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  • In Portugal, technicians risk their lives every day to repair the wind turbines that provide energy across the country. They rappel down from turbines as high as 360 feet with only climbing rope and a harness keeping them safe.
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  • @InsiderNews
    @InsiderNews  Рік тому +73

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    • @DestroyAllDemocrats
      @DestroyAllDemocrats Рік тому +7

      Do a report on how inefficient wind energy is vs the cost and how they are powered by diesel generators when the wind isn't blowing. Also discuss the dead bird graveyard at the base of windmill farms. The worst of the fake green energies

    • @kylear6120
      @kylear6120 Рік тому +5

      I’m a cell tower climber in upstate NY

    • @boohere2
      @boohere2 Рік тому +4

      I would have like to seen how they put one of these up. Like how they are assembled

    • @elye3701
      @elye3701 Рік тому +3

      Repeat this but for offshore wind turbines.

    • @elye3701
      @elye3701 Рік тому +5

      The cameraman who filmed this. That's got to be a risky business.

  • @dariussmith9846
    @dariussmith9846 Рік тому +287

    Truck driver here and I'm so fascinated with the drivers who haul these windmill blades. They usually travel in groups of 3. Much respect for these guys. I love driving thru windmill farms during my daily travels 💪💪💯💯

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 Рік тому +5

      I've seen that while living in Ontario canada when a wind farm was being built. Trucks transporting pieces of these massive things were going by everyday. They're bigger than they look

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 Рік тому +8

      Btw being a trucker is much more dangerous than this job, even though it doesn't look like it

    • @SkateAndMetal
      @SkateAndMetal Рік тому

      @@lrn_news9171 fatique is scary...

    • @ahmeddhere1154
      @ahmeddhere1154 Рік тому +2

      @@lrn_news9171 you’re insane

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 Рік тому

      @@ahmeddhere1154 Why?

  • @CJ-kw8vc
    @CJ-kw8vc 2 роки тому +88

    Just got my contract, waiting to find out which wind farm I’ll be heading to end of this month cannot wait!!!!!

    • @dani.mughal2438
      @dani.mughal2438 2 роки тому

      How u apply

    • @lukekennedy6394
      @lukekennedy6394 2 роки тому +2

      Good luck mate you'll love it! What firm you with?

    • @dani.mughal2438
      @dani.mughal2438 2 роки тому

      Where

    • @lukekennedy6394
      @lukekennedy6394 2 роки тому +7

      @@dani.mughal2438 A lot of companies won't accept people without previous experience or the right certification. You may need to self fund these first. Many guys in the industry are self-employed

    • @honesty_-no9he
      @honesty_-no9he Рік тому

      Thank you !! ABC ! Always Be Careful.

  • @a9s2w5
    @a9s2w5 10 місяців тому +92

    Dang, I have climbed up various broadcast towers and things like that, but nothing like this, even in decent shape you don't realize how difficult it is. If you don't do it all the time or even if you do….your legs go. Your hands quit functioning. It's a rough go. It seems so simple and easy, it's not. Nothing but a lot of respect for people like this.

  • @mtiedemann11
    @mtiedemann11 Рік тому +372

    Much respect and appreciation for tower workers!

    • @Grimmes12
      @Grimmes12 Рік тому

      You mean the men who risk their lives for green technology because those strong empowered women like AOC ain't trying to do these types of jobs

    • @mountopia77
      @mountopia77 Рік тому

      screw them.

    • @locochang6533
      @locochang6533 Рік тому +1

      No need. They get paid.

    • @tommytheshimigami
      @tommytheshimigami Рік тому

      turbines rarely break, yeah right there are thousands if not tens of thousands of dead broken ones. this is such media propaganda

    • @the.communist
      @the.communist Рік тому +4

      You should have appreciation for cleaners n fast food restos attendants. They have really grim.

  • @darel2911
    @darel2911 Рік тому +162

    Glad we have these kind of people who risk life and limb for this kind of work, I install roof framing on houses just 5-6 meters and at times I get light-headed when I'm on the edge of the roof frame.

    • @m0r73n
      @m0r73n Рік тому +10

      It's just what you are used to, I was the same as you in the beginning, 5-6 meter was scary, but I eventualy ended up working up to a few hundred meters above ground.

    • @daveyjoseph6058
      @daveyjoseph6058 Рік тому

      the only people who actually risk their lives are the ones dumb enough to not ensure their safety

    • @lexbeltran1354
      @lexbeltran1354 Рік тому +5

      It looks like a fun job, better than being in an office or warehouse 😅

    • @Ballen1182
      @Ballen1182 Рік тому +2

      And these don't have edges though, which for me is super scary

    • @habesha6883
      @habesha6883 3 місяці тому

      Men*

  • @brittenyevans1101
    @brittenyevans1101 Рік тому +205

    I would be scared as hell to do this, much respect to these men .

    • @bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663
      @bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663 Рік тому

      it's not a job for non-males then again neither is any job that requires bravery, intelligence or keeping civilisation ticking over. Non males are only capable of make-work jobs like HR, primary school teaching and admin

    • @Grimmes12
      @Grimmes12 Рік тому +29

      Hey Britteny where are all those strong empowered fearless feminist women like AOC to do these jobs to keep green technology running

    • @brittenyevans1101
      @brittenyevans1101 Рік тому +2

      @@Grimmes12 lol 😭😭😭

    • @aadixum
      @aadixum Рік тому +10

      @@Grimmes12 i aM a sTrOnG iNdEpEnDeNt wOmAn

    • @Grimmes12
      @Grimmes12 Рік тому +2

      @@aadixum where are you and women like you to do these kinda jobs???

  • @DavidBrocekArt
    @DavidBrocekArt 8 місяців тому +6

    This is one of those jobs that you would never even think exists, but when you see it, it makes total sense.

  • @AmandasAmazingAdventures
    @AmandasAmazingAdventures Рік тому +186

    I do cell phone tower work, pretty similar to this. I’m curious what you’re research would bring up on this career.
    Top hand is my title. Thanks for the informative videos. Keep showing kids you don’t have to go to college to get great paying jobs. Instead of money you just need a lot of blood, sweat, tears and overtime.

