
YoloPotatoMan bull shit it’s rated one of the most dangerous jobs in the country .....
@@Colestercamps yeah but the risk comes from your own mistakes, the job provides you with all the safety equipment necessary, if you fuck up though, yeah it's risky
YoloPotatoMan there is allot of unknown variables , helicopters go down , towers give out , rigging snaps , electrical fail safes fail , poles break , insulators break .
What a different world! I'm an older retired lineman. I wish we were trained this way. I would be sharing this clip with the guys we lost. Two-point free climbing was the "safest" way back then. This is incredible! God Bless y'all doing the dirty work! Be SAFE.
Yours truly,
$lim
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My grandfather was a first class lead lineman from 1960s to 1988
@@Saltdogx
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Toledo Edison lineman 10 years, circa 1968 to 1978. I was told when I was an apprentice, "if you can't free climb, we don't want you kid". Things have certainly changed for the better.
@@richardbartley5906 I am currently in the Toledo Edison PSI program. Year one. They made us experts at free climbing over the summer but we rarely use it.
I wouldn’t be able to do the ladder bit at ground level. This is truly legend. Won’t take my electricity for granted ever again.
Looks difficult in nice weather. Imagine 10 below snow blowing sideways. Thanks lineman guy
Not difficult for somebody that knows what they are doing. He’s making every move count, not a lot of wasted motion. What sucks is using the fall protection instead of free climbing. Nice job.
@@Football5198 Fall protection... potentially saving his life if he should fall off that pole. What's your insurance policy?
KickDrumKid23 life insurance
Football5198 you’re fucking dumb
thats why i work for SOUTHeast power. mostly work in florida
My ass would get confused by all the ropes and would end up plummeting to my death because I disconnected that one line.
Exactly what I thought!
That is why things should be color coded!
Tory Knotts unless you’re color blind
😂😂
You would feel the tension on the rope and would realize not to disconnect it
I've got mad respect for these guys. They play with lethal amounts of voltage just so we can have some damn hot pockets
15KV in fact, but for a lot of those your in the megavolts.
The voltage will not kill you.
@@OnTheRailwayOfficial Its the current, right.
@@Fayevalentina541 yeah.
@@OnTheRailwayOfficial 230V at 16A will kill you, so will 230 kV at 16 mA. You were saying?
(What’s actually killing you is the combination of voltage, amps and time. You can survive 230V/16A if you’re only exposed for milliseconds.)
日本でも海外でも安心して電気が使えるのはこういう作業をしてくれる人がいるから、というのを再実感しました。
お疲れ様です。いつもありがとう
how do I get the job of the guys standing in a circle watching?
Exactly!
Join a union
Big Hoss was just gonna say that
It was a training video. They were all taking turns timing themselves doing it
Autistic Albatross for real tho...!!!
He is in training for yall saying that he installed the same insulator
Ah ok, i know nothing about this though appreciate it very much...but that explains why they were yelling "you're still under 10min!". I was wondering why theyd say that and why he seemed so rushed. Makes sense if youre being examined.
Such big balls for a trainee
@@HandroXYT He is not a trainee. They do regular training under supervision to make sure they don't lose proper technique and safety.
@@js3617 I might be wrong, but there used to be competitions involving line tasks. Rodeos, if you will.
I figerd that out as he instaled the same insolator
Went through harness training recently. It was a pain because I’ll never have a chance to use it on a golf course crew. You linemen are the shit. Thanks for what you do.
I am stressed, bewildered, worried, and exhausted just by watching this video. What a job!
There is so much more than just knowing the electrical side of things, the climbing alone is pretty damned complex.
yet when you know climbing and working, there's nothing complex here.
Phil'O's Garage yep It’s a hard job
I can say one thing for sure, you gotta be in shape! God my legs hurt just watching this!
