Hey! Hope everybody is doing well!✌️ Two things guys & girls; one of the poles your going to see in this video is an absolute mess of wires, unfortunately you will likely come across this from time to time throughout your career. Secondly, Yes, I used a ladder to get over that cable guard 😬😔 go easy on me 🙏🤣 Don't forget to hit me with a 👊 and where your watching from! 🍻

I'm an engineer for a large utility in the US. I've really been benefiting from watching your content, getting to see the actual boots on the ground (or boots in the bucket) work. I try not to get stuck behind my computer and forget that what I propose actually gets built. I appreciate the time you take to make these and just thought I'd let you know that linemen aren't the only people you're teaching. Keep up the good work and stay safe!

I still say you're a wizard with that extendo stick 😆

I can't believe you only have 7,000 subscribers. Keep up the great work and your channel is going to explode.

Been watching a bunch of your videos today. I’m coming up through progression now with my company. I wish we had more foremen like you that are patient and actually take time to explain the job and help us understand and do the job better

You got me hooked dude I love electrical stuff saw a video and can’t stop watching love your videos and be safe!!

OMG could that pole be any more of a mess, my shoulders were burning just watching all that stick work . Great video stay hydrated , thanks for sharing

That was a birds nest of cable. Shameful. Glad to see your locator was being proactive and recognized a potential hazard. Most of our utilities use contract locators and they wouldn't recognize that. As a former cable guy, I can appreciate the hazard that comes if your primary had touched the low voltage lines. We've had installers killed because of that. I enjoy your videos, I would like to see you do one on your truck. I think it would be kind of cool to see what equipment you have on your truck and your truck in general. I know the PUD trucks are much larger than the bucket trucks I used to work on in the cable industry.

Just found your channel but loving the videos. I work in the control center/trouble desk for a larger utility in the states. Been sharing these with some co-workers and friends. Great info, I wish more customers understood what we have to do to get the lights back on....

Awesome video. Future apprentice from California starting school in August👊 love watching you’re videos they help get me pumped up for school.

As an Australian (living in the coldest of our states) it amazes me the temperature ranges you guys have there where you are. Snow, blizzards and ice rain and then mid 30⁰C's temperatures for the warmer months. That is such a huge range. Thanks for the vids. Binge watching them 👌

Love how you educate and make the videos interesting. Thanks!

You have been selected by KZfaq's algorithm. Straight +1k subs/day for the last 3 i think, good work!

Yay! I've been waiting for another one of these awesome being a lineman videos!

Finally gotcha in hooks haha! LOVE the videos man, get so pumped when i get a new video notification!

Thank you for taking the time to post these videos..Im a.diesel mechanic and am 52 yrs old and am way to old to start a new career ..Your videos help me get my lineman wanna be on...

Yikes and I thought our easement poles in the back yards were a mess.

Watching from RI! Amateur who has read a lot and knows a few people working for the local utility (National Grid for about 10 years, previously Narragansett Electric Co.) Love your videos!!! I don't know if you would find it interesting to know how we are doing things a little "old school" here in RI, but I figured you wouldn't mind me commenting! We have a mix of voltage ranges on the primaries here. Much is still original from as far back as the 1920's at 4kV, with very slow upgrades to 12.5kV standard. All main lines since the 60's in my area have been insulated with 12.5kV insulators, but the side-lines had the smaller 4kV ones. My street was converted over about 5 years ago and I got a couple of the 4kV insulators and the shackle insulator at the end of the line. Also, most single-phase transformers in the area have been replaced/upgraded and are marked "25-70" . NG plans on upgrading almost all of the distribution to 12.5kV and has purchased all new transformers with two primary taps! I asked a NG lineman recently how the heck they can afford the extra materials and he said "because they have more money than God!" What I can't figure out is how the heck NG will be able to cut things over to the higher voltage by rewiring each transformer to the higher voltage tap without an extended outage across my whole area? Thoughts? We also have an obsolete "sub-transmission" class of of 22.5kV lines that feed smaller neighborhood substations (usually made up of a single 22.5-4kV 150kVA transformer) where they are stepped down to 4kV. Some of these circuits are so old that they are literally the first "high-voltage transmission lines" in the state from 1910 (found a newspaper article about the installation of the "astounding voltage of 22,500!" lines to towns 15 and 35 miles from the power plant; a big deal then I take it!!) The lines have been upgraded, with better insulation and heavier gauge wire (originally, still in some places 1/0 copper with two wires per phase (six wires on two crossarms, now 4/0 aluminium with 1 wire per phase) but are a big problem because they are at capacity in a built up area a good distance from the 115kV transmission lines. The plan that NG has to solve this is to eventually scrap or downgrade the 22.5kV lines in favor of 12.5kV from two larger substations in my area (East Bay of Rhode Island) but it will take many years. In the southern, more rural part of the state, NG is experimenting with using 22.5kV as a primary voltage on existing "sub-transmission" lines to better regulate voltage. It just adds to the mix of what's out there!

I love line work!

Great video, you guys have great procedures very safe love it!