    • @atlien4030
      @atlien4030 Рік тому +3

      Tower Dawgs Lead the way 💪🏾

    • @susiekim5728
      @susiekim5728 Рік тому +3

      What is your salary? Which state are you employed at?

    • @b_bogg
      @b_bogg Рік тому +18

      Susie lookin for a step daddy lol

    • @susiekim5728
      @susiekim5728 Рік тому +8

      @@b_bogg Lmao are you accepting?

    • @dakotaautosales9673
      @dakotaautosales9673 Рік тому +21

      What part of him saying that he is a mechanical engineer did you not catch🧁😂😂

  • @pk-fb2yr
    @pk-fb2yr 2 роки тому +137

    They don't get paid enough to be risking their lives like this .Bravo to all the brave hard working men .

    • @tasiociafancelli9912
      @tasiociafancelli9912 Рік тому +6

      @John Clemens The think is that this job is safer than driving your car on the street IF things are done right all the time, without never ever overlooking the safety aspects. One of those aspects also is that the company and bosses have to do everything for the safety of their workers, and in Spain and Portugal these companies take advantage of the workers: they pay less for the same job than in northern european countries, put you in distress and hurries, don't check the mandatory safety equip revisions, etc. It's a pity cause in spain for what i have seen the workers are really strong and go above and beyond in safety issues also creating a sense of community, but hey who could tell that capitalism tries to lowkey kill the workers...

    • @heliumfreak5364
      @heliumfreak5364 Рік тому +5

      They dont pay the portuegues enough thats for sure, at least when compared to say UK techs, cause portugal is actually really poor. UK blade techs earn in 3 months what they earn in a year

    • @nobull772
      @nobull772 Рік тому

      @@heliumfreak5364Can’t you move to another country in the EU for work?

    • @randomly_random_0
      @randomly_random_0 Рік тому +3

      All for "safe, environmental friendly" energy source

    • @bigetnt
      @bigetnt Рік тому +8

      They aren't risking there lives..... The death rate of this job is nothing compared to a welder. Or refinery worker. Your more likely to die in your car. Then on the job here

  • @Fractal227
    @Fractal227 Рік тому +170

    I could never do this, i dont even want to look over the edge from 6'th floor and feel my stomack "sink".
    Respect to those who can.

    • @fredfreddy8684
      @fredfreddy8684 Рік тому +5

      Very scary stuff for me too. I don't mind some things that drive others bonkers, but heights are tough.

    • @highimshadow6367
      @highimshadow6367 Рік тому

      @@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495Will Jesus fap with me?

    • @believer1056
      @believer1056 Рік тому +1

      @Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Allah is one

    • @alasiri2275
      @alasiri2275 Рік тому

      with time you get used, personally hated this job now am an engineer working relatively the same thing

    • @victorjatogetherijusthadto2701
      @victorjatogetherijusthadto2701 Рік тому

      Same here 😅😂

  • @joshuabaughn3734
    @joshuabaughn3734 Рік тому +28

    They deserve respect! I don't understand their job but I do understand the amount of work they have to do. Michigan has pretty crazy wind and weather due to the Great Lakes. One moment it's a calm day and the next you're holding on to your hat for dear life.
    There's a lot of wind farms along the coastlines of the lakes because of this.

    • @CFox.7
      @CFox.7 6 місяців тому

      Respect ? for what ? I guess you dont realise how many people there are out there that love heights and risky work - especially when it pays so much.
      I used to rock climbing and abseiling down was my favourite part. Imagine getting paid big bucks to do something you love - there are many many many ppl like me

    • @goingberserker505
      @goingberserker505 2 місяці тому

      @@CFox.7Respect to anyone who’s willing to take a risky job, goofy ass it went over your head.

  • @laurenescamilla2529
    @laurenescamilla2529 11 місяців тому +8

    I live in suburban illinois and rural illinois is like 1-2hrs away from where I’m at. When you drive down these 1 lane roads, you see HUNDREDS of wind turbines in the fields. So many of them were broken and I couldn’t help but worry for the people who would have to climb up there to fix them.

  • @jamesbilalourenco448
    @jamesbilalourenco448 Рік тому +12

    I am from Angola and I am mechanical engineer.I am in Portugal since 2020 and don't not have residence yet.I speak English and French fluently beside portuguese. I expect to work in this area as soon as possible.I am just waiting for my residence and some courses that I have to get as BTT and BST from GWO.
    I wish you guys a great job.

    • @rodrigoteixeira4795
      @rodrigoteixeira4795 Рік тому +1

      nao sei se andas à procura de lugares para fazer o gwo mas 1 sitio onde fiz foi no jorge lozano em queluz quanto ao btt acho que encontras na area do porto

    • @ACL617
      @ACL617 Рік тому

      Good luck to you! Much respect

    • @nareshaggarwal3230
      @nareshaggarwal3230 11 місяців тому

      How much KW/MW is the output of one wind turbine and generator of this size.

    • @danny_racho
      @danny_racho 11 місяців тому

      Maybe get yourself the same GoPro like this guy in the video and put your work on UA-cam and TikTok, you'll earn much more than 30k$ a month

  • @teguharifandi3489
    @teguharifandi3489 2 роки тому +54

    Palm sweating, heart pounding, feet tingling, this is too intense even watching this while seating on the ground

  • @lebassdesign4850
    @lebassdesign4850 Рік тому +60

    A couple of weeks ago I've been inside and on top of one of these. It was quite an experience and very interesting as well.

    • @noahc8997
      @noahc8997 Рік тому +1

      Cap

    • @helloimclaudio
      @helloimclaudio Рік тому

      I fixed one today actually

    • @redstrike88
      @redstrike88 11 місяців тому

      Oh yeah, well I troubleshot one today. Beat that 🤣

  • @TechFreak51
    @TechFreak51 11 місяців тому +2

    These folks deserve a tonn of money and respect !!!

