Riding a bike on a power line is insane. You definitely make it look easy. You are very careful and methodical in every movement. It was fun watching you work. Luckily the weather was nice. Thank you for keeping the power on for millions of people. You are unsung heroes. Thank you for sharing.
@@cppat1aircraft line markers, depending on the line they are either a strip line these or can be a large ball. Usually red as it stands out against against the green background but can also be yellow
Needless to say with this type of work and having a medical emergency... you're on your own for an extended period of time. Years ago, I worked maintenance on TV, radio and communication towers and I can relate to this type of work. This video puts a new perspective on flipping a light switch and what goes into getting electricity to our homes and work. God bless you guys and thank you for sharing and bringing us along!
Linesmen have one of the most dangerous jobs! I just want you to know your greatly appreciated and I thank you for all your hard work and i thank you for putting your life on the line for us! God Bless you!
What a job. I was scared of hights growing up, so I jumped off a bridge with friends into a river. After a few times it was fun, until I got a job in construction working up high, started with cherry pickers and then ladders as well scaffolding as well. I got used to working up high, doing work no one else liked to do as most hate working up high reaching, wearing harness so on. I loved the views of being my own boss, always safety first 3 points of contact just taking time to make sure equipment was in top shape and not rushing or doing stupid stuff. Missed doing that, when I became project manager, which became flying across the USA, job to job..
Thank you to all you hard working power linesmen, I for one appreciate all the hard work you folks do for us, the people. Keep up the good work & STAY SAFE doing it!!! " 2022 " 👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽✌🏽⚡⚡⚡
I had a buddy who was a Lineman, worked High Towers across the desert. Yes, they are seriously beyond brave, no fear, just like this. I have climbed Masts on Aircraft Carriers, Tall Ships, lots of rigging. But after climbing a tower somewhere out in the Searchlight area, I was OK, but no more. I got to ride a dolly down to the reel, insane thrill. They do it every day, not for me.
When you’re working like this you really forget about the height. You’re so task focused that it feels the same as if you were standing on the ground. Other than the double and triple checks on you’re safeties of course!
Whatever this person makes it is not enough. And as many have mentioned it gives a whole new perspective on just flipping on then switch at home!. Thank you to all the people who make our everyday lives so easy!!!
Looks great in the sun. What’s it like in wind, rain, fog, ice, snow an what ever else you guys have to work with! Huge respect to all you guys no matter where you come from or work. Thanks for sharing guys Paul 11.58 gmt Uk cheers
At first I pictured like the tightrope walkers that ride bikes with the long balance poles...yeah right! I gotta see this.... But then you finished putting it together and....HOLY SH!t!! It IS a bike! 🚲 That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Lucky.... 🍀
Wow when I saw the broken line I thought, now what? Awesome job & definitely not afraid of heights. I was stationed in Germany & it sounds like you were speaking German. Couldn’t remember my little German I knew. As I said awesome & video. Watching from Minnesota. 🇺🇸😎
Scary to see the frayed strands of the line. Where the supervisor says "runter von dem Seil" (17:30) - "get off that rope" - I'm just nervously willing you to get out of there in a hurry before more strands break. Well done !
@@steven.h0629 thats what I was thinking as well A Hunter who was having no luck at shooting what ever game he was going for and, figures lets shoot the high grounding cable and see if we can get it to break and drop on the phase cables ,idiots with guns .
apparently he's on lightning protection cable, so that was the it maybe. i only realized this at the very end here they once replaced a fibre optic (yes!) ground wire span that went across highway. it broke and fell to the ground. where two vehicles were driving on opposite directions. it dug into corners of them, nearly ripping half of the front off. luckily noone was hurt
Bring back a lot of good memories, would have given me the shits coming across that lightning strike on that earth wire. That's the one job I wasn't allowed to do, ours was a square basket with two roller wheels and was used to remove the fiberglass protectors off the joint crimps. We free climbed most of the day with out any safety gear. Loved the video, great memory trip.