@Benny Hill it's normal shit lol
@Benny Hill don't be a pussy
as i watched, i was looking at the pole and thought "damn that things been climes 10,000 times." It wasn't until i saw the insulator drop a bit then come back up before i realized it was a training/rundown video lol
At our TRAINING SCHOOL the poles got so bad we shaved them with DRAW KNIVES. Now, there is a job. hahahahahahaha { Instructor said;" Don't cut your pole-straps......." ! lol
Moon Scar ik I was like what hold did I miss something then I heard him say “ your still under 10” then I realized.
Great training video
yeah i diddnt think it was a training video untill i saw like 40 poles in the background
I noticed right away with all the different poles around. The condition of the pole he was climbing confirmed it. Still very interesting to watch though!
having a fear of heights made my heart race without the component of high voltage work. God bless these dudes man.
I was like "pssh a ladder wont help you, your too high u- oh dear god hes not gonna hang nonono"
LOL 😅😂🤣
When I did this type of work, 80’s, I remember in training the theme was “No second chance”. Highest voltage that I worked with was 138k. Mostly 12k. ish. Substation. It will pop you like a kernel of corn. Poof. Your done. Had a few nightmares. But then I talked to a man that worked up to 250k. He told me he actually did cross country hot taps that he had to attempt 2 and 3 times as he walked an arc in to connect. He said he had actually jumped out of bed before. Experienced or novice it still is dangerous and non-discriminating requiring the concentration of a Shaolin Monk. Total respect to them all.
250KV hot tap definitely sounds like an 80s thing to do.
I just got done with a 7 month job doing a 500KV yard. Everywhere you walk your hair is standing up. Cool shit. Loud buzzing too.
I thought only Chevy's could put out that much power lol
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Doug Helms
Thank you for your fine attention to detail . You’re correct. I ain’t got much schoolin. I knowed somebody would correct me
Yer dat guy!
@@aname5455 - Sorry, afraid I'm just a compulsive grammar nazi. When it comes to electricity you're definitely the man!
I was very confused when he yelled ladder
It's called a hook ladder, it's made for doing work on structures.
T. Rose yeah we figured that out now but before we saw what it was being used for was kinda curious what he was gonna do with it
They use hook ladders to get in positions for these types of structures. They do similar things on radio towers sometimes.
@@t.r.4496 emphasis on WAS very confused not I need an explanation
@@cooketarlton1986 Speak for yourself. I was looking for what it was called. They harmed no-one by adding more information, and they helped at least one person. Get off your high horse.
I did this a year ago I'm glad this stuff is on here, brings back memories.
11 minutes, REAL TIME, I would have spent, 12 minutes praying and looking at the pole.... LOL
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You'd live from that height. I used to jump from tree to tree at those heights lol
@@daze8410 LMFAO "You'd live". Yeah, MAYBE but you would never walk again lmao "I used to jump from tree to tree" I'm dying.
Guy makes it look so easy!
Real skill, knowledge, speed and agility there. Great to watch 👍
Это очень похоже на экзамен.
Скорее всего это не работа, это экзамен
It's incredible that people risk their lives so we have turn on a light switch safely
lol. yeah aint it crazy its 2023 and they still do this job with ropes and ladders? inefficient as hell.
@@austincooper8974the reason they still use ropes is that not all power lines are accessible from the Street. Sure, when they're near a Road, they can use a crane with a bucket. But if it's isolated or somewhere truck can't travel, then it's up to the line man to get the job done
@@austincooper8974 go search for ground fault transmission line ;)
@austincooper8974 Bucket trucks and cranes are used regularly.... You can't always get a bucket truck or crane into where you need to go, or sometimes the bucket truck won't reach and its a waste bringing a crane out to work on a structure or two.... People have been doing this for a long time, we know what we're doing.
i hope you know that u are very ignorant by now !@@austincooper8974
Some genuine brilliance went into finding a way to do this kind of work with just simple tools. That being said... not a chance I am ever trying something like that.
My best friends son has just finished his training to do high level cable's and low 10K voltage stuff here in the UK im so impressed by the way yours and our linemen work in all weathers to enable us to turn a light on and to keep warm a big thankyou from us all.