  • @franciscoduarte1925
    @franciscoduarte1925 Рік тому +16

    Parabéns João 🎉🎉 seu trabalho é dose elevada de adrenalina, medo, atenção, controle, satisfação,....o sangue fica diferente.....Tem mesmo que ser muito bem compensado 💰💰💰

  • @nicholashaindl7940
    @nicholashaindl7940 11 місяців тому +19

    Pretty cool job, I used to work as a commercial diver, diving in water towers/tanks. Didn't have to climb up more than 200 feet, but respect what these guys do, anything with heights involved isn't easy.

    • @Kylewraps
      @Kylewraps 10 місяців тому

      Wait commercial diver? What all did that entail and how do you get into that line of work?

    • @nicholashaindl7940
      @nicholashaindl7940 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Kylewraps I had just graduated college in 2020, probably the worst time with covid and all. Saw an ad for underwater welding on facebook and ended up taking the plunge for commercial dive school. It was a 6 month program in NJ where I got a feel for being/working underwater.
      Got a job a month out of dive school and it was cool for awhile. Did the tank diving because it paid a little more for green beans in the industry and it was close to home. Diving water towers/tanks is physically demanding, climbing up 175 at the most and then hauling up all your dive gear/equipment with ropes/pulleys is tough lol. I dove the tanks for cleaning sediment/other crap on bottom, Inspections of the insides, and occasionally repair work say if there was a leak or something like that.

    • @Kylewraps
      @Kylewraps 10 місяців тому

      @@nicholashaindl7940 how much was dive school?
      I’m a high school dropout 26 years old and trying to find something to do with my life. Thinking about wind turbine technician classes but I need to conquer my queasiness with heights which idk if it’s realistic
      Gonna jump out of a plane this year I think to see if that helps my fear

    • @nicholashaindl7940
      @nicholashaindl7940 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Kylewraps anywhere from 10k-35k, their usually around the same time, 4-6 months of training. Morgan city college in Louisiana is the cheapest and DIT in seattle WA is probably the most expensive. There's also a couple in Texas, Arizona, and Florida.
      Theres a lot of possibilities with dive work depending on your work ethic/skills, having a mechanically lined aptitude helps. A lot of guys go offshore to work in the GOM after school. There's inland work all over the place, from dams, nuclear power plants, potable diving, salvage, general construction. Lots of options.

    • @Kylewraps
      @Kylewraps 10 місяців тому

      @@nicholashaindl7940 nice I’m in Houston Texas
      I’m not handy or mechanical so I feel like I would get discouraged rather quickly and quit
      Maybe I should try electrician trade school, I thought about Tulsa Welding school but then I realized I would have to buy a diesel truck and financially it makes no sense to buy a diesel truck to make like $60k per year

  • @babybecz
    @babybecz 5 місяців тому

    My brother works on wind turbines ❤ much respect to you guys this looks so difficult!! Stay safe out there.

  • @sarahs7489
    @sarahs7489 8 місяців тому

    I love this mans positive attitude and passion for his work!

  • @aoyamaprivacc
    @aoyamaprivacc 2 роки тому +31

    Here i am in my room, watching this video on a phone in portrait mode and my hands are sweaty just from the opening scene. Even being watched in a small resolution, the idea of men dangling on a rope at that height is still intimidating.

  • @lisianemuttimutti4220
    @lisianemuttimutti4220 Рік тому +7

    Muita coragem, parabéns pelo trabalho!!

  • @giveme5mins
    @giveme5mins Рік тому +60

    I love how when they show these sky monsters, they look like they are slow and lite wind is blowing. In reality the ground wind is constantly moving and the weather changes quickly as rain or the cold settles in. Wind farming is a tough life, the wind and elements are constantly changing but then you have electical mechanical problems to solve on the fly. And don't forget about hydraulics. Working with a solid crew is the only way you can get through your day. Miss the job but don't miss the job.

    • @brawlasaur9981
      @brawlasaur9981 Рік тому

      Is there any advice that you could give me? Or just more information of what you did, because I am researching colleges to go to for becoming a wind turbine technician

    • @ktkt1825
      @ktkt1825 Рік тому +1

      I have read that the tips of the blades are moving at 100 miles per hour- they seem slower, but they are big!

    • @eddiecheese5957
      @eddiecheese5957 Рік тому

      Bullshittee!

  • @NunoFlyer
    @NunoFlyer 10 місяців тому +5

    Fantástico, um orgulho ver tugas nestes videos.
    Um sonho, um desafio esse trabalho!
    Parabéns, somos fortes, somos uma equipa!

  • @semperfi210
    @semperfi210 Рік тому +7

    I used to climb 300 ft towers but this is a whole different level much respect

  • @zulfikaregzikutor5561
    @zulfikaregzikutor5561 Рік тому +1

    This is fairly very safe job as a structural ironworker i erected many wind turbines , very nice work...

  • @keelancrowder8946
    @keelancrowder8946 Рік тому +9

    Brother been doing this for 4 almost 5 years. As I told him they really need to give them some type of parachute or something. Can't always trust a harness

    • @LiveFaustDieJung
      @LiveFaustDieJung 11 місяців тому

      Can’t always trust a parachute. Adds more riff raff having a pack to get caught and tangled in. In order to be safe almost putting yourself in a more risky space to “feel safe”. Nah. I could see my parachute killing me rather than saving me. That’s my luck. 😂

  • @StaggerLee68
    @StaggerLee68 Рік тому +40

    Rope Access is actually quite safe and in many ways, relaxing. Ask any very good rope tech and they will tell you, every minute on the ground outside of work is far more dangerous. it's people on the ground that make this world unnerving and risky. Inspection and fiberglass repair work is pretty chill with a good team and experience. Saving turbines one blade at a time, it's good work for old big wall climbers with technical composite skills, for sure. I call it Arts & Crafts with big air under your heels. Cheers to Rope Techs around the world, Go man, go!

    • @jb6712
      @jb6712 Рік тому +1

      I believe it. When one is up in the air, as long as there are no morons around to play stupid games with the ropes down below, nobody can really do much to the person up there.
      If I was young again, I'd love to learn how to do this job, and would willingly travel wherever I was needed in order to do it. Maybe they don't want women, though. I'm far too old now to find out.