Around 18 minutes in (when he started Teathering the wire) he had to be like "This may be it". I'd be so scared. His back at the tower would be able to hear my knees knocking. Lol
that's the problem with vertical cycling, you would also hear the speed fluctuations in the mechanism from pushing the pedals, that would be transmitted down the line too. acoustics are wonderfull!
I’ve been I construction nearly my whole life and been done sketchy places doing sketchy things. Your a damn machine. No pussies allowed. My hearts a thumping at the sight of those frayed wires. HUGE RESPECT, my man. By the way, any strong empowered women sign up for this shit. I didn’t think so !!
Yup…and I am a female…..I would have loved this job in my younger days. This job is much safer (and probably more fun) than being a police officer for 32 years. This day in age……every stop and call is high risk …..I would trust my physical and mental skills enough to survive the lineman job. It would be fascinating just to understand the electrical engineering of the power lines. Handling crazy people on the streets…..not so much.
OK, so you pedal forward going downhill so it's probably "easy". Then you get to the damaged section, stop, have to pedal backwards, uphill, and knowing the cable is weakened, wondering if you will get back home alive. THAT is what I call a bad day at work....Stay safe.
I imagine they serve the same purpose as the bright orange balls on U.S. power lines. They make the lines more visible to low-flying planes and helicopters. These are probably easier to install.
I'm very surprised that you are using not only a standard ratcheting wrench instead of a speed wrench, but that you don't have it tied off to anything. Imagine doing all that just to drop your wrench and have to go all the way back down, plus it poses a hazard to anyone working below you. Other that, this was a very cool video. It's cool to get a peek at other types of rigging work
I was thinking that same thing , every lineman I ever saw here is Texas has all their tools tied off. I'm sure it's an OSHA violation not to have them tied off.that ratchet hits you from that height it's going right thru your hard hat and head.
funny, i went to disconnect some coax when i was like 15 years old, so i climbed on top of angled roof, with legs on each side, i went to the end and used sidecutters to cut it. now, there wasn't anything strapped to me, but i tied cutters to my pants with a string. adults were watching closely though. the top was about second floor level or so
I did work on communications towers for a few years and never dropped even a washer. Much of the work was in the Arctic in the winter and we had take off our gloves to start nuts and bolts. We had heat packs in our gloves and we had them tied together like kids ones used to so you didn’t drop one. We wore one piece down snowsuit with a snorkel hood.
Love your work, love your uniform more though! Its full wrist to ankle covering for us in Oz when working the lines and it gets hot😅. Nice video to watch, very therapeutic. Keep it up!
Hut ab und vielen Dank.....in letzter Zeit hab ich viele von deinen Kollegen an den Leitungsmasten von Österreich durchs Allgäu arbeiten sehen, sah aus als hätten sie die Masten verstärkt. Auf den Fahrzeugen war zu lesen: Kollegen gesucht, hab früher mal im Accord PV-Anlagen geschraubt und hab über Bewerbung etc nachgedacht, aber nach deinem Video ist das definitiv vom Tisch, bei dem Draht hät ich mich instant eigesch..., auch wenn das Teil physisch das ganze haushalten sollte👍
8:15 I understand the need for redundancy but isn't the trailing sling about the fifth backup? Both hooks, two wheel assemblies. All the bolts would have to fall out for that to come apart. 16:00 Wow, seeing the broken wire in the wire rope probably gave you the chills. Was this a new installation? 16:15 It would be nice to have some translation/closed caption option here. 19:40 "Heah! Somebody toss me the duct tape!" Do you have a bailout option in case the 'bike' fails in some way which would require you to self-rescue? Much respect and you don't get paid enough!
Trailing sling is a backup for the wheel brake and prevents you from racing into the abyss. The wheels themselves are open and could hop/lever off. Anything that does not fully enclose the structure is not considered a fall arrest.
@@gregdowd939 Indeed. Except they all tie back to the same broken line. (Having worked around waste water systems, we'd have a line tied to absolutely anything and everything you could possibly drop... the wrench, even the socket on the wrench. As a coworker learned the nasty way, tie one to yourself, too. Kyle Hill has a video about this... you won't float in an aerated tank.)
hey!! Nice video there of your work and the fun you all are having in your jobs! I am wondering though...what are the red coils referred too as?? and what job function does it provide? thanks
@@linemanatwork7948 well hell! I thought it would be something more technical like helping to keep snow & ice off the lines...or stop the wind from oscillating the lines. Thanks for the info..