This job looks like it beats the hell out of you over time.
respect to this man i hope you able to take your family on vacations every weekend and eat hot food everyday my friend.
an incredible set of skills and iron cajones are displayed here. This guy makes feel so inadequate. He has the strength and endurance to shimmy up a pole 10 stories high with at least 30 lbs of gear, can tie as many knots as a sailor, has a very high level of electrical knowledge, and tremendous courage on top of all that. Whatever they pay these guys is not enough.
I'm glad I saw this. Now I know how to change my insulators.
Watching these videos to make me feel like a puss for almost not having the balls to clean my gutters 1.5 stories up on a ladder. I now realize I am a puss and can finish the job. Thank you.
You've got nothing keeping you from falling though. Climbing ladders is much more dangerous than climbing a pole.
Try being an iron worker in Kansas City lmao
Imagine climbing their 50-foot training pole, it may be more I think they have poles that go up to 100 for training but I'm not sure. Its been a while since my cousin went there
Yeah sounds about right, Its been like 4 months since my cousin went there so I couldn't remember.
Clean those gutters puss
great idea for a go pro. thanks for bringing us with you.
LuxeXx 100th like your welcome
LuxeXx for real. This looks like the most rewarding job
Thank you for everything sir. I appreciate everything you guys go through to do this work
Just graduated from there. That was my least favorite competency I had to do lol. Onto a long and rewarding career though👍🏻
Was awesome graduating term 2101 with you Matt hope you're doing well and kicking ass out there dude.
@@nathanielvance7611 you too bro! Can’t believe someone I know replied lol. I’m doing groundman work in Sonoma county right now
@@mattrush7369 hell yeah bro good job. I wasn't expecting to see a comment on here of someone I know lol, I'm doing groundman work here in Ohio and loving it so far.
@@nathanielvance7611 I'm getting ready to graduate high school and I'm looking at being a Lineman up in Northern Michigan. Is it worth everything? Is there anything I should know before starting? Also is the pay pretty good?
@@souptime_mp4 hopefully you see the long reply i dont see it anymore idk if youtube erased it
How much do you trust your equipment?
Which part of the equipement. Some of the ropes and pieces do have safety factor of 20. There is zero chance of them failing, unless you pay zero attention to their condition.
yes
i would rather not trust that pole
@@movax20h Never 0
If you have to ask the question, then you're not qualified to work.
2 reason why this job doesn't suit me at all
1. my palms is sweating watching him climbs
2. sometimes i still scared to plug my phone charger
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You get used to the heights after a while and it becomes just another day on the job
@@alfonsovegaiii 100%
I have respect for you bc you can speak the truth & not fake front for ppl. Everyone has there likes/dislikes, strengths/weaknesses & abilities....yet it takes a real man(person) to know & admit it. Hats off to you.
Carter LOL! Well said Carter ! I’m with you 100% ! I don’t even like being this tall. I hate certain heights (like this), yet I’ve bern a pilot for 25yrs. Doesn’t make sense, but I can’t watch videos of the guys who crawl out on construction cranes and skyscraper ledges. They then hang off and do one-hand pull ups ! ..nope !
Lots of respect & gratitude for all the guys who do this for a living ❤️
Search: "Not safe for work"
RUclips: "'ere you go"
You'd be surprised of the safety regulation of the assisting lanyard alone.
It's far more safe than you actually think. The only way you're falling with a bucksqueeze is if someone chops the poll from underneath you. Even then if the lines are strong enough, hell that poll will just hang there, and you'll be swinging with it. You'll get a few bruises and do a nut check, but you ain't falling.
You guys are very skilled. My dad retired from Fairchild Air Force Base up here in Spokane as chief electrical planner so I understand and have a healthy respect for electricity and all the equipment that comes with it. You cant make mistakes. Period. Working at 100 plus feet on spikes in the wind on huge power lines requires elephant balls. Nice job
All together, it looks like too much of course. The thing about it is that you learn a little at a time, each new task when you get a grasp of the previous one. There's little room for an error on the foundation of course. In the upper right corner you see the array of practice poles. There you learn the basics of climbing safely, then learning to do various things, like playing catch; with both your hands while gaffed in and tied off. It's not as scary as it seems.
man oh man definitely my dream job, I just got a job as a low volt apprentice but I really hope i'll be able to move onto bigger things soon enough
Keep working, learn all you can, sort out the bullshit and watch out for your partner. You’ll get there.