    • @StaggerLee68
      @StaggerLee68 Рік тому +4

      @@jb6712 I've trained and do work with women although they are clearly the minority in this trade. This goes for all dangerous or blue collar (dirt collar) industrial jobs. They are normally every bit as good as their male counterparts. I've a new dear friend and workmate who was thrown into blade repair unknowingly after her 47th birthday. She's become a team lead in two years. Never underestimate your ability when inspired correctly.

    • @notastone4832
      @notastone4832 Рік тому

      @@StaggerLee68 lol... on average they cannon do the same job men can do.. thats why they are the minority in any industrial setting (the only women where i work are in the office.. they only work with documents.. yknow like paystubs)

    • @StaggerLee68
      @StaggerLee68 Рік тому

      @@notastone4832 In the U.S. the women ARE at least as masculine as any man! In fact, it's a;most impossible to classify them as female anymore. Haha. It is absolutely true that the vast majority of industrial jobs are performed by men. In the U.S. at least, the women are far too entitled and prefer to be paid by men to do nothing but shop and drink wine with other pampered slobs.

    • @m.m.m.m.4648
      @m.m.m.m.4648 Рік тому +4

      I am a female working as rope access technician in London and looking forward to do my GWO soon 🙂 This is my dream job.

  • @Landmasters
    @Landmasters Рік тому +1

    I'll stick to flying my Alta drone for inspections, thanks lol
    Props to these brave souls

  • @dieterrolf
    @dieterrolf 25 днів тому

    Very interesting and clearly explained. I have never seen a system like this before.
    One can only hope that more people are interested in building such systems

  • @TomTom-xp2jb
    @TomTom-xp2jb 2 роки тому +3

    I knew they were tall but 35 stories! Wow. Good viddy. Thx. 👍

    • @cyrusol
      @cyrusol 2 роки тому

      Offshore ones are reaching almost 300m in height, taller than many skyscrapers. Over 100m length of the blades.

  • @sergiopolanco9073
    @sergiopolanco9073 Рік тому +3

    This is really nice Joao, I leave in chicago USA and I use this equipment to wash windows in the high rises building. Tu trabajo es muito bom, cuide-se.

    • @itachi1165
      @itachi1165 Рік тому

      Never doing that

    • @eligreg99
      @eligreg99 Рік тому

      Respect. That’s an even scarier job than this I feel. I’ve seen window washers with nothing but a scaffold to stand on.

  • @isaiasguerrero2047
    @isaiasguerrero2047 Рік тому +1

    I used to work on wind turbines, it was a good experience the view never gets old

    • @Shaman196
      @Shaman196 Рік тому +1

      They're a waste of time......

    • @isaiasguerrero2047
      @isaiasguerrero2047 Рік тому

      @@Shaman196 agreed

    • @Shaman196
      @Shaman196 Рік тому

      @@isaiasguerrero2047 I honestly believe that they have been put in place to satisfy the minority and their agenda.
      The big picture is this..........
      "You Will own nothing and be happy."
      ~ Klaus Schwab ~
      The World Economic Forum

    • @Shaman196
      @Shaman196 Рік тому

      @@isaiasguerrero2047 It's like saying..... "Let them eat cake".

  • @someguywithamustache7235
    @someguywithamustache7235 Рік тому +6

    Respect 🙏 I'm scared of heights,
    Watching this just gives me anxiety

    • @jogmas12
      @jogmas12 Рік тому

      The only anxiety I feel is when they are at the top outside and I see no guard rails

  • @HalfWarrior
    @HalfWarrior Рік тому +13

    These guys are awesome! I worked on wind turbines for Bonus Wind turbines in Tehachapi,CA. in 1988-89. Not a good job if you’re afraid of heights;thankfully I wasn’t.

    • @ATLTraveler
      @ATLTraveler Рік тому +5

      No one is afraid of heights, they are afraid of falling.

    • @giveme5mins
      @giveme5mins Рік тому +1

      @@ATLTravelerI was more afraid of that sudden stop, falling is the easy part.

    • @William971
      @William971 Рік тому +1

      insane blood you have, im in the fetal position watching this vid

    • @henryc1000
      @henryc1000 Рік тому +1

      My question is… what kind of money did you make?

  • @bushlovesska
    @bushlovesska 2 роки тому +20

    Omg pay these men more money. I swear I almost threw up just watching this. If I made it to the top I'd be so scared I'd probably just launch myself off of the dam thing.

    • @nascarbilly2424
      @nascarbilly2424 2 роки тому +4

      Wind techs makes quite a bit, especially blade techs like this. They can make over $50 an hour, plus a $150 ish per day perdiem. They can easily clear $4K in a 2 week period.

    • @kape28s
      @kape28s Рік тому

      @@nascarbilly2424 who told you that? 😂

    • @lukekennedy6394
      @lukekennedy6394 Рік тому

      @@kape28s it's true especially in the US where you work on the more extensive damages or hold a higher qualified blade cert level and rope level (yes there are levels to your certification 🤣)

    • @kape28s
      @kape28s Рік тому

      @@lukekennedy6394 i work as rope access technician

    • @lukekennedy6394
      @lukekennedy6394 Рік тому +1

      @@kape28s So do I and I was earning $44 an hour and $65 after 40hrs. So what William above said is more than possible....like I said a blade D, irata lvl 3 can earn £34 plus!

  • @themasklessraccoon8266
    @themasklessraccoon8266 Рік тому +1

    So excited to start working on wind turbines. I go to school in a couple months to become a technician

    • @TacSav253
      @TacSav253 Місяць тому

      Did you graduate? Hows it going? Also how old are you?

  • @chrisbranton1290
    @chrisbranton1290 2 роки тому +21

    I work on these and i feel his pain climbing them ladders 🙈🤣

    • @esevicho
      @esevicho 2 роки тому +4

      Hell yeah brotha! Fellow wind
      tech here.

    • @tannerchew2033
      @tannerchew2033 2 роки тому +2

      Where do you start to get into this kind of work!? I'm graduating soon with a ME degree and I climb so this seems like a dream job!

    • @honesty_-no9he
      @honesty_-no9he Рік тому

      Thank you for all you do !

    • @rawlvee
      @rawlvee Рік тому

      How do I apply

    • @TacSav253
      @TacSav253 Місяць тому

      How old were you guys when you got into this work?