What if it starts raining...doesn't the wet rope to the ground pose a risk of becoming a conductor? As a kid, I'd watch the birds pitch on the transmission lines like it was nothing special. Because the can do so without ground contact. Unless, are you not working hot? In resi, it's a good practice to work one handed, however, I suppose that's a bit tricky to do in this situation! Lol.
I doubt if they do this in rain or high winds. I think he was working on the neutral, but the other guys were working on the hot lines, but the lines should have been grounded and turned off.
Dam you got to have nerves if steel I'd be scared shitless up the if I did not die from a Hart attack first... Fantastic Video I never knew that was done that way I seen helacopters used but not a bike...
great job , used to do towercranes and later industry rigging , no fear of height just respect for the danger and you be fine ! funny accents , austrian or south german , and the guy on the rope is belgian.
Holy smokes… First video of your channel I‘ve watched and this was actually amazingly interesting to watch! 🙏 But what really stood out to me was your kind of „cynical“ or „sarcastic“ sentence -> „So Gott will“ 🥴🫣👍 I really can’t comprehend or understand how I would have felt if I would be in your shoes… or boots on a bike on a Transmission line 🤙 but I definitely would have screamed for sure! 🥴😂 Thx for the awesome video, I really enjoyed watching it 👏 All the best or „Viele Grüße“ from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
thank goodness for go pro Camara's and the guy that's multi-talent.. I would dropped everything.. plus fell off. hope he's making lots of money!! and thanks for video otherwise I'd never go up there...
After watching this, I bought me a Lineman's transmission Bike, and I've been riding the lines ever since. People just kind of look at me, as I peddle overhead. I'm trying to be the first to go from the East Coast to the WEst Coast.
Wete you born in the Alps? Or raised amongst mountain goats? The skill levels shown here are indicative of what is required to be hired to do this type of work, and I'm sure men like these are well compensated
Krass man ! Gut das Seil war noch tragfähig aber trotzdem die einzelnen Adern blockieren die Rollen ... also da noch so cool zu bleiben ... einfach nur krass
I'm guessing the red stoppers are intended to keep you from hitting g the ground if your starting end pulls free? Seems you are adding one each time your traveled distance is almost the distance to the ground? Thanks for showing us how this goes.
It’s nice to watch a pro at work - especially on something this hairy and complex. But am I missing something - several times he used a socket wrench that didn’t appear to have any safety line attached. With my luck I’d have dropped the damn thing and probably whacked somebody in the head at the same time. I’d think you’d want all your tools attached so you couldn’t accidentally drop them.
Do the red 'pigtail' cables just mark the places where repairs need to be made? Or is that the repair? Is the cable first inspected perhaps by helicopter? How do you know it's still safe to hold the weight of a human? Amazing video thank you for sharing
Did a little google research and I can’t find anything that looks like these red spirals, but I found some similar white coils on a website that says they are meant to reduce resonant vibration from wind or also during repairs. As for how they know it will support a humans weight and not snap, I’m not sure.
Ich bewundere Euch, wie Ihr diese Arbeit macht! Auch wenn die Aussicht wunderschön ist, ich könnte in dieser Höhe nicht arbeiten! Viele Grüße vom Chiemsee
I see jobs like this, like cell phone tower techs, etc.. and not just no, but HELL NO! It's funny because I'm a retired EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) aka bomb squad guy. This kind of job is terrifying to me. I'm sure my chosen profession is terrifying to these guys.
Von so einer guten Kletterausrüstung haben wir geträumt damals. Wir hatten einen Hüftgurt und sind ungesichert auf den Mast. Wir sind auch frei auf den Traversen hin und her gelaufen ,ohne Sicherung, ging gar nicht anders mit unserem Gurt.
Der Auffanggurt ist momentan Standard und wurde zur Pflicht. Zumindest bei meiner Firma. Ich kenne aber auch so wie Du noch die Zeit mit dem Bauchgurt...
