Back in the 1960s, as a navy electrician, I used to volunteer to fix the ship's aircraft warning lights when necessary, a couple times at sea. Really enjoyed it and always took my camera with me.
Your comment about engineers struck a nerve. I’m a retired nurse, 50,yrs ago,a new addition was added to the hospital. They never did talk to the nurses about what we needed in the rooms. Their designs made a lot of extra work for us. A different hospital new build 20 yrs ago, same thing. I guess it is the same in all fields. Engineers need to get in the field to see the world & see reality. I give you credit for that climb, but the risk of grips & the limbs (like a bird was rest on them!), just added $$$ to the cost of the build, while making your job more challenging. What was the total time of the climb? Thanks for sharing! God bless!
At least it's not a smart antenna with 12 seven eights lines coming out of a four inch porthole. Don't take me personally please. I did this for 29 years and my career ended in a head on car wreck on the way home from work one night. Watching these videos is the only way I can be up there with you.
I hope you are doing better nowadays! That truly sucks. Life ain’t fair, that much is certain! I used to climb radio antenna towers, but never cell towers, and certainly nothing even close to the one in this video!
One of these days you're going to regret cutting off those extra wires, you never know when you're going to need them. I don't do tower work but when I am doing electrical work I never cut away extra wires in a hard to get spot that way I know I've got two extra in case I need them always easier to hook them up than to pull new cable. Looks like fun up there, it looked like a hell of a climb be careful buddy.
I watched workers install one of these "fake" trees in my hometown, very interesting that they used man lifts most of the time. When traveling, I like to look for the "fake" tree towers, and I like to think they can't fool me!!...Awesome video, stay safe!!
If you'll look, on the fake limbs where two bolts are thru the rungs, you'll see they extend thru the climbing rungs and stick out about the or more inches. These present a climber with a real danger as their boots are moving upwards! Just one added danger!
I'm sure he'd be happy to trade jobs with you! One keyboard jams incompetent comments at youtube videos without even watching the whole thing, and the other is out in the field keeping the infrastructure alive, the same infrastructure you use to post nasty comments for youtubers!
Now that looked like a pure cluster. I wondered how you'd get down through that tight passage without dumping the contents of your bags. I bet that beacon looked like it had been through a hail storm by the time you made it off the tower.
@@xodusxodus7544 it actually wasn’t too bad lol. My boss kept it for his collection. We don’t ever work on this kind of system. Hence my unpreparedness
When the North Sea oil boom was on, I had to clome a mast of an experimental catamaran tug to repair a radar that gave a very accurate range measurement for survey position fixing. The first time I ever climbed a height took ages to get up and froze and took ages to come down. It was a very calm North Sea at the time, like a duck pond, as flst as mirror, very spookey. At least it was clear of the stupid tree like branches. Rather you than me. Thank's for the video.
Okay, you have reached a point in your climb that is making the blood drain out of my limbs. Heights are not my bad and I respect you for being able to do this type of job. Pays good from what I understand but dangerous too. Stay safe!
It doesn't pay nearly as well as you'd think. God bless them for what they are willing to do. Too many middlemen that eat up all the $$$; not much left for the workers who actually do the work.
Wow! My wife and I have been on the edge of our seats for the entire video! Quite an experience. Would liked to have seen a few more minutes of when you got to the ground. Perhaps next time. Great video, though.
Freakin crazy, climbing through an obstacle course 100's of feet off the ground with 15-20+ pounds of gear plus a 30-40+ pound light hanging off your a$$ that keeps going on the wrong side of branches, gave me butterflies just watching it.
@@papagator7007 most of the time it’s pretty rewarding though. and this one was definitely an outlier, most of the towers we do are way easier than this but also way taller.
Flip those numbers around kid. Those lights don't even weigh 10 lbs. And this ain't shit, I've been on non-stealth towers that make this look wide open.
@@Jake-yf9ky me too. And you’re right. The way up was easy, we weighed the obsta after we got back home and it was 55 pounds. I’ve also carried old glass beacons 450 feet in tennis shoes but yeah I’m sure you’re the biggest badass there is
When you don't plan on rigging the tower you already know you'll need to. Good to carry a couple hundred feet of parachord because you can lower it and have your ground guy put a rope and block. Plan B always beats having to climb back down for something you either forgot or didn't plan on.