  • @foundingtitan7
    @foundingtitan7 Рік тому +6

    Hats off to him and his team 🙌🙌🙌

  • @Miltonfrank39
    @Miltonfrank39 Рік тому +1

    These guys are awesome and don’t get enough credit insane job👍🏼👍🏼

  • @AsaNole
    @AsaNole 2 роки тому +7

    I could've sworn I watched this yesterday 🤔

  • @houstoner
    @houstoner Рік тому +9

    Rappelling down the blades looks terrifying, but I would be totally content working in/on the nacelle. I love heights, but the dangling part would be where I draw the line. I've thought about going to build them, or be one of the guys climbing towers to change bulbs and whatnot. I would love it. I just need my feet planted on something to feel safe.

    • @japark85
      @japark85 Рік тому

      In my experience, there is a rigging system that is specifically designed to access the blades. Either this video is really old or these guys are taking unnecessary risk by accessing them like this.

    • @browningchris3
      @browningchris3 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@japark85 Nah Mate. We still use ropes to access blades when platforms and lift trucks dont make make sense to for various reasons. The two rope system is very safe. Possibly more safe than a lift truck.

    • @japark85
      @japark85 9 місяців тому

      @@browningchris3 I’m not talking about equipment. I’ve seen it done using a system involving ropes and a box platform thing to stand in. I can’t remember the name of the company we hired, but they were there specifically to touch-up the rotor paint after install. It was cool.

    • @japark85
      @japark85 9 місяців тому

      @@browningchris3 I’ve used the system shown in the video. What I’m talking about looks a whole lot more comfortable.

    • @browningchris3
      @browningchris3 9 місяців тому +1

      @@japark85 Yeah Ive worked around those types of platforms but not on one. They kinda cool I guess but I wouldnt say theyre safer. Id honestly rather be in my harness and work seat than those because Im in way more control of all the variables.

  • @Millo0812
    @Millo0812 4 місяці тому

    Amazingly dangerous and risky!
    Respect to this workers!

  • @noluck33
    @noluck33 10 місяців тому +1

    You have to be crazy to do that work, but we thank you for doing it!

  • @jacobdykstra8499
    @jacobdykstra8499 2 роки тому +72

    Great video, but what is 4.8 MW/Hr? We've got to finally understand the difference between energy and power as we move into electric everything. I see lots of videos still stating charge rates in KWH and battery capacity in KW.

    • @IvanKuckir
      @IvanKuckir 2 роки тому +11

      I agree, I think we should stop using Watts alltogether. For average people, it is even more confusing than a lightyear ("omg he must be a million lightyears old"). We should only use Joules (kJ, mJ, gJ) for energy (capacity), and Joules per hour for power. We already do it for distance (km, km/h) and data (MB, MB/s). Anybody will be able to compare a phone battery without a calculator.

    • @falsemcnuggethope
      @falsemcnuggethope 2 роки тому +19

      @@IvanKuckir Watts aren't confusing at all, they are just joules per second. What's confusing is that watts are sometimes converted to energy by integrating with time in hours. So you end up with something other than joules for energy because converting between hours and seconds is too difficult. To fix the root cause, we should get rid of seconds, minutes, and hours. Now imagine that happening.

    • @doujinflip
      @doujinflip 2 роки тому

      Batteries are usually measured in ampere-hours (Ah) or milliampere-hours (mAh). To find the total energy capacity you also have to multiply by the cell's voltage, which is often like 1.2V for NiMH, 3.7V for lithium, 12V for lead-acid, etc.

    • @IvanKuckir
      @IvanKuckir 2 роки тому +1

      @@doujinflip I undrestand how phyiscs work and how to calculate everything. I am just saying that it is too confusing for 90% of people. If the capacity was always in Joules, and the charging / consumption speed was in Joules per second, it would be so much clearer for everyone. I mean for all batteries, no matter what the size or the voltage is.

    • @retrogamer2503
      @retrogamer2503 2 роки тому

      Megawatt per hour i think

  • @ihtesham_emon
    @ihtesham_emon Рік тому +4

    Dangerously Beautiful! ❤️

  • @atomix2933
    @atomix2933 3 місяці тому

    I would LOVE this job! Doing maintenance work is awesome! I will do this when I am older. 👍 👍

  • @RxTerps
    @RxTerps 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely AMAZING!

  • @martijnvisser5164
    @martijnvisser5164 2 роки тому +18

    Good job windmill technicians!!

  • @WLMan
    @WLMan Рік тому +25

    Respect ! I did some simple rock climbing in the past but nothing like 300 ft. 4.8 mW energy generated in an hour is like 385 W x 26 solar panels in 165 days for my home ! That’s a lot of energy in an hour.

    • @krystalstarrett6760
      @krystalstarrett6760 Рік тому

      Oversized unsafe garbage that kills bird, and Eagles. Hazard on the road by rude drivers getting there.

    • @ashotofmercury
      @ashotofmercury Рік тому +7

      @@krystalstarrett6760 Hazard on the road? What??.... 🤔🤨

    • @krystalstarrett6760
      @krystalstarrett6760 Рік тому

      @@ashotofmercury You drive coast to coast much? I did, 30 years, USA Canada and Mexico. The wasteful wind mills are large hazards on the roads, with rude drivers.

    • @krystalstarrett6760
      @krystalstarrett6760 Рік тому +1

      @@ashotofmercury Have a safe day!

    • @ashotofmercury
      @ashotofmercury Рік тому +3

      @@krystalstarrett6760 Hey, you too! As a pro tip - not every other person on the internet is from the US! 😉

  • @adog3129
    @adog3129 10 місяців тому

    those drone shots of the guys on the tower are so cool, good stuff!

  • @valseyer4486
    @valseyer4486 Рік тому

    These men have guts, my respects homies!!!

