I've known Jon for a bit and have seen pictures of him and friends physically doing tower work or talk about it. This is the first video of him and others in action that I've personally seen. Thanks!
The Companies who install wind towers are always looking for people like you. The pay I heard is really good. Wind towers are 150 feet above the ground in some places. Building wind farms is a great career for the right individual.
Very cool - I've done some tower work for KTLA, ski lifts and gondolas and a lot of roller coasters - first day on the job boss says, "go up or go home" ok then...working at heights is similar to other things, you get used to it after some experience and repetition. The ability to do it also fades after time unless you do reg tower work.
People have to be extremely physically fit, no skeletal issues, no joint problems, and not afraid of heights. I'm 6 foot 4 inches and my whole life people would jokingly say taller people fall harder, my reply to them was falling is the fun part, the sudden stop is what hurts!
So, what was the reason for having to remove the antennas? Also, I can't even begin to imagine, how challenging it must be to install an antenna on a tower. Amazing work!
@4seasonspix great question. They're no longer in use. We just finished installing 1 new really large antenna on the tower. It's 14 feet long. Can't wait to share it. It was a fun side project that came up.
Chad, when we finally meet, I will tell you my story of working as a tower painter for 25 minutes. It was 35 years ago and this brought back all that trauma
I do a bit of work at height, but usually only have to go sideways with crab hooks. 100 foot truss climb would be hard enough with yo-yos or a vertical lifeline. Clipping and unclipping the whole way up has gotta be brutal!
I've done 'high' work [only 375 feet] and jumped a few times, but I'm STILL TOTALLY skeert of heights. No idea why. Not as bad as when I was a child, but I'll prolly always be skeert of heights. Can't explain it, since I can go stupid fast in a car horizontally and it can kill me just as fast as falling [maybe more, because I can drive faster than terminal velocity] but yeah... Also, turned down a 40 year double career as a turbine technical instructor for the USN because I don't float, can't swim, and am skeert of drowning. I'd be walkin round the tender ship in a SCUBA rig.
Real men at work.
I've known Jon for a bit and have seen pictures of him and friends physically doing tower work or talk about it. This is the first video of him and others in action that I've personally seen. Thanks!
That looks very familiar and yes I would do that without hesitation!
The Companies who install wind towers are always looking for people like you. The pay I heard is really good. Wind towers are 150 feet above the ground in some places. Building wind farms is a great career for the right individual.
Nice, I’d climb a tower. I did when I was a kid.
MAH DADDEH usta work on super tall radio and TV towers!
Also worked on doppler radar systems!
Fun trip'n with ya.
These will be old memories some day. But enjoyed today.
Too high too hairy for me glad you had fun thanks
Heights don't bother me but my age does.
I was stationed on the USS Vicksburg for a few years and I had to go aloft many times to maintain and repair atennas on the ships masts. Fun stuff!
Very cool - I've done some tower work for KTLA, ski lifts and gondolas and a lot of roller coasters - first day on the job boss says, "go up or go home" ok then...working at heights is similar to other things, you get used to it after some experience and repetition. The ability to do it also fades after time unless you do reg tower work.
People have to be extremely physically fit, no skeletal issues, no joint problems, and not afraid of heights. I'm 6 foot 4 inches and my whole life people would jokingly say taller people fall harder, my reply to them was falling is the fun part, the sudden stop is what hurts!
I would much rather go down a mine shaft than go up a tower. But if I had to I would go up the tower.
@me5768 yep! Gotta do what you gotta do for work. Blockout the fear just enough to do the job but not too much as fear can keep you safe.
@mineoperator Work not me I'm retired 🤣
I said this before you guys have way more cahones than I do and I used to work in a Canadian prison as a guard
So, what was the reason for having to remove the antennas?
Also, I can't even begin to imagine, how challenging it must be to install an antenna on a tower.
Amazing work!
@4seasonspix great question. They're no longer in use. We just finished installing 1 new really large antenna on the tower. It's 14 feet long. Can't wait to share it. It was a fun side project that came up.
@@mineoperator WOW!! Respect!✨
Chad, when we finally meet, I will tell you my story of working as a tower painter for 25 minutes. It was 35 years ago and this brought back all that trauma
Sorry brother, I couldn’t take this experience to the end
I do a bit of work at height, but usually only have to go sideways with crab hooks. 100 foot truss climb would be hard enough with yo-yos or a vertical lifeline. Clipping and unclipping the whole way up has gotta be brutal!
I’m sweating from height anxiety (Acrophobia) just watching, lol. Get me some Relaxants (benzodiazepines) and beta blockers.
I've done 'high' work [only 375 feet] and jumped a few times, but I'm STILL TOTALLY skeert of heights.
No idea why.
Not as bad as when I was a child, but I'll prolly always be skeert of heights.
Can't explain it, since I can go stupid fast in a car horizontally and it can kill me just as fast as falling [maybe more, because I can drive faster than terminal velocity] but yeah...
Also, turned down a 40 year double career as a turbine technical instructor for the USN because I don't float, can't swim, and am skeert of drowning.
I'd be walkin round the tender ship in a SCUBA rig.
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What. You didn't change the light bulb....
I would climb that with the proper safety equipment.
What's the height on that one ?
@kaboom4679 it was a 100' ft. I curious how I'll do when it's 250' ft
Comment? You did it so no need for me.....! Really hard to "like".... But good job!
Thats a strange mine location.