That’s a good idea! I’ve never thought about that. How much extra weight is it? We don’t typically do this kind of work but it would be a good idea to something like that in a situation like this where we had basically no idea what we were up against
Typically we work on guyed and self supports and we’re just fixing lights on them, typically all the parts we need will fit in a bag and most work on those old xenon systems can be done with a Philips head.
Speaking of engineers or designers, I'm aggravated that my new refrigerator doesn't even have adjustable shelves, which they've had for decades. I can't imagine having to climb that tower. Thank you for what you do! They literally don't pay you guys nearly enough. Please be safe.
Oh and rope lanyards were outlawed way back in the nineties. You do use your safety equipment correctly though. As best you can where nothing is designed to withstand 5000 pounds. In the future be extra cautious about getting beyond 12 inches on any of those branches. Past the step bolts they're fiberglass and will break off easily.
I'd mostly agree with your statement but the manual for his wire rope grab specifically shows nothing can come in contact with the lanyard or carabiner. He's constantly hooking that pelican for his position lanyard into the carabiner for the rope grab. Might never cause an issue but the manufacturer wouldn't have a picture if it wasn't important.
Dang dude on your descent when u got stuck up there with that 60 pound light strapped to your but, you should of call that guy and told him to move 100 yards away, then just dropped that sucker to the ground. Your life is worth the heartache it took you to climb back down with it.
Wow you are one brave dude. You all make it look too easy. And you're right, you tower climbers ALL need raises and better OSHA requirements. Please be careful in what you guys do and God Bless!!
Some of the "handholds" available on this antenna, like horizontal threaded rods, do not look like they have a lot of weight bearing capacity. Plus, a lot of physical strength is obviously needed, and these climbers have to be at the top of their game every second. Very dangerous job.
While in recovery, please read the manuals that came with your equipment. As a certified competent person who climbs similar every week, i noticed where you stow your positioning lanyard pelican hook. Nothing should be near or on top of your wire rope grab, the weight will slow or stop it's stopping action. Wishing you a complete recovery, we need more climbers.
Go go gadget helicopter 🚁.. Love the comments of people saying this or that when 90% of commenter's wouldn't make it 20 feet before freezing up and needing to be rescued. Good job.
A spool of Kevlar Kite Cord weighs next to nothing and can be used either to ‘pull up’ unanticipated gear or items (that are relatively light), or you can pull up a heavier rope for raising or lowering heavy stuff. The 200 lb. break strength stuff is only 1.1 mm diameter.
@@scruguru someone else suggested something similar, It’s a good idea and I’ll have to try that next time we do something like this. I appreciate the advice
@@shephene4483you can also take a look at micro cord. 100lbs working strength and a 125ft roll is quite small. I suspect you won't make the "forgetting the rope" mistake again in similar situations. Stay safe!
I watched the whole video. Interesting job. I'm not to comfortable with heights. But I have spent a lot of time in tree-stands 20 to 25 feet. Those heights I am ok with. I use my climbing harness and tree steps and ladders. I made a short video of my Cat 'Moonlight' watching you climb for a couple of minutes. Its cute! Its private right now.. but If you want I can make it public and you can try to upload it. Or I can upload the video to my channel and then put the link to your full video in the description. Might help you get a few more views. Just let me know. If not...no problem.. stay safe dude!! 👍
You created all your hardships with that climb. You don’t deserve a raise you deserve the learning experience that you got with that climb. Hopefully you’ll remember to bring everything you’ll need on the next one.
@@joegosselin2888 as I’ve said many times, my company does not work on this type of lighting system. Most of the ones we work on don’t require tools to open and if they do, everything in the light can be done with a flathead screwdriver.
sick climb... the tree branches would help me with my fear of heights. usually these videos make me sick but the tree branches made it easier to watch but probably much harder for you.
19:07 Who the heck designed this disaster? Make them climb this mess! We have these fake cell trees in my area too. I didn't know they were such a pain in the ass to work on! Also, 21:00 having such complex system to run.....stupid blinking lights is absurd!