  • @SeattlePioneer
    @SeattlePioneer Рік тому +6

    I still remember an early rock climb. I was belaying someone traversing the rock below me.
    I was anchored into a rusty piton someone had pounded into the crack on a rock some indeterminate length of time before.
    My heels were on a flake of rock. Between the insteps of my boots, I could see the first place I would bounce if the climber I was belaying fell, which would pull me off and we would be hanging by that piton. It was about 500 feet to that first place we would hit below.
    We did that for FUN!
    An amusing byproduct of rock climbing skills was the ability to climb most building exterior walls. Just walk up to any old building and climb as high as you wished ----easy peasy, mostly.

  • @user-jh1hc3vp6e
    @user-jh1hc3vp6e 10 місяців тому +4

    이런 높은곳에서 설치 및 공사를 하는 전문가가 전세계에 많이 있다는 것이 놀라울뿐.

  • @Nikkk6969
    @Nikkk6969 Рік тому

    Awesome! Thinking of applying

  • @silverjay4455
    @silverjay4455 Рік тому

    All my respect towards these guys serious. To have a job that youre not sure you can return home in one piece isnt for everyone 🤗🤗

  • @JohnSmith-zv8km
    @JohnSmith-zv8km 2 роки тому +6

    I would be too scared to do this sort of thing but as long as you are harnessed it should not be a dangerous job.

  • @fariaemportugal8057
    @fariaemportugal8057 Рік тому +5

    Trabalho em uma fábrica de pás eolicas, já fiz reparações e hoje trabalho com as movimentações das pás. Gostava de saber como trabalhar dessa forma.

    • @alisandetavares2102
      @alisandetavares2102 Рік тому +1

      Eu também vou trabalhar no mesmo e podes te inscrever no centro de formação onrope

    • @gkdj395
      @gkdj395 Рік тому

      Se você fizer o curso de irata vai te abrir muitas portas!

  • @shahbazshareef3892
    @shahbazshareef3892 9 місяців тому

    This man is a hero.

  • @garethbaus5471
    @garethbaus5471 Рік тому +1

    I have been thinking about switching from my current job to wind energy, the pay is good, and I don't fear heights.

  • @xFlyingFlip
    @xFlyingFlip Рік тому +3

    I work for a company that manufactures the gearboxes inside the turbines.
    I work with some of the cats who go up in the towers to inspect & repair, they're a different breed altogether.
    I just work in the office doing the logistics side... much safer, much less cool.

    • @HolyC0wImBored
      @HolyC0wImBored Рік тому

      Safer? Those level of dread and stress gotta be tough though

  • @samsonsoturian6013
    @samsonsoturian6013 2 роки тому +21

    I worked making wind turbines for a week but ditched that trash. I believe the term for it is "crunch culture" where there were six 12-14 hour days and the nearest town was 30 minutes away. People were threatened with their jobs for asking time off or slacking off and Christmas was literally canceled for these guys. Work progressed at a snail's pace because everyone was as tired and cranky as you'd expect. Needless to say, they were constantly understaffed (only 8 out of 25 positions were filled when I got there) and ridiculously over budget and behind schedule.
    No idea if the guys in the video worked that way.

    • @mikecharvat4325
      @mikecharvat4325 2 роки тому

      Zt,,,,,,,
      ,,,& Bn

    • @EliasProbst
      @EliasProbst 2 роки тому +18

      Unlikely, as they're in Europe where most countries have decent worker protection laws.

    • @TomCat13461
      @TomCat13461 2 роки тому +14

      @@EliasProbst And stronger unions.

    • @zedrhyx1788
      @zedrhyx1788 Рік тому +6

      you must be working in the US then?

    • @kingshit420w
      @kingshit420w Рік тому

      wind turbines aren't the future

  • @TheCurvedBullet
    @TheCurvedBullet Рік тому

    proud to be a Windmill technician!

  • @aemiliadelroba4022
    @aemiliadelroba4022 Рік тому

    Wow 🤩
    Breath taking job !

  • @mrorganic13
    @mrorganic13 Рік тому +5

    this man has been working for 20 years, i wonder how many homes hes been able to power in his lifetime, we trades people dont get the resepect we diserve especially the people closer to the source of everything such as wind turbine operators

  • @greenergrassgames
    @greenergrassgames Рік тому +4

    I am often surprised with having to run to the toilet in the worst situation. I always wondered how people that work in these type of jobs deal with that.

    • @13Gangland
      @13Gangland Рік тому

      You're either holding that crap and piss or it's coming straight down to your pants, nothing else to do.
      Maybe that was the "accident" the guy was talking about.

  • @lebumser4170
    @lebumser4170 Місяць тому

    Imaginge Its a beautyfull job with n nice view. But i‘ve got so much respect for you guy 👏👌

  • @nicky9589
    @nicky9589 Рік тому

    Respect. That is some crazy work.

  • @galfisk
    @galfisk 2 роки тому +4

    That looks fun, at least in good weather.

  • @farright118
    @farright118 2 роки тому +7

    The average wage in Portugal is €18,000? Im shocked its so low.

    • @MAKRON66
      @MAKRON66 2 роки тому +9

      It is low, but the cost of living is a bit lower than average iirc.

    • @athanassioszotos1713
      @athanassioszotos1713 2 роки тому

      Mine is much lower..

    • @AlldaylongRock
      @AlldaylongRock 2 роки тому

      average is actually more like 1500/month or something. Lots of minimum wagers, and a few big ones .. These dudes clearly on the higher side... While having a job that shouldnt have as high demand as it has, but Portuguese politicians are dumb

    • @ValentinG23
      @ValentinG23 Рік тому

      In mu country of Romania is 5000€ per year!!!!

  • @austinmoore5481
    @austinmoore5481 11 місяців тому

    Great respect to you my friends keep it lit 🇨🇮

  • @jasperangel
    @jasperangel Рік тому

    A fan here in the Philippines 🌴

  • @PiyushAgade
    @PiyushAgade Рік тому +6

    Great video. Two issues:
    1. 4.8 MW / hr is not an appropriate unit. You should just say "4.8 MW, sufficient to power ..... homes". The unit of Watt is 'Joules/sec'. There already is a '/hr' embedded in a unit Watt.
    2. As the unit Watt is defined as 'Energy/time', you saying 4.8 MW/hr energy is absolultely wrong.

