Over all good work. Just a note, tomorrow Jan 11th 2019, I'm turning in my retirement papers as a lineman/crew leader of 38yrs. The body couldn't hang out any more, all those years with the IBEW 1116. Good times and not so good. Over all I wouldn't have changed it for anything. Good luck to all my Bro's, remember, we are our brothers keeper. Be safe take care.
Hi people very cool video and great work. I also did a video where I switch insulators and do other work on power lines, please have a look on my channel ua-cam.com/video/WwoftQ36YEU/v-deo.html
I'm a line clearence tree trimmer at wrights for midamerican ibew 51, my dad is a gf for wrights at midamerican. His is ibew 55, my stepsister is at wrights in the same union as me and my cousin is a linemen for Muscatine power and water. I think it's good work all of what you linemen do. Stay safe.
Keep up the good work guys! FYI though, you shouldn't loop and rest your load directly on your winch line or clip onto your winch line. As you should know, this is important for general wear and tear reasons and critical to not form bad habits and potentially employ them when handling heavier loads. Load angles, eyelet/knot efficiency ratings, pinch points, etc all this is engineered for determining the equipment's working limits and keeping you safe.
We took all our hydraulic drills and put them in the side till...imo the milwaukee tools are the best tools in the trade(so far)....batteries last forever and super powerful....
@@StimulatingPresence I made that comment three years ago now. While at the time the Hilti tools were great we have had nothing but issues when using them live line. We have recently switched our whole fleet over to Milwaukee. They have a product line dedicated to the line trade.
@@user-wt5xr7ss5z great choice ...Will Make a man of you...Great money and great memories but you will work alot of hours and in bad weather..Not a 9 2 5 job...but you can go in with just a high school education and be making more than your buddies that go to 4 years of college with no loans to pay off
@@Halfdead211 thanks for the reply. How many hours a week on average do you think I'd be working if I worked for a company like consumers powers or dte? Also, it's $5k to go to a 32 week course and get a certificate. Consumers powers hires people from the place. [Alpena community college]. What do u think about that? Any advice or tips are greatly appreciated. Also, if you get intro an apprenticeship with a certificate, how long would it take to become a journeyman? Is it difficult to advance into management if u wanted? Also, one more question. I'm a regular user of marijuana, i know they do a pre employment hair test, but I am quitting now. Do they random testing once you get in as an apprentice? (I know if you get in an accident they do). Thanks again.
That's interesting that the armor rod is only there to build up the OD to be able to sit snugly in the shoe. Am I wrong here? Now reading another comment I see that the armor rod protects the wire against contraction and expansion due to weather as it sits in the shoe. Thanks for that quick clip.
Come to distribution work, work I gloves an sleeves everyday, done transmission work Aint nothing like distribution, but we all gotta make it happen careful bro
John Doe it’s caller armor rod , it protects the wire from the shoe it’s laying in due to movement such as wind and constricting and expanding due to temperature change.
@@rhymeandreasoning lineman extreme. They’re expensive but I’ve tried all the top boots. These are the most comfortable on the ground and in your hooks 👌
I would think the prying and hitting the cable with a screwdriver when smoothing out the over wrap (dont know the correct term) end strands would be discouraged. Doesn't any nicks or even small defects caused to the cable create a potential long term weak spot?
They have a plastic tool that has a flat tip (just like a flathead screwdriver) which is sometimes used when snapping the ends of an armor rod whether its clipping or spacing. That prevents for any "damage"done to the conductor. Hardly used but available.
Doni .R what’s that? The best bet I can give you, if you’re interested in the work, get a buddy in the union, and get him to put your name in to be a lineman.
No armor rods for the static? And I’ve never seen a company bond the ground at the top with a high arch like that. And did you use a one bolt clamp to bond that? We use wedges and shoot them in with shot gun shells. Nice work anyway brother. Be safe.
i have been searching endlessly across the country for apprenticship opportunities. unfortunately almost all of which require a cdl A or schooling under the belt. is there another way? i just dont have the money for either of those things. but what i do have is the dedication to learn.
valucca you could try to get on with a contractor, there's plenty out there. Get your foot in the door and get some experience An most of the time they'll hire you without a cdl and they help you to get your class As as you work there. But if you wanna be a step ahead you could go to your DMV An take your permit test and get a class A permit.