There used to be a guy on You Tube that would go up towers to change lights, I guess he had his own company, he charges $30,000 to go up a 1200' tower and change the bulb..... Think he retired, he was like 60+ yo. and still at it, that was like 2 or 3 yrs ago .....
We’re just a small company contracted through SBA and towerco and a few other smaller tower companies. We don’t charge anywhere near that 😂 however, the tallest towers we do are around 500-600
He also did inspection and remediation consulting. Not for just light bulb changinfg. Most of us now use LEDs and strobe which gives longer life, but periodic inspections and csrtifications are still mandated.
I hope you posted this as a video of what not to do in our industry. If I took a shot every time you said you forgot something I'd be wasted by minute 27.
??? why dont they just leave a bit of space at the cable going up so you dont have to unclip or make a triangle so you can go straight up and down and why on the branches are the bolts not cut off so you cant freaking hurt yourself ?
If you slipped you'd have a dozen broken bones and another dozen serious gashes long before your safety gear had a chance of catching you and they'd have to take the tower down to rescue you.
Did tower climbing a long time ago. This one is a stupid engineering, nightmare. The engineers need to climb this then they would never do another one. Hats off to you. It sucks when you forget a tool been there. Not fun.
Somewhere around 160. It’s technically not tall enough to need a light. He only reason it has one is because it’s in close proximity to a municipal airport
Not too long before we got there, a helicopter almost came in contact with it and that’s when they decided to finally get the light fixed. It had been on NOTAM for quite a while before then
@@davidzen7971 I used a petzl volt for a while and while I liked how light it was, the build quality wasn’t great and it wasn’t as comfy as the fall tech.
My question in the beginning was "Did the designer of this tower really have a personal vendetta against anyone who'd be climbing it?" by the end of the video the answer was quite obvious. Apparently these towers are made to be more "aesthetically pleasing" by blending into the surrounding environment, it makes sense i suppose, if you plan on having it to where the towers actually "outnumber" the trees, in which case that could be a problem. If you ever had a moment when you ever forgot something or have brought the wrong tool or part and didn't realize it until you reached the very top and realized you had to climb all the way back down only to have to "rinse and repeat", this would definitely be the wrong tower to have that "moment" on.
@@GeneralPadron you’re technically not supposed to climb it. Most companies use a man lift instead of trying to rig and climb through all of that but due to certain circumstances we weren’t able to. We also didn’t have to worry about rigging and the equipment on the tower we were servicing was small enough to be carried. It was a crappy climb but we decided it was easier than trying to mess with a JLG in that small of a compound
Back in the 1960s, as a navy electrician, I used to volunteer to fix the ship's aircraft warning lights when necessary, a couple times at sea. Really enjoyed it and always took my camera with me.
Your comment about engineers struck a nerve. I’m a retired nurse, 50,yrs ago,a new addition was added to the hospital. They never did talk to the nurses about what we needed in the rooms. Their designs made a lot of extra work for us. A different hospital new build 20 yrs ago, same thing. I guess it is the same in all fields. Engineers need to get in the field to see the world & see reality. I give you credit for that climb, but the risk of grips & the limbs (like a bird was rest on them!), just added $$$ to the cost of the build, while making your job more challenging. What was the total time of the climb? Thanks for sharing! God bless!
I like how the branches start right around the tops of the trees. Nobody would notice a tree that 100ft taller than everything around it.
At least it's not a smart antenna with 12 seven eights lines coming out of a four inch porthole. Don't take me personally please. I did this for 29 years and my career ended in a head on car wreck on the way home from work one night. Watching these videos is the only way I can be up there with you.
Whatever he said…
I hope you are doing better nowadays! That truly sucks. Life ain’t fair, that much is certain! I used to climb radio antenna towers, but never cell towers, and certainly nothing even close to the one in this video!
As a plumber I agree
One of these days you're going to regret cutting off those extra wires, you never know when you're going to need them. I don't do tower work but when I am doing electrical work I never cut away extra wires in a hard to get spot that way I know I've got two extra in case I need them always easier to hook them up than to pull new cable. Looks like fun up there, it looked like a hell of a climb be careful buddy.