Your name deserves a medal mate lol
I hope you're still following that dream, and getting closer. I agree this looks amazing. Scary. But amazing
An electrician and a linemen are two totally diff things
@@drsauce2574 Low volt guy ain’t even an electrician
Thank you doesn’t seem to be enough to show how much we appreciate what you do everyday to keep the power on for us. Stay safe out there. Never sacrifice safety for convenience or speed. You did a great job.
That was an amazing display of how to use your equipment!! Good job
Good climber there hes not fucking around good to watch.
This man is an animal and his time was insane. This isnt easy. . He would be a great teacher to the newer guys coming into this field . Well done sir and much respect
All I can say is they better pay you well !!
$40.12 an hour for a journeyman in some places in Ohio, other states vary. In Cali I know a guy making $55 an hour
SimplyCRehZ thats actually really good!
Base wage is good, but you always get over time. I know of a few apprentices in WV making 130k a year at 21 years old.
100k/year is about average for journeyman. Single guys who have no life and just work overtime can hit double that in many areas.
Linemen are overpaid for the work that they do, 130k a year for an apprentice? Tool and Die makers barely make that.
That's an experienced lineman right there, being able to do all that work so quickly AND safely.
I hope that’s ironic. Haha
It’s training dawg
Love the encouragement and teamwork each person showed!! Greatest team in my opinion!!
OMG! That's so scary. I'm so glad there are people like you who are willing to do that type of job. Kudos to you!!
I have mad respect for linemen
My palms are sweaty, knees weak and arms are heavy watching this man work!! These guys are pure badass!!
Whew! Am pondering doing this during an ice storm and at night! What a task! Thanks for sharing and the best of luck!
been in construction work my inter career, done high steel etc. but you guys are bad ass!!! great job!!
These people should be getting paid millions not celebrities and sports stars
They would if they started generating revenue like celebrities and sports stars...
Thier bosses make milliolns🤪
@@brantkirby7874 Because they are single people in chage of operations generating millions and millions in revenue for their shareholders? We don't live in a fairytale, you can't just give people a salary based on how difficult or important their job is. The money has to come from somewhere.
@@chibs3666 well that's not necessarily true either.. If a job is too hard, nobody would want to do it, which would increase salaries for those employed in such a field due to supply and demand
@@MrBmantheman Very true, but that doesnt negate the fact that the money still has to come from somewhere and it's actually feasible to pay few "important people" a lot than raise the salaries in fields containing thousands and thousands of workers.
My grandpa was a lineman for the Morgan County REA in Colorado. An absolute badass. I miss him everyday.
You can tell this is in a training environment, the pole looks like a million woodpeckers have hit it for years, the guy is rushing up the stick and the dead giveaway is the fact they have a bucket truck sitting there and they aren't using it.
The other thing that struck me as odd was the rope they were using, why use a 5/8 or 3/4 juke rope when you could use a 7/16 synthetic that is way stronger and way lighter to haul up a pole. Not to mention in some areas using ladders like that is an oh&s violation.
Most linemen I worked with would just superman in that situation if they couldn't get a bucket truck in, when I asked them why they said it was safer and less strenuous on their bodies.
That, and NLC is in the title. Northeast Lineman College produces some damn good tier 1 grunts.
This is collage training you dingus
@@jakemike_2.083 Didn't know there were training courses for collage making.
We both acknowledged this is a training environment, NLC, so what's the purpose of your comment? Training is only good in real life if what you're doing is relevant.
The one gripe I have with NLC graduates out on the line is they have a lack of knowledge on the transmission side of things. I know, I know, transmission line work is just big distribution work, Pan. But... It's not. It's even more dangerous. Can't tell you the amount of times I've had to holler over the radio to the next dead end when seeing a bucket run by apprentices is set up in the bite. Complacency is a big problem with NLC grads, at least from my experience. That and their massive excitement for the small chance they might be able to climb a wood pole for once.
