Changing out an 85lb glass type suspension insulator on an 'H' structure at Northwest Lineman College Spring 2012 term
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@Mmiitthh6 жыл бұрын
Gotta love that hesitation on the square knot. I always have to tell myself right over left...left over right lol
@twelvetwenty-two3535 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he tied two thief knots. Not a square was tied that day lol 😂
@TexasRailfan20084 жыл бұрын
Mmiitthh same
@Mr.Thermistor72283 жыл бұрын
bro same shit here lmao
@sadwinter96089 жыл бұрын
Being a lineman is the best thing ever ! I am a lineman too for the last 8 years. Lineman rocks...from Saudi Arabia.
@LisandroGarcia868 жыл бұрын
My engineering professor has told me a lot about these power grid structures and I got to say man, props to you for having the courage to work in a dangerous field like this, I really respect the people that do this type of work. :)
@johnmurray4578 Жыл бұрын
2/3/23 this is the most incredible job I’ve ever seen anyone ever do. This man is the definition of a professional.
@fist_full_of_bacon5219 жыл бұрын
You sir and everyone who dose that work are one of a kind thank you for keeping our power on...
@leebrewer11908 жыл бұрын
A profession to most certainly be proud of. Thanks for this great video. The amount of safety gear nowadays is amazing.
@DouglasStrinz7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. You looked super confident up there. Being a cable TV "lineman" I get to see some of this stuff only during easement pole breaks.
@heman2487 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I have so much respect for what you do. Thanks to you I can do the things I want. You are the one making the world spin.
@gardenstatestacker18798 жыл бұрын
I came here because I love insulators haha thanks for the video man!! those bells would look great in my collection!
@FireFytingNut10 жыл бұрын
Very cool!! I never knew what a lineman did until now! I'd love to give something like this a try. Thank you for sharing this video with us!
@muhammadfarhan84047 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!... Amazing works.. everything you had did by yourself..
@weberchu30649 жыл бұрын
this job looks really tough and complicated,every step is to ensure the satefy.good job man! and glad to see those insulators supplied by us are put into use here. If anyone needs insulators,just contact me.
@medleykatharine67366 жыл бұрын
Weber Chu I need some insulators I’ll trade you ?
@leonbogon1485 жыл бұрын
got all the respect in the world for you guys
@TupmaniaTurning8 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting to watch - poetry in motion!
@onza9589 жыл бұрын
Great video man! My kid is at NLC in Oroville right now and digging it…about 4 weeks left. He is doing this (change out) right now there and told me to watch this video so I know what the heck he's talking about! Thanks!
@TimothyShaw9 жыл бұрын
Nice point of view video. It makes me appreciate the difficulty of performing line maintenance.
@atexan54496 жыл бұрын
Wow I want to do that but I need to get in better shape,lose my fear of hights,and get ball of steel.and thank u for help keep the power on stay safe.
@saltyassassin6 жыл бұрын
Hanging off a ladder, that’s hanging off a cross arm!! You power cats are crazy! I’m happy working right at about 30 feet! Mad Respect for you guys!
@ThereAreTwoGenders2 жыл бұрын
Is he still hooked to the pole if the ladder goes or no?
@naterskater77093 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to attend the 2022 lineman program!!!
@MrMacman989 жыл бұрын
Cant tell you how badly I want some of those insulators..
@bryanlettow43896 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience! Doing some research before I head out to NLC. Any advice on making my schooling easier on myself?
@MrMjym10 жыл бұрын
i was a lineman for 25 years and work across canada and love my job im retired now
@sadwinter96089 жыл бұрын
Heeey there im a lineman too but still begining my journy.
@MrMjym9 жыл бұрын
Sad Winter you guys are lucky now you have bucket truck when i start as a lineman it was done all be hand like instal pot with a gin pole and a set off rope block and no running hand line just the hand line pull a cross arm with your hand line work for contractor not and eazy job i learn the hard way or the highway loll but love my job i was lucky that didnt got burn but i got 2 bad knee now but im ok and alway be carfull if you wont to be and old man like me loll
@sadwinter96089 жыл бұрын
Well said dude....you did it the hard way but i really beleve that when you think of it now you'll be like "great memories" . I just hope i'll say that too when i retired. Im only 26 years old so i still have so many things to learn in order to be a great lineman.
@MrMjym9 жыл бұрын
Sad Winter hi im glad you love your job and your the one who do your protection when you work on live line or even dead line its always danger out in the field like indution or backfeeding on the line
@atexan54496 жыл бұрын
MrMjym thank you for working such a dangerous job to keep the lights on
@SethBergile Жыл бұрын
Much Trust! Trust in your team, your gear and your abilities!