I doubt he’ll be climbing up there again
I watched workers install one of these "fake" trees in my hometown, very interesting that they used man lifts most of the time. When traveling, I like to look for the "fake" tree towers, and I like to think they can't fool me!!...Awesome video, stay safe!!
@@rdaw33 tell the whole “man lift” thing to all the people complaining about the title 😂😂
A man lift would only work from top down sadly does not help you get up or down after limbs are installed
Bro my hands are sweaty just watching you change a light bulb. Bravo to you
I like how the tower that isn't meant to be climbed has climbing bolts right there in a convenient arrangement for climbing.
If you'll look, on the fake limbs where two bolts are thru the rungs, you'll see they extend thru the climbing rungs and stick out about the or more inches. These present a climber with a real danger as their boots are moving upwards! Just one added danger!
@@randythomas3478 If something like that is going to trip you up then PLEASE get yo stupid ass off my God damn tower.
I'm sure he'd be happy to trade jobs with you! One keyboard jams incompetent comments at youtube videos without even watching the whole thing, and the other is out in the field keeping the infrastructure alive, the same infrastructure you use to post nasty comments for youtubers!
Well, even sitting here in my home it's obvious it wasn't designed very well for climbing. I doubt you'd be able to climb it.
This is one of the most dangerous jobs once can have
Climber: "ground man, you got a copy"
Ground man: "yes sir, go ahead"
Climber: "I got a air mail delivery heading your way......heads up"!!
Now that looked like a pure cluster. I wondered how you'd get down through that tight passage without dumping the contents of your bags. I bet that beacon looked like it had been through a hail storm by the time you made it off the tower.
@@xodusxodus7544 it actually wasn’t too bad lol. My boss kept it for his collection. We don’t ever work on this kind of system. Hence my unpreparedness
When the North Sea oil boom was on, I had to clome a mast of an experimental catamaran tug to repair a radar that gave a very accurate range measurement for survey position fixing.
The first time I ever climbed a height took ages to get up and froze and took ages to come down.
It was a very calm North Sea at the time, like a duck pond, as flst as mirror, very spookey.
At least it was clear of the stupid tree like branches.
Rather you than me.
Thank's for the video.
Okay, you have reached a point in your climb that is making the blood drain out of my limbs. Heights are not my bad and I respect you for being able to do this type of job. Pays good from what I understand but dangerous too. Stay safe!
It doesn't pay nearly as well as you'd think. God bless them for what they are willing to do. Too many middlemen that eat up all the $$$; not much left for the workers who actually do the work.
Of course, the builders of these poles don't have the maintenance technician in mind.
As simple as a ladder and pulleys on the side, maybe a tool bucket.
Wow. That's amazing how that tree looks so much like a cell tower!
DAMN! It's a Phillips head!
Wow! My wife and I have been on the edge of our seats for the entire video! Quite an experience. Would liked to have seen a few more minutes of when you got to the ground. Perhaps next time. Great video, though.
look up "mustang wanted"
Freakin crazy, climbing through an obstacle course 100's of feet off the ground with 15-20+ pounds of gear plus a 30-40+ pound light hanging off your a$$ that keeps going on the wrong side of branches, gave me butterflies just watching it.
@@papagator7007 most of the time it’s pretty rewarding though. and this one was definitely an outlier, most of the towers we do are way easier than this but also way taller.
@@shephene4483 how many feet was that tower you had climbed up
@@redbone1015 it was only about 150’
Flip those numbers around kid.
Those lights don't even weigh 10 lbs.
And this ain't shit, I've been on non-stealth towers that make this look wide open.
@@Jake-yf9ky me too. And you’re right. The way up was easy, we weighed the obsta after we got back home and it was 55 pounds. I’ve also carried old glass beacons 450 feet in tennis shoes but yeah I’m sure you’re the biggest badass there is
Madison is definitely fancy..used to live a bit away in Forest Mississippi and now in Bogalusa Louisiana .
I've never seen anyone put that much faith in coach bolts before, especially holding the ends, have you seen how easy those things bend 🤣
When you don't plan on rigging the tower you already know you'll need to. Good to carry a couple hundred feet of parachord because you can lower it and have your ground guy put a rope and block. Plan B always beats having to climb back down for something you either forgot or didn't plan on.