So what is he actually doing here, putting up some sort of lightning arrester or a warning device to show where the wire is? It’s obvious he’s using the meter to measure how far along to place them, but It’ll certainly make it hard for someone to bicycle along the line next time with those on it.
I was scared just watching that, particularly when he was rewinding those strands. I was half expecting to start seeing the other strands separating. Scary stuff.
The veiw is SPECIAL and i personally wouldn't be able to work on lines/towers because i have a certain amount of fear with hieghts may God bless you all
Currently working on installing distribution on the ground, I hope that someday I get to move up to the high lines as poles and ditches have gotten very boring…
Riding a bike on a power line is insane. You definitely make it look easy. You are very careful and methodical in every movement. It was fun watching you work. Luckily the weather was nice. Thank you for keeping the power on for millions of people. You are unsung heroes. Thank you for sharing.
Uhmm? It would appear he makes it look quite complicated and confusing.
@@PacoOtis You should try,it is quite different from up there.
What’s the purpose of the red twisty things.🤓
@@cppat1I WANT TO KNOW TOO!
@@cppat1aircraft line markers, depending on the line they are either a strip line these or can be a large ball. Usually red as it stands out against against the green background but can also be yellow
Needless to say with this type of work and having a medical emergency... you're on your own for an extended period of time. Years ago, I worked maintenance on TV, radio and communication towers and I can relate to this type of work. This video puts a new perspective on flipping a light switch and what goes into getting electricity to our homes and work. God bless you guys and thank you for sharing and bringing us along!
Linesmen have one of the most dangerous jobs! I just want you to know your greatly appreciated and I thank you for all your hard work and i thank you for putting your life on the line for us! God Bless you!
Great video. Save yourself the trouble and don't use music. It isn't needed. Your work is entertaining enough.
You do realize this is Austria?
Music yes, can’t understand language.
How about make your own videos and you can do what you want lol. Clown.
Idk I feel just a bunch of wind and clicking for the whole video is boring and unpleasant to the ear haha
I agree steve covello!
What a job. I was scared of hights growing up, so I jumped off a bridge with friends into a river. After a few times it was fun, until I got a job in construction working up high, started with cherry pickers and then ladders as well scaffolding as well. I got used to working up high, doing work no one else liked to do as most hate working up high reaching, wearing harness so on.
I loved the views of being my own boss, always safety first 3 points of contact just taking time to make sure equipment was in top shape and not rushing or doing stupid stuff.
Missed doing that, when I became project manager, which became flying across the USA, job to job..
you say so my friend...
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Thank you to all you hard working power linesmen, I for one appreciate all the hard work you folks do for us, the people. Keep up the good work & STAY SAFE doing it!!!
" 2022 " 👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽✌🏽⚡⚡⚡
I had a buddy who was a Lineman, worked High Towers across the desert. Yes, they are seriously beyond brave, no fear, just like this. I have climbed Masts on Aircraft Carriers, Tall Ships, lots of rigging. But after climbing a tower somewhere out in the Searchlight area, I was OK, but no more. I got to ride a dolly down to the reel, insane thrill. They do it every day, not for me.
Just to be able to remember step by step on how that bike goes together while being so high up in the air is amazing by itself. Got some Big Balls.
That's exactly what i was thinking too! If you forget to put one hook or part in place, it could all go bad.
When you’re working like this you really forget about the height. You’re so task focused that it feels the same as if you were standing on the ground. Other than the double and triple checks on you’re safeties of course!
Why some people are clearly suited for it, and some definitely are not
Whatever this person makes it is not enough. And as many have mentioned it gives a whole new perspective on just flipping on then switch at home!. Thank you to all the people who make our everyday lives so easy!!!
The skill on display here is incredible, thanks so much for risking your safety to provide electricity to us all
Looks great in the sun.
What’s it like in wind, rain, fog, ice, snow an what ever else you guys have to work with!
Huge respect to all you guys no matter where you come from or work.
Thanks for sharing guys
Paul 11.58 gmt Uk cheers
At first I pictured like the tightrope walkers that ride bikes with the long balance poles...yeah right! I gotta see this....