I would think that an electrician on the ground has more of a risk because ur grounded and people can tamper with it as they think it's "saving money" then you could get the blame and you have a higher chance of getting shocked on the ground
The dude with the green tape had the death grip on the cable ... he was nervous I been with way to many guys trying to fake it up in the bucket ... I bet he left his finger print in the cable n side of the bucket he was holding on so tight
Top line is the static line. It’s a de energized line but has Induced voltage on it with a difference of potential. It serves the purpose as a lightning arrestor. The other lines are transmission lines. They carry your high voltage to substations where they are reduced to distribution voltage.
I think they are not working in the potencial of the line. they are working without grounds so if there is something that energizes the line could be the last time they do this job.
well I see some workers do jobs soposely without tension in the cables and getting hurt but in this case if a lightning strikes the cable having grounds in the beginning and end of the cable would not do anything and they would be in a bad situation. the only case is left to ensure the safety of them is the truck have a fiber arm witch I don't think he has. so if electricity runs in the cable he will be the perfect ground
yes the rubber gloves would not handle the voltage and even with the rubber "ground" (sorry for my English, Portuguese guy). I use that type of gloves to manouvers in the grid and that type of voltage they handle pretty well
Turk 317 thanks for the info. What you said is inline with what the linemen and meter readers ive spoken with. Id much rather go union than pay for an electrical engineering associates (my nearest class is an hour away). My goal is to get my CDL in 2018. Utilities only hire journeymen (and maybe a few guys out of lineschool) and journeymen come from contractors via unions.
J.L Hoffy im interviewing with a commercial contractor next week. Theyre looking to bring green guys on for the spring but they recommend i get my CDL which is what i plan on doing.
Year and a half update on this comment. I followed through with everything I said and I’m currently in the process of interviewing for an ALBAT apprenticeship. I haven’t made my goal quite yet, but I’m so close I can taste it. It’s a long road but worth it. LOVE YOUR JOB OR FIND A NEW ONE!!!
Omg lol For all you know it is a new install with no other sources… there for he is in series with a ground and idle wire not seeing a real hazard there not saying that I would frown upon someone shunting the two prior to getting hands on to prevent being in series with any other source but cmon man
You realize that underground utilities are far more expensive to install and maintain, right? Also, they come with their own hazards as well. In a major storm, even underground power would be effected. You have shifting concerns, flooding, etc. Not to mention you also have easement concerns. Do some research before you post something so ignorant.
Don't get no easier than that. No chain hoists, no climbing, no rubber gloves, just nuts bolts and an automatic arm to set the line into place. Can we say gravy? Scene 1. Scene 2 - bucksqueeze instead of an old school safety which'd let you hit the ground FAST. No gloves again, GRAVY.
Over all good work. Just a note, tomorrow Jan 11th 2019, I'm turning in my retirement papers as a lineman/crew leader of 38yrs. The body couldn't hang out any more, all those years with the IBEW 1116. Good times and not so good. Over all I wouldn't have changed it for anything. Good luck to all my Bro's, remember, we are our brothers keeper. Be safe take care.
Enjoy retirement man. Im in my second week of being a new lineman
This is what I’m dead set on doin when I’m out of high school I’ve already talked to my local IBEW about schools and apprenticeships
@@whitthacker__9425 Enjoy it kids all a scam.
@@whitthacker__9425 Did that crap 16 years nothing show for it
Hi people very cool video and great work.
I also did a video where I switch insulators and do other work on power lines, please have a look on my channel
ua-cam.com/video/WwoftQ36YEU/v-deo.html
Fellow journeyman lineman from Canada. Sweet video, stay safe brother.
This looks awesome! Can’t wait to start training
Would have been more interesting to hear the guys talking instead of music
Yes
Maybe he wanted some privacy on that aspect.