That’s a good idea! I’ve never thought about that. How much extra weight is it? We don’t typically do this kind of work but it would be a good idea to something like that in a situation like this where we had basically no idea what we were up against
Typically we work on guyed and self supports and we’re just fixing lights on them, typically all the parts we need will fit in a bag and most work on those old xenon systems can be done with a Philips head.
@@shephene4483 is it flat or Philips?
@@shephene4483It would be under a half pound or there about
Speaking of engineers or designers, I'm aggravated that my new refrigerator doesn't even have adjustable shelves, which they've had for decades. I can't imagine having to climb that tower. Thank you for what you do! They literally don't pay you guys nearly enough. Please be safe.
What a difficult job you have. I hope you are paid well, for what you do.
Probz 20 bucks a hour
What a Mess to have to a Climb through. 👍🙏
He created the mess if he brought the proper gear his climb would of been significantly smoother
Oh and rope lanyards were outlawed way back in the nineties. You do use your safety equipment correctly though. As best you can where nothing is designed to withstand 5000 pounds. In the future be extra cautious about getting beyond 12 inches on any of those branches. Past the step bolts they're fiberglass and will break off easily.
I'd mostly agree with your statement but the manual for his wire rope grab specifically shows nothing can come in contact with the lanyard or carabiner. He's constantly hooking that pelican for his position lanyard into the carabiner for the rope grab. Might never cause an issue but the manufacturer wouldn't have a picture if it wasn't important.
Thanks for the job you do. Please be double safe. The industry doesn''t take care of or pay you guys like it should.
Dang dude on your descent when u got stuck up there with that 60 pound light strapped to your but, you should of call that guy and told him to move 100 yards away, then just dropped that sucker to the ground.
Your life is worth the heartache it took you to climb back down with it.
Wow you are one brave dude. You all make it look too easy. And you're right, you tower climbers ALL need raises and better OSHA requirements. Please be careful in what you guys do and God Bless!!
YOU ARE A SMART YOUNG MAN A GREAT ATHLETE GOOD LUCK HOPE YOUR BACK IS BACK TO NORMAL
@@RichardThompson-gc1cf thanks. And actually I’m about to have surgery on my back again lol
You lived homie...Bravo!!
WTH? That tower turned into a tree 😂
😂
Looks like it was a good learning experience. Preperation makes life way easier
In Panama, they had a 300 ft repel tower. We had to do two successful Aussie repels to graduate Jungle Expert school. (That is going frontward)
Some of the "handholds" available on this antenna, like horizontal threaded rods, do not look like they have a lot of weight bearing capacity. Plus, a lot of physical strength is obviously needed, and these climbers have to be at the top of their game every second. Very dangerous job.
While in recovery, please read the manuals that came with your equipment. As a certified competent person who climbs similar every week, i noticed where you stow your positioning lanyard pelican hook. Nothing should be near or on top of your wire rope grab, the weight will slow or stop it's stopping action. Wishing you a complete recovery, we need more climbers.
Go go gadget helicopter 🚁..
Love the comments of people saying this or that when 90% of commenter's wouldn't make it 20 feet before freezing up and needing to be rescued. Good job.
I wouldn't even start. I'd look up at that deranged obstacle course and walk away yelling "NOPE! F-- you, I quit" 🤣
A spool of Kevlar Kite Cord weighs next to nothing and can be used either to ‘pull up’ unanticipated gear or items (that are relatively light), or you can pull up a heavier rope for raising or lowering heavy stuff. The 200 lb. break strength stuff is only 1.1 mm diameter.
@@scruguru someone else suggested something similar, It’s a good idea and I’ll have to try that next time we do something like this. I appreciate the advice
@@shephene4483you can also take a look at micro cord. 100lbs working strength and a 125ft roll is quite small.
I suspect you won't make the "forgetting the rope" mistake again in similar situations.
Stay safe!
I watched the whole video. Interesting job. I'm not to comfortable with heights. But I have spent a lot of time in tree-stands 20 to 25 feet. Those heights I am ok with. I use my climbing harness and tree steps and ladders. I made a short video of my Cat 'Moonlight' watching you climb for a couple of minutes. Its cute! Its private right now.. but If you want I can make it public and you can try to upload it. Or I can upload the video to my channel and then put the link to your full video in the description. Might help you get a few more views. Just let me know. If not...no problem.. stay safe dude!! 👍
Hats off working at that height and dealing with all the obsticals! But dude, make your life easier and get some decent wire strippers!