But then you finished putting it together and....HOLY SH!t!! It IS a bike! 🚲 That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Lucky.... 🍀
Fantastic job riding a bike on that transmission line very educational thanks God bless you and yours..
Wow when I saw the broken line I thought, now what? Awesome job & definitely not afraid of heights. I was stationed in Germany & it sounds like you were speaking German. Couldn’t remember my little German I knew. As I said awesome & video. Watching from Minnesota. 🇺🇸😎
Germany...
Electrical Tape fixes it. A few wraps and off you go.
God bless people like you that risk their lives to help us all. I hope they're paying you damn well!
My youngest son is a Journeyman lineman and I couldn’t be prouder of him
Scary to see the frayed strands of the line. Where the supervisor says "runter von dem Seil" (17:30) - "get off that rope" - I'm just nervously willing you to get out of there in a hurry before more strands break. Well done !
I've never been as scared as I was in this situation. I thank God that I'm still alive.
@@linemanatwork7948 Was that a bullet wound on the line? looked like a strike of some sort 👀
@@steven.h0629 thats what I was thinking as well A Hunter who was having no luck at shooting what ever game he was going for and, figures lets shoot the high grounding cable and see if we can get it to break and drop on the phase cables ,idiots with guns .
apparently he's on lightning protection cable, so that was the it maybe. i only realized this at the very end
here they once replaced a fibre optic (yes!) ground wire span that went across highway. it broke and fell to the ground. where two vehicles were driving on opposite directions. it dug into corners of them, nearly ripping half of the front off. luckily noone was hurt
Skilled worker but dangerous profession. I admire your courage and the calmness with which you tackle the height and the broken transmission line.
I'm glad you played some relaxing music !🤐😶🌫
I'm a power generation mechanic. Wanna thank these guys for getting our product delivered.
Thrilling! Awesome and manly work. Some one has to "keep the wheels turning". Be well, be safe out there.
I dont know how there brains work when he got to the top I was holding on to my seat.
Hats of to them
Bring back a lot of good memories, would have given me the shits coming across that lightning strike on that earth wire. That's the one job I wasn't allowed to do, ours was a square basket with two roller wheels and was used to remove the fiberglass protectors off the joint crimps. We free climbed most of the day with out any safety gear. Loved the video, great memory trip.
you're still alive
You're a braver man than me !
No f@@king way will you catch me up there, your job is safe from me mate. Respect!
Around 18 minutes in (when he started Teathering the wire) he had to be like "This may be it". I'd be so scared. His back at the tower would be able to hear my knees knocking. Lol
that's the problem with vertical cycling, you would also hear the speed fluctuations in the mechanism from pushing the pedals, that would be transmitted down the line too. acoustics are wonderfull!
You're very brave, we're lucky to have brave men like you to do jobs many fear. Thank you for sharing and take care.
@Rintaro Okabe Almost 38 why?
Unreal, but thanks for your scary work like this. My hat's off to you. Good video, be safe
I’ve been I construction nearly my whole life and been done sketchy places doing sketchy things. Your a damn machine. No pussies allowed. My hearts a thumping at the sight of those frayed wires. HUGE RESPECT, my man.
By the way, any strong empowered women sign up for this shit. I didn’t think so !!
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Yup…and I am a female…..I would have loved this job in my younger days. This job is much safer (and probably more fun) than being a police officer for 32 years. This day in age……every stop and call is high risk …..I would trust my physical and mental skills enough to survive the lineman job. It would be fascinating just to understand the electrical engineering of the power lines. Handling crazy people on the streets…..not so much.
That was the most thrilling video I've ever saw!!!
you should add translation captioning. it would've been neat to know the conversation between you and david. really facinating work man
believe me my friend better not..
OK, so you pedal forward going downhill so it's probably "easy". Then you get to the damaged section, stop, have to pedal backwards, uphill, and knowing the cable is weakened, wondering if you will get back home alive. THAT is what I call a bad day at work....Stay safe.
Hello from Australia enjoyable and informative watch indeed
Looks fun! What are the red spiral things you keep putting on?