  • @tooreal8968
    @tooreal8968 Рік тому +41

    These folks more than earn their pay. This is something only a few would be able to do. The fear is too much for me.

    • @Menga213
      @Menga213 Рік тому +3

      they get paid 36k that is not a lot of money

    • @henryc1000
      @henryc1000 Рік тому

      @@Menga213 : how do you know this?

    • @susiekim5728
      @susiekim5728 Рік тому

      @@henryc1000 Watch the video lol

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Рік тому +2

      @@Menga213 the average gross salary in Portugal is is less than $25,000, so in that region $36,000 is good money, roughly analogous to being paid $100,000 annually in the US.

    • @walterwhite4200
      @walterwhite4200 11 місяців тому

      ​@@Menga213 for Portugal that's good

  • @beingashukumar
    @beingashukumar 11 місяців тому

    Respect for the These men

  • @juliamarry4333
    @juliamarry4333 9 місяців тому

    Men inventions and very masculine jobs!! Appreciate men so much. Thanks for your hard works and sacrifice!!

  • @layoutman69
    @layoutman69 10 місяців тому +11

    To have someone with a 4 year degree out there climbing like that is impressive! He should earn a tremendous hourly rate for this work! It would take between 175,000-250,00 U.S. dollars for me to even consider this line of work!

    • @kenshi600
      @kenshi600 8 місяців тому

      I only get paid $29/ hour 😂 lol I started at $25 , is greatly underpaid.

    • @g13kizz2
      @g13kizz2 8 місяців тому

      They don’t get paid diddly squat

    • @johnwayne2140
      @johnwayne2140 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@g13kizz2But at least we should be happy the directors of the company they work for get at least 10 times more in salary. So someone gets paid well

    • @undesignated3491
      @undesignated3491 7 місяців тому +1

      Good luck with that perspective

    • @waqasahmed939
      @waqasahmed939 6 місяців тому +1

      @@g13kizz2 It's almost like wages are different across the world due to different cost of living pressures

  • @Tresla
    @Tresla 2 роки тому +37

    Only $36k for that? I'd expect at least $100k considering they're putting themselves in harms way on a daily basis.

    • @danielemerson6833
      @danielemerson6833 2 роки тому +9

      That's worth 100000 plus in local economy. Like Idaho to downtown NY city. 18.00 big mac.

    • @Xdarkstar07X
      @Xdarkstar07X Рік тому +10

      36k Euros in Portugal. Average salary in Portugal is ~17-18k. Cost of living there is cheaper.

    • @honesty_-no9he
      @honesty_-no9he Рік тому +1

      I agree.

    • @louiearmstrong
      @louiearmstrong Рік тому +5

      @@danielemerson6833 Mcdonsalds app 6/13/22: Big Mac in Times Square: $5.59, Big Mac in Boise: $4.29. I'd love to know where these mythical $15+ BigMacs are that (mostly anti-min wage increase conservative) complain about

    • @ratadedallas1
      @ratadedallas1 Рік тому +3

      @@Xdarkstar07X True. They said that is the average salary for that job in Portugal, but he makes more, I am guessing 2x the $36x is still a hard NO for me. Heck NO!

  • @lucifercannon
    @lucifercannon 8 місяців тому

    I've been telling everyone about the blades dumped ib the forrests of NSW. It was a good little video, Nick Cater

  • @CFox.7
    @CFox.7 6 місяців тому

    I used to rock climbing and abseiling down was my favourite part. Imagine getting paid big bucks to do something you love

  • @mrkokolore6187
    @mrkokolore6187 2 роки тому +9

    All that risk for a few megawatts. Nuclear power plants are way safer to work in while producing gigawatts of power.

    • @honesty_-no9he
      @honesty_-no9he Рік тому

      WRONG ! Wind Energy in the UK produces more than twice as much energy as nuclear for far less money and is far safer to the public.

    • @drefrazier4266
      @drefrazier4266 Рік тому

      That's ridiculous. You're talking one guy falling to his death vs the potential for something like Chernobyl. Not to mention all the waste these plants create.

    • @mrkokolore6187
      @mrkokolore6187 Рік тому +2

      @@drefrazier4266 1. Chernobyl according to the WHO caused about 4000 deaths due to delayed action taking and poor health care in the Soviet Union. Over 60-70 years of operation nuclear energy is therefore still the safest energy source there is. 2. What about the waste? There is not a single person who has died from nuclear waste.

    • @lordbucketheadiii3435
      @lordbucketheadiii3435 Рік тому

      @@drefrazier4266 Think of where technology was in the 80s and where it is now… we can definitely expand nuclear energy. Look at France for example

  • @TheDrumminguy
    @TheDrumminguy 2 роки тому +14

    4,8MW per hour... come on people, thats not a thing...

    • @vincesmith1906
      @vincesmith1906 2 роки тому +1

      It’s very real. The latest in onshore plants are capable of 6MWh. Some offshore units can produce upwards of 15MWh. Of course that’s only in full production winds. Between 11-14 m/s or approximately 35-38 mph and start producing as low as 3.5 m/s or 8 mph. The ones I work on are smaller and make only 1.65MWh. They generate millions of ft lbs of torque. Truly amazing machines

    • @polterp
      @polterp 2 роки тому +4

      @@vincesmith1906 MW is a unit of power. MWh is a unit of energy. MW per hour is not a thing, that's what Robert was pointing at

    • @akyhne
      @akyhne Рік тому

      @@polterp That totally doesn't make sense, as MWh (or more correctly MW/h) is the same as MW per hour.

    • @polterp
      @polterp Рік тому +1

      @@akyhne MWh and MW/h are very different things, I suggest you look it up

    • @akyhne
      @akyhne Рік тому

      @@polterp OH really? I'm sure you can tell me what the difference is.

  • @resscasey2313
    @resscasey2313 10 місяців тому

    My aunt is working with truckers who deliver wind turbines inside the USA. She directs the traffic when they have to make those wide turns.

  • @mrfarell
    @mrfarell 10 місяців тому

    Cant wait to undergo the Rope Access training just for this specific job.

  • @hugodias2449
    @hugodias2449 2 роки тому +6

    Portuguese are the greatest in wind turbine technicians worldwide 👍

  • @tm9184
    @tm9184 Рік тому +3

    They improved the landscape with 30 story windmills!