Been watching your videos for a few weeks now, you do it fantastic job of filming and your work also. This is from Southwest Missouri and USA

Great job troubleman! Stay safe and keep the videos rolling Sir! Blessings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷.

Love your channel! Keep’em comin!

Amazing how small those high voltage lines are.

Amazed to see the trees tangled up in the wires. In Australia that’s to much of a bushfire hazard. Would be cut back 5-10 meters at least

Did you grab the screwdriver ? 🤣🤣

These are interesting videos. More please, when you have time. Thank you, Erin.

Im happy you upload these types of videos thank you

Being an auto mechanic and living in a primarily DC world, I find these videos fascinating. It's a whole 'nother world, these high voltage AC power lines. Proper training and equipment is obviously essential, but this type of work clearly isn't for everyone. Nerves of steel would seem to be a job requirement. One miscalculation and you're basically fried, but I'm guessing you just have to put that out of your mind and focus on the task at hand while keeping your wits about you.

"someone left this screwdriver in the pole" haha wow that pole had a bit of everything in it

Thanks for making these videos!

You left the screwdriver in there? Some of my best tools have come from people leaving them inside signs that I fix for a living. Once in a while they're my own tools.

New subscriber out in Holly NY, great work on your videos! They're fascinating and you do an amazing job explaining things. Keep up the great work!

great info on the gaffs and hooks! i'm looking to start using them on low voltage projects with poles (no power)

I have a question for you; I've wondered about this for years! When an area has power restored, how is current controlled? As an example, assume power has been out for an hour to 10K customers. When power is restored, hypothetically, that is 10K refrigerators looking to be fed at the same time. Seems like a tremendous surge on the system. Just curious how this would work.

Dude I totally love your videos, not a lineman or anything yet but do alot of electrical work in houses. I'm very interested in becoming a lineman!! Keep the videos coming for the education! Also love how safe you are too!

Hi Erin- So I am really hooked on your videos. You do a great job! When I was younger I wanted to be a lineman but never went in that direction. I still love learning how everything works. I am wondering how you came up with the name Bobsdecline? Also, In this video you mentioned cutting out some transformers from the underground cable. I would like to learn how you cut those out. I am also fascinated with all the power in those higher tension lines that go to the power company. Any way you could show us what the generators look like and how they can produce so much electricity as to run so many towns and businesses. I have a 3500 watt generator and it's big enough. I can't imagine what it would take to power a big city. Another cool video would be if you could talk about the High voltage DC lines they have on the west coast.

Absolutely, Hydrate! I used to work in Southern California with temps up to 115F 46C. Stay safe!

Hey bro just found this channel .... Been binge watching it tonight .... Love the vids ... Very interesting stuff... Big ups from Hogansville Georgia 🤘👍💯

You should try 110 degree Floridian heat.

Those extendos can be life savers.

The neighbourhood I am in is all back yard service but the poles are concrete. All ladder access behind gates and fences and a real pain to get to..

👊 greetings from Germany 😉

Just found this Channel. I'm a 21 year Veteran communications Technician (aka Cable Guy) Wanted a Career change. 10 years with no raises and training the higher paid new guys helped push me to that decision. To a communications technician (at least to myself and my Team) the power Technicians are the Big Brother. The Brother you're told to listen and do what he says. You wait till he is done, you move when he needs to get by. You FVD positive on something? You call your Big Brother (or Sister). Anyway you get the idea. So naturally that Big Brother, is something I always wanted to be. Just wanted to thank you for sharing the knowledge. Every little bit helps a whole lot.

👊🏻 checking in from Michigan, stay safe brother!

Love these videos I want to become a lineman my self and I'm hopeful will be going to a career training center while I'm in high school after this summer

we have tree crews that go through twice a year and butcher trees away from the lines. they cut them 20 feet away from the lines much to the anger of the home owner but we've all been told, no plantings within 20 feet... needless to say its now been 6 years since my power has gone out for more than the occasional 20 min bump... before it would go out for a day or so due to trees. thats when i got a back up generator with a cutout switch so no possibility of back feed

When I learned to climb it was hand over hand we didn’t have any of that fancy fall arresting gear. I’m sure that’s how you learned I’ve heard you say you’ve been a lineman for about 20 years.

Realy love your videos since discovering your channel a week ago, i am in 50 hertz land (UK).

love the love action brother!👊👊

Man, I don't know how you guys succeed with that wobbly stick. Not only are you using a piece of spaghetti, but you've also got to have telescope eyes.

Back in the day most guys would free climb until you got over the neutral and then belt in but I can tell you there were times on really bad poles I wish I had a fall arrest belt. Most old timers can tell stories of cutting out and going for a ride.

Nice job man my company just bringing in jelco fall protection stay kool and stay safe bro

Been binge watching these! First time really seeing a lineman work and always been curious. Fantastic editing btw Question: How often have you had your stick fall on you?

3 pots on that line? Bang that thang open. LOL

Looks like a rat's nest. Probably a quick hack job.