At the Dallas NLC it seems the only transmission training they get is climbing a lattice tower. Not including the majority of NLC grunts we get are from California.
@@MrPanaramuh ok yea your right but still that dudes comment is irrelevant because he didn’t know this was collage training
@@jakemike_2.083 I mean one would say his entire first paragraph is him deducing it's a college training environment.
He was really just pointing out why they're using what looks to be twisted jute rope(the one used for pulling the ladder and raising/lowering the insulator) when it's heavier, weaker and personally we never used anything aside from synthetic.
Imagine climbing 100' wood H-frame's doing a silly thing all day, that difference in weight would really show.
Most impressive thing that I've watched on RUclips today! Great skills/communication/teamwork!
Seems to be a thing when people complain about construction workers standing around you’ll quickly find they never worked a day outside in their life
This guy has perfect technique, skills and communication. I work in the tool control program for a company that does this... I inspect, repair and send out tooling that should be serviced by a 3rd party.. Their safety is in my hands. RESPECT THESE GUYS!
Respect❤
I give big props to the people who do this job. I am terrified of heights and I can’t imagine being that high and swinging from a ladder, no thank you.
Imagine those people in 1920’s who did it without any safety
Its just ropes, boot spikes, carabines and a ladder. They had all of this equipment in the 20s. At least, how can you imagine pulling that ceramic isolation up without any of it (well, maybe a ladder).
But how many died/fell?
@@algorithmicimpedance they didn't have that equipment either 🤣🤣🤣
@@jonathanlawson4667 yeah, the carrbiner strappy thing is a buck squeeze. look hem up. they have little steel studs tha use your body weight to lock you into the pole
Just go travel around any number of developing nations and take a look at how stuff like this is done in many places. Perhaps not quite as bad as 100 years ago, but certainly nowhere the level of safety we expect in a modern nation.
OMG What a craft and service that we all take for granted. Incredible. And to think I get nervous troubleshooting 460V on the ground. These guys with their rope skills would make great sailors and would never be worried about climbing the mast.
Graduated from here a couple months back I laughed when you said “your killing me john” lol
you notice how he just pulled the lower insulator off the shoe without having to back-out the pin? and how the insulator only went about 1/3 of the way down before it came back up. Our instructors woulda made our asses recomp, lol. I think he did have to recomp because he says in the video "aight ill do it again" at some point. Still 11min is a SMOKING fast time.
Thanks for the video. That was a thing of beauty watching the way he handles the whole thing. 🇬🇧👍
Has got to be tuff on the knees and ankles you my friend earn your paycheck. Way to go you make it look easy. I work in NYC on skyscrapers being up there is great .stay safe brother
You are so awesome...i'm 24 YO, i'm Telecom Tower Engineering from Indonesia...nice to see you
That's a pretty cool climbing belt he's using. Went through pole climbing in 2000. Climb up with no belt, then hook in when you were at the height you needed. Cool set up
What a process!! Thanks for your service!!
This is a example of good training teamwork and outstanding rigging awesome video
I love the metal clicks
Same here. Thought I was the only one 😂
@@GerardHennemann you guys are not alone
This looks like so much fun, I’m trying to pursue a career in being a lineman and this gets me going.
I was wondering what the rush was until you got down and I realized you were being timed
5:06 "I dropped my screwdriver. I'm coming down."
Ну или попробуйте ее кинуть мне. )
The rope they pull stuff up to him can bring it to him lol
I'm a Steamfitter and now I have a new respect for you linemen. Wow, and organized too.
This is at northwest lineman college I went there! Nice climb brother.
As a retired linesman glad to see the training that continues today
you're going to look back on this video in 20 - 30 years and think "DAMN! I was awesome!!!" (because you were)
my brother said all of those holes on the side of power line poles were done by woodpeckers. after seeing this I know why those holes are there
Donny Peters why you have wooden poles in US ...I mean they're not tensile enough to withstand the mechanical stresses and over period of time get hollowed by moist weather.