Its hard to talk in front of the camera
That was obnoxious noise and not music.
The video is sped up, not possible
I'm a line clearence tree trimmer at wrights for midamerican ibew 51, my dad is a gf for wrights at midamerican. His is ibew 55, my stepsister is at wrights in the same union as me and my cousin is a linemen for Muscatine power and water. I think it's good work all of what you linemen do. Stay safe.
Keep up the good work guys! FYI though, you shouldn't loop and rest your load directly on your winch line or clip onto your winch line. As you should know, this is important for general wear and tear reasons and critical to not form bad habits and potentially employ them when handling heavier loads. Load angles, eyelet/knot efficiency ratings, pinch points, etc all this is engineered for determining the equipment's working limits and keeping you safe.
John Doe thanks safety man
OMG!
I hand a dolly from jib then clip dolly on phase
Always someone
We took all our hydraulic drills and put them in the side till...imo the milwaukee tools are the best tools in the trade(so far)....batteries last forever and super powerful....
Hilti are better.
@@lalarobert Not enough to justify their cost.
@@StimulatingPresence I made that comment three years ago now. While at the time the Hilti tools were great we have had nothing but issues when using them live line. We have recently switched our whole fleet over to Milwaukee. They have a product line dedicated to the line trade.
Milwaukee is the go too tool for every company I’ve tramped with. As of right now they are dominating the lineman market.
"Are you scared?" "Yep. "
Jamie Duke if you’re scared, you need to get to work, cause it’s obvious you have too much time on your hands.
@@brianpayne2478 stfu
A over C bruh!
It's a make work project.
Great video, love the music 🎶 🎵 👌
Thanks 👍
Good job...think about this only ten years ago we used to climb poles that tall free climbing...
Good video bro
Pg&e 1245 Nor Cal Lineman
Im gradauting high school in 3 months, do you think this would be a good career choice?
@@user-wt5xr7ss5z great choice ...Will Make a man of you...Great money and great memories but you will work alot of hours and in bad weather..Not a 9 2 5 job...but you can go in with just a high school education and be making more than your buddies that go to 4 years of college with no loans to pay off
@@Halfdead211 thanks for the reply. How many hours a week on average do you think I'd be working if I worked for a company like consumers powers or dte? Also, it's $5k to go to a 32 week course and get a certificate. Consumers powers hires people from the place. [Alpena community college]. What do u think about that? Any advice or tips are greatly appreciated. Also, if you get intro an apprenticeship with a certificate, how long would it take to become a journeyman? Is it difficult to advance into management if u wanted? Also, one more question. I'm a regular user of marijuana, i know they do a pre employment hair test, but I am quitting now. Do they random testing once you get in as an apprentice? (I know if you get in an accident they do). Thanks again.
It depends. All off of storms and big projects. Right now they can’t find enough lineman across the country.
What are your favorite tools?
Takes a special breed to be a lineman. I'll just worry about the secondary side haha.
unotweek I hear ya there.
That's interesting that the armor rod is only there to build up the OD to be able to sit snugly in the shoe. Am I wrong here? Now reading another comment I see that the armor rod protects the wire against contraction and expansion due to weather as it sits in the shoe. Thanks for that quick clip.
this is what i am considering doing in the future after i get out i high school
What is limbs and it uses and working in substation
Come to distribution work, work I gloves an sleeves everyday, done transmission work Aint nothing like distribution, but we all gotta make it happen careful bro
why is the safety latch on the wench rope hook not in its locking postion.So what other short cuts take place.
Kayla Gray looks broke, lol
Kayla you just worry about making the sammiches...I'll take care of the linework baby
Back before union days used to clip 1 mile every 28 min.
What are you wrapping around the wire? More wire? And what is the purpose of that, just to make it bigger? Thank you for sharing.
John Doe it’s caller armor rod , it protects the wire from the shoe it’s laying in due to movement such as wind and constricting and expanding due to temperature change.
@@justinl8927 Thank you justin.