You’re lucky to get temperatures of 30° Temperatures in Texas our 90°

Here in this town they cut the old pole below the transformer with 4 service drops installed the new pole and bolted the old pole to the new pole than of course the big phone cable and internet distribution cable a pice of work been like that for over 20 years

Aaron, I have my own suppliments that I take to prevent painfull cramps before heat exhaustion/stroke. Cramps are extreamly dangerous especially if you are on your pole climbers? I use a combination of generic potassium and Mezotrace. I drink just water & take it everyday. Since I’ve been taking them for a few years I have not had any pain or cramps. I heard a lot of “yeahs” from you in your video. Who was bothering you? I give it to you to keep your cool under pressure! You guys are awesome! Keep up the quality videography! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Good work man! ~Sparkie in NS.

hey bob whens the next episode its great to finally find someone interesting that does this kind of videos/work on youtube let alone in canada. Im from Newfoundland Deerlake

Looks like NBP has some of the same issues we have locally lol .Great Video Aaron

Here in the U.S we get up to 70 degrees 34 is vold for us

Hello. I subscribed the other day after a u-tube recommendation. I have watched every video in 2 days. I am from America but we moved to the Philippines, my wife's home country, to retire. You really need to Google map anywhere in Cebu City and look at the wires. You will see anywhere from 35 to 75 wires from poles to poles all over the place. It is crazy how anyone can find anything. I can't explain it. It is that bad. Take a look if you can. Love the videos, stay safe out there.

im watching from Spokane Washington

What a cluster.

Bob, do power grids have circuit breakers? Make a video about how a lineman turns the power back on after a short takes out a section of town. Please!

Very nice video aaron!!!

A great channels like this still under 10k subscribers.

Just had to bust out the ladder trick last Friday

This channel is gonna get 100k subs really soon

Hey man just subscribed really enjoy the videos. what does it take to become a lineman? I am currently a 2nd year electrical apprentice but Ive heard great things about your trade as well. just curious thank you.

What a crazy system where you have to gain access to residential backyards to reach cables and poles. Does that mean that residents are prohibited from placing anything in the vicinity of poles so that a truck can get up close if necessary?

Great video brotha. I use a ladde half way all the time on them crowded ratty old poles. Especially with the bucksqueeze. Hay how go you keep your extendo stick running so smoothly. Mine get sticky the last few sections.

Love your videos, the more I watch only means more respect I have for linemen. What do you do when a switch kicks back? Try a couple more times or shutoff sidelines down the road? Thx

I love line work, but line work videos are better.

Trees, oh Sh!T. The roots, it should be illegal to have trees within 100 feet of anything buried. People love trees, but they cause so much work and money down the line.

Siberia routinely gets into the 30'sC sometimes 40C.

I really like your videos! I wondered, if a house or commercial building catches fire and not all breakers trip, what toll does it take on the power grid? Assuming that the transformer fuse don't blow.

👍👍

Question. How come you did not replace that old looking insulator before reattaching it back on the pole?

JL in Chicago.👊 just wondering why you did not check the underground wire with a phasing set to make sure it’s not holding capacitance before you put your grounds on. I do know that underground wire does drain through transformers, but essentially you trusted it.

hahah the screwdriver....been there seen that

I’m from Arkansas. 35 degrees we’re all frozen it’s crazy hearing someone say that’s hot. We work in 90 - 100 degree weather. 35 is freezing

Two things I never seen, a lineman using a ladder on a pole and rubber gloves on an extendo stick.

5.00............what a dumpster fire........and it looks like the poles themselves are beyond their use by date.

I'd do the same thing if I were me. Ever had a pole break from your weight? Uncle worked for Western Union....he had it happen. tough on the back!

I thought that was an east coast accent! My wife is from NL. I'm a contractor for the phone company in MB. Your blurring at 7:01 wasn't good enough lol. I saw the street name and searched it on Google Maps 😜

In an earlier video you were talking about a common question you get which is what you do when you don't have calls. I take it you never have a dull moment?

BTW, did you hammer that pole before you went up?

Remember kids "Volts" Jolts, but "mills" kills !

Bob, I have a question for you. I managed a large data center that used lots of electricity. There were generators for when we lost power or for maintenance. The transformer connected to the electric utility high voltage line required inspection and maintenance. The data center was transferred to generator. The high voltage lines were opened like in your videos. Question is when the high voltage was checked, one line was energized. Even though it was disconnected. The line was discharged before work was done. How can a line have voltage when disconnected?

I hope the people that you work for and work with actually listen to you.

You ever faced a transformer fire? I've watched some videos of those and its a fine unlike anything I've ever seen.

34 F hot😂 you should come visit Phoenix some time

Aaron,on a pole near my house part of the ground wire is missing,but on the other poles it's there,do i report that to the electric company?

how much current is in that 7200 volt line?

where do you get the potential check ? and can i go to 30 kv

sigh. i don't think i've ever seen an easement that isn't a rats nest. i wonder if its people doing sloppy work because they know it can't be seen from the road oh and that's a load-bearing screwdriver don't touch it hahaha

I always wanted to be a lineman, unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of opportunity here in the BC interior so I settled for industrial/construction electrician. Who knows, maybe one day I will have an opportunity present itself. Keep up the good videos! Sub’d and bell on! ✊