It's very common to have concrete or steel poles in urban areas here in the US. We have great expanses of rural area where we don't have the available resources or money to make poles out of anything other than wood.
shubham Raut about 100 times the size of your country I’m guessing .
Usually they are still wooden in areas that are not major metropoliton areas. They coat them in tar to keep em from rotting and they last quite a while.
well, now i see the holes were not made by woodpeckers
After awhile it becomes second nature. Always always trust your equipment and training. There's a reason we" At least my company " have to certify every year. Great job my brother's!
Lineman are a whole different breed. Very strong mentally and physically. Thank you for keeping the lights on. 🇺🇲👍
the video makes no mention of this, but this was this guys first time doing this. Good job!!!
Gogio Cannizzaro He did a awesome job. it looks like it may be a practice run, was it? It didn't seem to have a part replaced.
@@aragon2235 Yes, i think it was training
Personally, this guy is worth his weight in gold. You cannot miss one task! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing efficiency for such a diverse sequence of technical moves!
These guys arent the interns i think.
Red to red blue to blue I thank you for my two man crew .. when I was an apprentice on service crew👍 keep up the good work.
Damn impressive - mind engaged - thinking ahead - confidence
Damn! You really killed it, man! I can tell you have some serious knowledge of the protocols and lot of experience. Great handle there with all of the equipment and quite fast! Really inspiring performance here of you and your team.
1,2,3,ladder! HOOK, No confusion on this job brother, such great brotherhood.
This just popped up and I was totally pulled in. Impressive what these guys do.
This was a real education to watch. Those who risk thier safety to ensure that we have power to do what we do deserve respect. In the UK we have electricity pylons (towers to the Americans) going as high as 168feet and someone has to do stuff like that along with painting them. Scary heights but a good view.
Train hard. The real thing is gonna be much more challenging. Thank you all for keeping the power flowing for us!
Man you’re effortless on that secondary, I’m in line school rn and I’m far from that good with the secondary. Good stuff.
Full speed and best comms possible man!
Good Job
I just watched the whole video and I'm exhausted !
I’ll never forget this competency my first 3 try’s where an 1hr and 30mins and I felt like giving up so bad. Fixed all my errors on the third try and got 22mins. Great investment into NLC while I attend the term 2018. Came long way brother
Mad respect for our utility linemen and ground crews. Y’all rock.
Living out in the woods I see these guys doing this stuff all the time. Massive balls
Bad ass hopefully I get into the union to start my apprenticeship this month, I am a 2nd year in industrial electrical but linemen is to kool to pass up.
Dont fall
Stay in school. Its the bigger picture. I have 30 years in the trade. Cool in the beginning,
A job in the middle. And tired and a little creaky every where theres a joint in your body, at the end.
Unless you become the supervisor where you watch / assign your brothers
the work.
On the other hand, After your schooling you can do whatever you want.
Unions suck. End of the story. So much bs. So many idiots. So many problems you wouldn't deal with
why didnt you just take the stairs?
why didnt he just take the elevator what a dummy
Jay Pixelo y don’t you shut the fuck up
Big thanks to these guys for their hard work keeping the power on. If it wasn't for them, I would be watching TV be candlelight.
sorry if there was a joke or something that i missed but you cant watch TV without electricity
good one 😂
Although he's obviously done this many times....he's working incredibly fast.
There are dozens of individual steps in this video, and skipping past just one of them could easily be tragic.
And many professionals have been hurt or worse with over confidence and speed.
Stay safe.
Fantastic job.
Job well done brother and be blessed
Ah it's a training video
Aynsley Paterson no its a video of a student doing this we all had certain tasks like this to complete in certain times , i went there its really fun
still your fucking with your life up there
no youre not lmao
@@Jelly1337 simply yes you're.
Dylan Jackson better then all of us it looks like an apprentice program he’s super smooth
Man he’s real good. They are given ten minutes per structure and he finished in the nick of Time.. what a boss
I'm currently in the middle of doing that comp right now in Idaho my first attempt took me 30 min lol, but it's mostly just getting through actually doing it especially the ladder portion for me