  • @clydenevetv
    @clydenevetv Рік тому

    Hi am a rope access tech level 1 and we used to clean the whole turbine

  • @KainMalice
    @KainMalice 8 місяців тому

    I am glad someone can handle doing this work. I absolutely could not do this. Hell, I dont even like ladders.

  • @user-sz3pm8gg1j
    @user-sz3pm8gg1j Рік тому +2

    Мужики с большой буквы! Дай Бог вам здоровья! Берегите себя!

  • @lepilot8329
    @lepilot8329 2 роки тому +6

    If you state that the job is very dangerous even though the technician said it's save you have to show some statistics to prove the point!

    • @wesleyrm
      @wesleyrm Рік тому

      You don't need statistics. There is a tangible risk to die.

    • @wesleyrm
      @wesleyrm Рік тому

      He says it's safe because he's trained

  • @chrischan001
    @chrischan001 2 роки тому +7

    To put that (4.8MWh) into perspective, I use about 7kWh of electricity per day. So 1 hour of generation would be enough for me to run my home for 1.88 years.
    1 person household, faily efficient appliences, no solar panel unfortunately

    • @WLMan
      @WLMan Рік тому

      I use 16 - 22 kWh per day. 4.8 mW can last me 220 - 290 days. How do you manage 7 kWh per day ?

    • @chrischan001
      @chrischan001 Рік тому

      @@WLMan I live by myself. How many people live in your household?

    • @chrischan001
      @chrischan001 Рік тому

      @@WLMan 16-22kwh should be the energy consumption for a 3-person household. If you live by yourself then really have to look at where the energy was being "wasted".

  • @cmwHisArtist
    @cmwHisArtist 7 місяців тому

    Impossible to run in sandstorms also.
    The elevator in the electrical unit is out of order?
    Do they have to turn off all the turbines in the row when doing repairs on one? None of the others are turning.

  • @adrianrodriguez9569
    @adrianrodriguez9569 Рік тому

    Awesome thanks for letting me know
    That was great

  • @robertf1720
    @robertf1720 2 роки тому +22

    8:21 need to work on units my friend. 4.8 MW in an hour is actually not an electricity generating rate. 4.8 MW is an electricity generating rate, 4.8 MW-hr /day is an electricity generating rate, and 4.8MW-hr per hr is... 4.8 MW. Not sure which one they meant.

    • @augustus331
      @augustus331 2 роки тому +2

      Comes down to the same thing. A 4.8 MW capacity turbine produces 4.8 MWh per hour, as 4.8 MW stands for 4.8 MWsecond. Idk what the problem is?

    • @Ripcode2233891
      @Ripcode2233891 2 роки тому

      @@augustus331 na that's not it

    • @thunderb00m
      @thunderb00m 2 роки тому +3

      @@augustus331 Bruh, she said "4.8 MW of energy in an hour"
      MW is unit of power, not energy

    • @xnademolicious
      @xnademolicious 2 роки тому

      @@augustus331 4.8MW works out to 4.8 megajoules per second, but MW does not have a time component - it's only an instantaneous measurement of power. The peak power of a common static electrical spark is measured in the kilowatt range but for a very short period of time. The power might be expressed as 4.8KW. It does not express 4.8 KWsecond of energy.

    • @honesty_-no9he
      @honesty_-no9he Рік тому

      Yes I live in north Manchester UK, my 4.9kW Solar energy system delivers to my house energy measured in kWh that can do in Spring and Summer anywhere from 7kWh (crappy day) to 14kWh (good day) to 24kWh (exceptional day).

  • @devanrogers3133
    @devanrogers3133 Рік тому +4

    We need one of these for the U.S. Turbine Technician Job Feild. This guy is a mechanical engineer which is awesome. I don't think you need to be that though to work on them here in the states. I believe it's just the completion of a specialized training program. I know in the US they don't always work in teams either.

    • @honesty_-no9he
      @honesty_-no9he Рік тому +3

      US standards are always sub-par when it comes to protecting front line workers.

    • @OcctobersXO
      @OcctobersXO Рік тому

      We actually care about our workers in Portugal

    • @bradhaines3142
      @bradhaines3142 9 місяців тому

      @@honesty_-no9he they wear the same safety stuff dude, no difference at all

  • @akashlama9450
    @akashlama9450 11 місяців тому

    When I saw this video I feel proud myself too😊 I love my job rope access

  • @princessk4969
    @princessk4969 Рік тому

    This video is giving me chills watching it wow 😯

  • @sosadagod6963
    @sosadagod6963 Рік тому +4

    We need more people in the field. He is an inspector, im assuming.
    You can be an installer, tech, bunch of other things without rappelling blades everyday and without a engineering degree

    • @rawlvee
      @rawlvee Рік тому

      How does one get into this field

    • @Menga213
      @Menga213 Рік тому +1

      He is a Mechanical Engineer

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Рік тому

      @@rawlvee In my area you can become a tech with either an associates degree or on the job training.

    • @morganmason45
      @morganmason45 Рік тому +1

      Depends were your from buy training is generally provided by the said company

    • @bradhaines3142
      @bradhaines3142 9 місяців тому

      @@garethbaus5471 im a gas turbine mechanic and was offered to go straight to wind. all i ever got was a high school diploma and on the job experience

  • @benchapple1583
    @benchapple1583 Рік тому +5

    The difference between 'perceived danger' and 'real danger' has been highlighted here. They are not the same. 100m or 30m is the same- if you fall you're dead! . In the rock climbing community this is called 'exposure' or 'how you feel'. I'd be quite happy doing this job as long as I trusted my mate. Most would freak out simply because of the height. If you trust your equipment and yourself then it's no problem- like driving a car.

    • @itachi1165
      @itachi1165 Рік тому +1

      Yea long as it doesn’t break but never know life is crazy

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Рік тому +2

      And unlike with a car you control most of the variables that could kill you. Fortunately we don't t drunk drivers in the sky.

    • @benchapple1583
      @benchapple1583 Рік тому +2

      @@garethbaus5471 You make a good point.