I imagine they serve the same purpose as the bright orange balls on U.S. power lines. They make the lines more visible to low-flying planes and helicopters. These are probably easier to install.
I'm very surprised that you are using not only a standard ratcheting wrench instead of a speed wrench, but that you don't have it tied off to anything. Imagine doing all that just to drop your wrench and have to go all the way back down, plus it poses a hazard to anyone working below you. Other that, this was a very cool video. It's cool to get a peek at other types of rigging work
I thought same, the amount of times I have slipped a socket off a bolt and dropped the wrench about the house, never mind from a pylon.
I was thinking that same thing , every lineman I ever saw here is Texas has all their tools tied off. I'm sure it's an OSHA violation not to have them tied off.that ratchet hits you from that height it's going right thru your hard hat and head.
funny, i went to disconnect some coax when i was like 15 years old, so i climbed on top of angled roof, with legs on each side, i went to the end and used sidecutters to cut it. now, there wasn't anything strapped to me, but i tied cutters to my pants with a string. adults were watching closely though. the top was about second floor level or so
I did work on communications towers for a few years and never dropped even a washer. Much of the work was in the Arctic in the winter and we had take off our gloves to start nuts and bolts. We had heat packs in our gloves and we had them tied together like kids ones used to so you didn’t drop one. We wore one piece down snowsuit with a snorkel hood.
It’s a great gift not to be afraid of heights. Just climbing the tower made my knees weak sitting on the couch…
Amazing! I will think of you every time I turn on a light switch. You earned a new subscriber here!
Holy cow ! I'm scared of heights.... This is amazing work.
Love your work, love your uniform more though! Its full wrist to ankle covering for us in Oz when working the lines and it gets hot😅.
Nice video to watch, very therapeutic. Keep it up!
Yep and all frc . I hate frc .
I LOVED the music, myself… great choice to complement the vid!
Hut ab und vielen Dank.....in letzter Zeit hab ich viele von deinen Kollegen an den Leitungsmasten von Österreich durchs Allgäu arbeiten sehen, sah aus als hätten sie die Masten verstärkt. Auf den Fahrzeugen war zu lesen: Kollegen gesucht, hab früher mal im Accord PV-Anlagen geschraubt und hab über Bewerbung etc nachgedacht, aber nach deinem Video ist das definitiv vom Tisch, bei dem Draht hät ich mich instant eigesch..., auch wenn das Teil physisch das ganze haushalten sollte👍
LOL! His boss sounds just like Reuben Klopek in "The Burbs"
Watching from the UK,much respect to you
Wow! Must take an incredible amount of training and experience to do this job. Nice video!
Mostly just lack of fear of anything I guess.
Easy as riding a bike ~ LOL....mad props for these guys!!!
bird man at work.thanks with my heart for keepeing my lightbulbe buring bright.
Awesome 👍💪. You can make longer videos. I like yours videos.
thank you 👍
Respekt das ihr die Arbeit macht Gott sei mit euch
This is how we travel during the Zombie Apocalypse
Now thats a extremely dangerous job
Working on this height and Working with high voltage lines
8:15 I understand the need for redundancy but isn't the trailing sling about the fifth backup? Both hooks, two wheel assemblies. All the bolts would have to fall out for that to come apart.
16:00 Wow, seeing the broken wire in the wire rope probably gave you the chills. Was this a new installation?
16:15 It would be nice to have some translation/closed caption option here.
19:40 "Heah! Somebody toss me the duct tape!"
Do you have a bailout option in case the 'bike' fails in some way which would require you to self-rescue? Much respect and you don't get paid enough!
Hello yes that was a new installation. The line was rebuilt. The damage was probably caused by a lightning strike.
Trailing sling is a backup for the wheel brake and prevents you from racing into the abyss. The wheels themselves are open and could hop/lever off. Anything that does not fully enclose the structure is not considered a fall arrest.
@@mike_tango Thanx, I didn't catch that the wheel system was open and the backup brake webbing did occur to me.
@@davidbayles6494 there's never TOO many backups wen it comes to safety up that high...better too many than not enuff
@@gregdowd939 Indeed. Except they all tie back to the same broken line.