You created all your hardships with that climb. You don’t deserve a raise you deserve the learning experience that you got with that climb. Hopefully you’ll remember to bring everything you’ll need on the next one.
@@joegosselin2888 as I’ve said many times, my company does not work on this type of lighting system. Most of the ones we work on don’t require tools to open and if they do, everything in the light can be done with a flathead screwdriver.
@@shephene4483 and a rope.
He forgot to wear diapers.
@@shephene4483 you told another guy everything is done with Phillips head and tell me flat head lol?
@@joegosselin2888 meant to say Philips. So sorry
Damnit...I forgot my screw driver
However much you get paid it's not enough. That looks like a really tough gig.
When i was a kid i used to clib those towers without safty lines or harnesses just to steal the red glass light cover .
You probably ate paint chips as a kid to huh
Whole new respect bro!
@@mnewln1800 thank you brotha
sick climb... the tree branches would help me with my fear of heights. usually these videos make me sick but the tree branches made it easier to watch but probably much harder for you.
He earned his money. Very tricky.
Some days,you just want to yell headache and drop what your carrying.
19:07 Who the heck designed this disaster? Make them climb this mess!
We have these fake cell trees in my area too. I didn't know they were such a pain in the ass to work on!
Also, 21:00 having such complex system to run.....stupid blinking lights is absurd!
There used to be a guy on You Tube that would go up towers to change lights, I guess he had his own company, he charges $30,000 to go up a 1200' tower and change the bulb..... Think he retired, he was like 60+ yo. and still at it, that was like 2 or 3 yrs ago .....
We’re just a small company contracted through SBA and towerco and a few other smaller tower companies. We don’t charge anywhere near that 😂 however, the tallest towers we do are around 500-600
He also did inspection and remediation consulting. Not for just light bulb changinfg. Most of us now use LEDs and strobe which gives longer life, but periodic inspections and csrtifications are still mandated.
Reminds me of my Christmas tree!
They should really add rungs on these towers with all the obstruction on the cable grab
True that lol. They need to add anchor points as well but a man can dream
What is harder going up or going down.
@@FrankTrapani-ny1wg both 😂
@@FrankTrapani-ny1wg typically going down is way easier though
And another thing ...does that tower have branches?
Camouflage to keep tree hugging Karens at bay.
One of the radio stations here in my town has the top bulb burned out. i don't know if they know it or not.
Hi, greeting from Malaysia rigger.. i just want to say, i hate tree tower😂 enjoy dude, safe climb..
If it's not meant to be climbed,what's the static line and ladder rungs there for?
These guys must have arms like Popeye and legs like the hulk !
What is the point of the branches?? To look like a tree and not a tower or does branches serve a purpose??
I think if i had plenty of work , i would tell them to shove it on the fake trees.
It would suck to break or drop the bulb being close to the top
I heard years ago that they are putting these towers all over kid's playgrounds or next to schools. The looks like a tree touch is nice
More armchair tower experts in this video than there are towers.
I hope you posted this as a video of what not to do in our industry. If I took a shot every time you said you forgot something I'd be wasted by minute 27.
23:09
??? why dont they just leave a bit of space at the cable going up so you dont have to unclip or make a triangle so you can go straight up and down and why on the branches are the bolts not cut off so you cant freaking hurt yourself ?
@@dannynieuwenhuizen2438 engineers 😂
@@shephene4483 howmany times by now did you hurt yourself on the bolts sticking out ?
At least you know your phone will have good reception up there! 😂
I can tell that going down is harder than climbing up.
Também acho. Para descer será um desafio muito grande.
putting a light on a mono-pine..i've seen it all now. Sorry you had to climb thru all that :)
what do you get paid to climb that tower?
what does one climb and light replacement pay?
It depends on who you work for. As well as if you’re paid by the job, hourly, or salary.
@@shephene4483 i work as a subcontractor installing fiber drops and can only assume that the tower climb pays very handsomely lol
Not enough.