Nice work
layperson question: what's the reasoning for replacing the pulley with a clamp?
Jeffery Chow the pulley (block) is what we use to pull the wire into place, the clamp is what we use to anchor the wire.
anyone know where he got that tool board he stores his impact gun in?
He made it out of a cutting board. Its pretty cool
Look up farwest tools
what brand type of boots are those?
rhymeandreasoning probably wesco boots
Great video. Fascinating. Cool job. What do you guys wear for boots?
Red wing loggers personally.
@@mfk12340 Red wings are nice.
Redwings are the worst. Kenetrecks all day
@@linehandibew6205 Never heard of Kenetrecks. Will check them out.
@@rhymeandreasoning lineman extreme. They’re expensive but I’ve tried all the top boots. These are the most comfortable on the ground and in your hooks 👌
Great video coming from a telephone guy. Be safe
Video bring by Milwaukee
I would think the prying and hitting the cable with a screwdriver when smoothing out the over wrap (dont know the correct term) end strands would be discouraged. Doesn't any nicks or even small defects caused to the cable create a potential long term weak spot?
madogblue they use it to renforced the cables
They have a plastic tool that has a flat tip (just like a flathead screwdriver) which is sometimes used when snapping the ends of an armor rod whether its clipping or spacing. That prevents for any "damage"done to the conductor. Hardly used but available.
Jeff A. Not that I’ve seen. Our instructors tell us to do that.
Not in the slightest, youd shit a brick if you saw some of the stuff out there
song Pop Evil Footsteps
Do you need for the professional worker in this direction?
Doni .R what’s that? The best bet I can give you, if you’re interested in the work, get a buddy in the union, and get him to put your name in to be a lineman.
No armor rods for the static?
And I’ve never seen a company bond the ground at the top with a high arch like that. And did you use a one bolt clamp to bond that? We use wedges and shoot them in with shot gun shells.
Nice work anyway brother. Be safe.
Neil Ross
The top ground is for lightning protetion, provides some sort of farraday cone if i'm not mistaken.
Fpl doesn’t use armor rods on static either. I’ve seen lighting loops before but nothing like the bonding they did!
Song title please
i have been searching endlessly across the country for apprenticship opportunities. unfortunately almost all of which require a cdl A or schooling under the belt. is there another way? i just dont have the money for either of those things. but what i do have is the dedication to learn.
you gotta have a cdl or your useless in this trade my man
valucca you could try to get on with a contractor, there's plenty out there. Get your foot in the door and get some experience An most of the time they'll hire you without a cdl and they help you to get your class As as you work there. But if you wanna be a step ahead you could go to your DMV An take your permit test and get a class A permit.
Many truck schools take payments while your in school. That's how I did it. Never looked back brother.
I don’t know about an a cdl, I always had a b.
@@brianpayne2478 My local in Chicago requires an A. No exceptions.
what is the name of that item apears at 1:38 ?
It’s called underlay. Protects the wire once it’s in the shoe.
It's called armor rod. it's used to protect your conductor from abrasion once it's in the shoe (ie expansion/contraction, etc).
Thank you, guys! It was very usefull for me.
Armor rod
To John nelson thank you for keeping the power on.
I’ve done this.
I would think that an electrician on the ground has more of a risk because ur grounded and people can tamper with it as they think it's "saving money" then you could get the blame and you have a higher chance of getting shocked on the ground
Mr Panda electrian does not work energized conductors on the ground...Electrician is basically the minor leagues of linework
WHAT is the name of that SONG?
The first one is Footsteps by Pop Evil
Last one is Answer to no one by Colt Ford
The dude with the green tape had the death grip on the cable ... he was nervous I been with way to many guys trying to fake it up in the bucket ... I bet he left his finger print in the cable n side of the bucket he was holding on so tight
Your old lady had the death grip on my junk lol. Bro just shut up and respect these guys for putting the work in.
lindo de se ver
Is this wire for thunder
Top line is the static line. It’s a de energized line but has Induced voltage on it with a difference of potential. It serves the purpose as a lightning arrestor.