(Having worked around waste water systems, we'd have a line tied to absolutely anything and everything you could possibly drop... the wrench, even the socket on the wrench. As a coworker learned the nasty way, tie one to yourself, too. Kyle Hill has a video about this... you won't float in an aerated tank.)
hey!! Nice video there of your work and the fun you all are having in your jobs! I am wondering though...what are the red coils referred too as?? and what job function does it provide? thanks
Hi. the red spirals warn birds and planes of collision.
@@linemanatwork7948 well hell! I thought it would be something more technical like helping to keep snow & ice off the lines...or stop the wind from oscillating the lines. Thanks for the info..
What if it starts raining...doesn't the wet rope to the ground pose a risk of becoming a conductor?
As a kid, I'd watch the birds pitch on the transmission lines like it was nothing special. Because the can do so without ground contact.
Unless, are you not working hot?
In resi, it's a good practice to work one handed, however, I suppose that's a bit tricky to do in this situation! Lol.
I doubt if they do this in rain or high winds. I think he was working on the neutral, but the other guys were working on the hot lines, but the lines should have been
grounded and turned off.
Wow that's a scary job, count me out! I like my feet on the ground 🤣😂
Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks
in the US they use helicopters to get the crew on top of the towers and to repair the main runs!
Dam you got to have nerves if steel I'd be scared shitless up the if I did not die from a Hart attack first...
Fantastic Video I never knew that was done that way I seen helacopters used but not a bike...
great job , used to do towercranes and later industry rigging , no fear of height just respect for the danger and you be fine ! funny accents , austrian or south german , and the guy on the rope is belgian.
Watching this shit raising my heart rate
and it's all fun and games until...
"CODE BULE"DING DONG DING DONG "CODE BLUE" DING DONG DING DONG "CODE BLUE"
To all the useless people working at banks and insurance companies: Look, this is how a proper job looks like, just making money in an honest way…👍
Thank you God bless you my friend
No way would i do that.I think Glen Campbell was a lineman for the county.
different type of lineman he was more of a oh your powers out let me get in my bucket truck
Holy smokes… First video of your channel I‘ve watched and this was actually amazingly interesting to watch! 🙏
But what really stood out to me was your kind of „cynical“ or „sarcastic“ sentence -> „So Gott will“ 🥴🫣👍
I really can’t comprehend or understand how I would have felt if I would be in your shoes… or boots on a bike on a Transmission line 🤙 but I definitely would have screamed for sure! 🥴😂
Thx for the awesome video, I really enjoyed watching it 👏
All the best or „Viele Grüße“ from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
Lol no thank you. I'm glad there's people that are doing this cause it will never be me idc how much it pays
I am lineman too love the job❤️❤️👍👍
thank goodness for go pro Camara's and the guy that's multi-talent.. I would dropped everything.. plus fell off. hope he's making lots of money!! and thanks for video otherwise I'd never go up there...
After watching this, I bought me a Lineman's transmission Bike, and I've been riding the lines ever since. People just kind of look at me, as I peddle overhead. I'm trying to be the first to go from the East Coast to the WEst Coast.
You're not really doing that, are you?
Wete you born in the Alps? Or raised amongst mountain goats? The skill levels shown here are indicative of what is required to be hired to do this type of work, and I'm sure men like these are well compensated
Krass man ! Gut das Seil war noch tragfähig aber trotzdem die einzelnen Adern blockieren die Rollen ... also da noch so cool zu bleiben ... einfach nur krass
Love the view looking down the line
Not enough money in the world to get me up there ONE time!! Let alone a career of it!! Gonads of steel!!
I'm guessing the red stoppers are intended to keep you from hitting g the ground if your starting end pulls free? Seems you are adding one each time your traveled distance is almost the distance to the ground? Thanks for showing us how this goes.
They are bird flight diverters, for big birds like swans, geese, etc. maybe even Big Bird himself.
With all those installed no one's gonna ride the line after you.
Would have liked a bit of narrative describing what was being done. Plus what were the orange spirals for?
Hello. They warn planes and birds.