@Bill_N_ATX I bet.. lol if the price was right I'd give it a shot
If you slipped you'd have a dozen broken bones and another dozen serious gashes long before your safety gear had a chance of catching you and they'd have to take the tower down to rescue you.
Now that's what i call a iron jungle. Jesus.
You would be in the Guiness book of world records for highest upper decker!!!
What’s the advantage of the artificial branches on it?
@@Bjhyt please the people that have to live close to it, because you know, people want cellphone service but don’t want to see what makes it possible
@@shephene4483 interesting. thanks. Indiana here. I’ve never seen such a thing.
Did you bolt the light down?
@@richardtruesdell8289 yeah I just cut that part out because it was boring
You didn't nick any of those wires when you used the wrong tool to remove the outer jacket did you?
That giant tree loves that tower.
I used to build these poles and many others . 10 years
I don't know if this would be any help but it would be easier an safer to use a crane and ride up on the cable boom
@@PatrickCoit not cheaper unfortunately lol
When I was a kid climbing trees was fun, this not so much though.
Did tower climbing a long time ago. This one is a stupid engineering, nightmare. The engineers need to climb this then they would never do another one. Hats off to you. It sucks when you forget a tool been there. Not fun.
How tall was the tower
@@charlesbutterfieldbutterfi9081 150’
@ 47 . 20 "i need a raise" that tower hasn't heard that before .
Why wouldn't he reconnect the cable once he passes the clips? It seems like they would stop him if he fell
What’s most impressive is he did that while having to poop. I almost crapped my pants just watching
That needs some serious pruning!
Ya after climbing this once it be I'm not working this tower again.its unsafe to climb no safety points higher up for clipping myself to.
Replacing a obstaflash to à drakelightning beacon and the beacon is hidden by the fake branch
I don't know how you can do this. Just watching this video I'm nervous anxious and my palms are sweating.
How High Was That ??
Somewhere around 160. It’s technically not tall enough to need a light. He only reason it has one is because it’s in close proximity to a municipal airport
Not too long before we got there, a helicopter almost came in contact with it and that’s when they decided to finally get the light fixed. It had been on NOTAM for quite a while before then
Should still be a mechanic you say? You hate engineers? I cuss engineers all the time when working on vehicles 😂.
@@slimturner9711 an engineer will climb over a pile of 100 virgins just to F$ck a technician 😂
Great job, i have that same harness fall tech 😂
lol hell ya. Comfiest seat I’ve ever used 😂
@shephene4483 most definitely and I like the color I didn't get what other new guys got which is bright safety orange haha I lucked out forsure 😅
@@davidzen7971 I used a petzl volt for a while and while I liked how light it was, the build quality wasn’t great and it wasn’t as comfy as the fall tech.
What's that tree doing there
Are the branches to invite birds to crap all over it? Waste of money! But what ever that engineer was smoking I want some.
My question in the beginning was "Did the designer of this tower really have a personal vendetta against anyone who'd be climbing it?" by the end of the video the answer was quite obvious.
Apparently these towers are made to be more "aesthetically pleasing" by blending into the surrounding environment, it makes sense i suppose, if you plan on having it to where the towers actually "outnumber" the trees, in which case that could be a problem.
If you ever had a moment when you ever forgot something or have brought the wrong tool or part and didn't realize it until you reached the very top and realized you had to climb all the way back down only to have to "rinse and repeat", this would definitely be the wrong tower to have that "moment" on.
This is obviously designed to be climbed for repair and maintenance.
yeah, though if they wanted it to be as easy as possible they wouldnt have put up all the fake tree branches
@@GeneralPadron you’re technically not supposed to climb it. Most companies use a man lift instead of trying to rig and climb through all of that but due to certain circumstances we weren’t able to. We also didn’t have to worry about rigging and the equipment on the tower we were servicing was small enough to be carried. It was a crappy climb but we decided it was easier than trying to mess with a JLG in that small of a compound
Dude … WTF … God Bless man …
A tower not meant to be climbed wouldn't have ladder rungs all over it.
I think the use of more colorful language would have definetly helped.
My family watches my videos 😂
You need a raise!
That is one chaotic tower
A Snickers bar is the thing I need.