The other lines are transmission lines. They carry your high voltage to substations where they are reduced to distribution voltage.
Yes thunder ... ya know how they have ground rods for lightning .. well that cable is for thunder protection protection
Good old JF
looks like 69kv? should have gloves on with lines close by static will kill
I think they are not working in the potencial of the line.
they are working without grounds so if there is something that energizes the line could be the last time they do this job.
well I see some workers do jobs soposely without tension in the cables and getting hurt but in this case if a lightning strikes the cable having grounds in the beginning and end of the cable would not do anything and they would be in a bad situation. the only case is left to ensure the safety of them is the truck have a fiber arm witch I don't think he has. so if electricity runs in the cable he will be the perfect ground
yes the rubber gloves would not handle the voltage and even with the rubber "ground" (sorry for my English, Portuguese guy). I use that type of gloves to manouvers in the grid and that type of voltage they handle pretty well
and even here we almost not use the truck. normally we go up with the security belt and they normally have 25 meters to 30 meters high
rubypearl Wilson hi
Could have done without the Bro Country at the end...cool video though, and yes, talking more interesting...
I want to do this so fucking bad. Did you go to lineschool or get your cdl before you got an apprenticeship?
Turk 317 thanks for the info. What you said is inline with what the linemen and meter readers ive spoken with. Id much rather go union than pay for an electrical engineering associates (my nearest class is an hour away). My goal is to get my CDL in 2018. Utilities only hire journeymen (and maybe a few guys out of lineschool) and journeymen come from contractors via unions.
J.L Hoffy im interviewing with a commercial contractor next week. Theyre looking to bring green guys on for the spring but they recommend i get my CDL which is what i plan on doing.
Year and a half update on this comment. I followed through with everything I said and I’m currently in the process of interviewing for an ALBAT apprenticeship. I haven’t made my goal quite yet, but I’m so close I can taste it. It’s a long road but worth it. LOVE YOUR JOB OR FIND A NEW ONE!!!
No epz
Getting in series
AMATEUR “lineman”
Every company has different rules.
Omg lol For all you know it is a new install with no other sources… there for he is in series with a ground and idle wire not seeing a real hazard there not saying that I would frown upon someone shunting the two prior to getting hands on to prevent being in series with any other source but cmon man
Damn still using pgs!?It's 2019 man we use amps..all fire on connections
Videos from 2016.
We used Ampacts since 1969.
What kind of boots is he wearing @ 3:25 going up the pole ?
sportivas
You're probably referring to the gaffs.
not a fan of armor rods ...
Next time no music please? why the fuck would you add that lol, good video tho please make more
Because people like the music. Don't like it you have a mute button, use it.
Hashtag not supposed to use your jib for that
You are supposed to use it where I worked.
LU 520
Why would he be scared ? Hahahah omg
Robert Maher 😂👍🏻
electricity suplies in us are like fukin 100 years bc
For real man, we have pipelines that cross continents but we can't have electricity carried underground??
bad it mostly works ^^
just tornados are a bit unlycky
Above-ground powerlines are everywhere on the globe. Nothing strange about it.
parrot finch guy explain please
You realize that underground utilities are far more expensive to install and maintain, right? Also, they come with their own hazards as well. In a major storm, even underground power would be effected. You have shifting concerns, flooding, etc. Not to mention you also have easement concerns. Do some research before you post something so ignorant.
Now do it in 4 foot of snow :P
Don't get no easier than that. No chain hoists, no climbing, no rubber gloves, just nuts bolts and an automatic arm to set the line into place. Can we say gravy? Scene 1. Scene 2 - bucksqueeze instead of an old school safety which'd let you hit the ground FAST. No gloves again, GRAVY.
music sucked
Music made this not worth my time. Next time maybe some commentary instead of a gopro electrician music video
Linemen are NOT electricians. They make that extremely clear, if you ever say that. It’s like comparing a cop, to a security guard.
Ruined by the music
Cool. But y’all can’t climb well lol
Lemme guess, you were born with you hooks on right?