That’s badass bro, but there’s no way I could do that. Huge balls
Awesome 🤙
Well stay healthy & Safety First! ✌😉
Like the ride-- keep up the voltage!
This man is a good hand.
It’s nice to watch a pro at work - especially on something this hairy and complex. But am I missing something - several times he used a socket wrench that didn’t appear to have any safety line attached. With my luck I’d have dropped the damn thing and probably whacked somebody in the head at the same time. I’d think you’d want all your tools attached so you couldn’t accidentally drop them.
Man I wish that I was that calm of a man to be able to get up there yet alone ride a bike on a cable.
Eu so escuto este vento fico feliz
Este motesedor ele xato
I don't know how you're not absolutely terrified doing all that up there
Do the red 'pigtail' cables just mark the places where repairs need to be made? Or is that the repair? Is the cable first inspected perhaps by helicopter? How do you know it's still safe to hold the weight of a human? Amazing video thank you for sharing
These are all the same questions I’m curious about as I’m watching the video.
Did a little google research and I can’t find anything that looks like these red spirals, but I found some similar white coils on a website that says they are meant to reduce resonant vibration from wind or also during repairs. As for how they know it will support a humans weight and not snap, I’m not sure.
the damage was from a lightning strike. nobody knew that. they just sent me off. In the middle I realized something wasn't right...
Broken line, better breakout the electrical tape. 😆😆😆😆 This is nerve wracking. Hats off to the guy that has to do this. JustSaying.
I think I'd rather be on a helicopter full of snakes with Ray Charles as the pilot. 😮
Ich bewundere Euch, wie Ihr diese Arbeit macht! Auch wenn die Aussicht wunderschön ist, ich könnte in dieser Höhe nicht arbeiten! Viele Grüße vom Chiemsee
I like the music!!! For those that don't hit mute or make your own video!!!
Don't drop your wrench. Getting it back up again is a lot of effort...
I see jobs like this, like cell phone tower techs, etc.. and not just no, but HELL NO! It's funny because I'm a retired EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) aka bomb squad guy. This kind of job is terrifying to me. I'm sure my chosen profession is terrifying to these guys.
Von so einer guten Kletterausrüstung haben wir geträumt damals. Wir hatten einen Hüftgurt und sind ungesichert auf den Mast. Wir sind auch frei auf den
Traversen hin und her gelaufen ,ohne Sicherung, ging gar nicht anders mit unserem Gurt.
Der Auffanggurt ist momentan Standard und wurde zur Pflicht.
Zumindest bei meiner Firma.
Ich kenne aber auch so wie Du noch die Zeit mit dem Bauchgurt...
Dampners for vibration.Red for visability by planes and helicopters.
Thanks for that info, I just asked that question and then came across your comment from a few moths ago.
So what is he actually doing here, putting up some sort of lightning arrester or a warning device to show where the wire is? It’s obvious he’s using the meter to measure how far along to place them, but It’ll certainly make it hard for someone to bicycle along the line next time with those on it.
Notice you don't see any overweight people doing this job.
After getting past the frayed cable you must’ve set a new record for that section on Strava :)
no. Afterwards I thanked my Creator that I was still alive...


I was scared just watching that, particularly when he was rewinding those strands. I was half expecting to start seeing the other strands separating. Scary stuff.
The veiw is SPECIAL and i personally wouldn't be able to work on lines/towers because i have a certain amount of fear with hieghts may God bless you all
As a 1970’s lineman I salute you
that's a little scary seeing the cable keeping you alive is falling apart.
Looks like fun, how's work going? I'm a climber who works as a plumber. You guys have my dream job!
A lot of climbers service towers and do lineman work.
Currently working on installing distribution on the ground, I hope that someday I get to move up to the high lines as poles and ditches have gotten very boring…
Theme park ride repair
Amazing. Respect.
Always liked bikes, but you can keep that one buddy!! What’s the red things for? Lightning? Birds? Visibility?
Warn aircraft of collision...
Is this somewhere in Germany?
In Austria
You know if your not afraid of hights thats not a bad days work. Hardest part is climbing the tower. After that looked pretty peaceful.
Minus the broken wire lol commented to soon lol