@OvertlyDespotic3 жыл бұрын
Telco worker: should I grab my ladder or my hooks? Power lineman: yes
@danmelissamyers3382 Жыл бұрын
Thank you brothers for all that you do for all of us. Have a blessed, safe, and loving day. Remember that I love you forever xs infinity AND E=Mc2 but Almighty God loves you even more then that though. Loving you all. Asalaam ☮️ peace
@crxtfr9 жыл бұрын
Well Done!! thanks for the share
@bobbyjoe16649 жыл бұрын
GLAD YOU ARE DOING IT AND NOT ME , SCAREY
@CamStansell9 жыл бұрын
Awesome mate
@TheHankerchief2610 жыл бұрын
Use Electricity today? THANK A LINEMAN
@Mr.Thermistor72283 жыл бұрын
@Narrow Indow and if you had a penis youd be a male
@joeyatin27343 жыл бұрын
so.. do i thank myself then?
@3000gtalex9 жыл бұрын
Awesome video id love to have a job like this
@jianzhiporcelaininsulatorc31848 жыл бұрын
You are the best.
@joseangellobato23515 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, goob job.
@unleasheth8 жыл бұрын
I gotta tip my hat off to you guys, yall are bad asses!!! Gaffing hurts. no matter what man says about it, every minute youre up there your shins scream. I work with cable and gaffing isn't used 100% of the time sometimes we have to and other times its optional
@pjw10162 жыл бұрын
As tough as this is on a nice sunny day, think of having to do this in the middle the night, in an ice storm with below zero wind chills and having to use your hammer to break the ice off the pole on the way up. We all take power and the guys that keep it on for granted.
@bernardberben4852 Жыл бұрын
That's the reason these guys do it. They want to.
@daveinmd0111 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Just fucking awesome! Thank Heaven somebody does this job. Geez...nerves ofice and real cajones! Stay safe & thanks!
@DerekHundik4 жыл бұрын
this type of Insulator got metal all the way tru so how its insulating anything ?
@adamguzman84985 жыл бұрын
What brand of snatch block and rope is that?
@Iwantamansonguitar11 жыл бұрын
What are those red ribbons made of? And what voltage is that, 70kV?
@davidwilkins98969 жыл бұрын
Hey man what video setting you use while filming yourself climbing? just got a go pro and trying to find out best settings, 1080p?
@buchananj559 жыл бұрын
I think for this one I was using 1080p@30fps. Using the Hero2
@TramFahrerGTASAMP8 жыл бұрын
I'd like to have one of those handing from my ceiling for decoration not that long though, maybe like 4 limbs of it hehe. I realy like the way they look lol. Also, Well done!
@MrAquinas14 жыл бұрын
It's a hobby collecting them. There are tons of them on Ebay.
@MrEspana849 жыл бұрын
Freakin awesome, I start Lineworker school this Winter
@FerreneMachine7 жыл бұрын
Anonnn nimmis how is it?
@lukespiwak70742 жыл бұрын
are you a lineman yet ?
@dswyc12 жыл бұрын
Good Job, from Listuguj Quebec Canada apprentice lineman myself
@littleMEDIApro8 жыл бұрын
HEY NICE VIDEO. I WAS WONDERING, HOW DID YOU MOUNT THE GO PRO? IM GOING TO NLC THIS FALL AND WANT TO FILM SOME CLIMBS. I LIKE THIS ANGLE.
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
+littleMEDIApro i just used the head strap and had my hard hat on top of it. a lot of guys mount it to the hard hat though
@SodiumInduction-hv2 ай бұрын
getting on that ladder is scary
@ALBONDIGAS779 жыл бұрын
Respectable.
@salaha37863 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this information this is my job lam from Algeria tank you USA
@FCA19759 жыл бұрын
9:00 I kind of hoped you would play 'Carol of the Bells' with those insulator caps. lol
@tyejohnson50596 жыл бұрын
I went to volta line school in Oregon and we didn’t get to use a ladder we got to lean out and do that shit from the pole and we are timed! I got up the pole and all done in 12 min and we had to drop the glass all the way to the ground and put one more on and pin them back up by the horseshoe
@tonymoon53319 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@madomad58645 жыл бұрын
How do your legs and feet feel while doing this?
@unleasheth8 жыл бұрын
good job dude. gaffing makes a man out of ya :)
@benbradagh10 жыл бұрын
I couldn't do that. Just watching the video made me scared. Well done.
@DarshanR19 жыл бұрын
A very good example for working with safety gears. People in India should use safety gears while working.
@MojoRisingTV9 жыл бұрын
Darshan R LOL They dont!? Thats a lot of avoidable deaths
@dphorgan6 жыл бұрын
Mojo's World take a trip to Live Leak. Indians and electricity don't mix. Along with trains.
@electronicsNmore9 жыл бұрын
Looks a lot higher than a typical 35'-40' pole. Definitely a job for slim/fit people. Too much work to change out that insulator. Call in the bucket truck!
@koriko886 жыл бұрын
It is a lot of work and a bucket truck would be easier. However, when (insert natural disaster here) wipes out power for multiple states around you and every single bucket truck is already being used, you'll be glad that individual linepeople are trained in how to scale up a pole and do needed repairs without a bucket. :-D
@twelvetwenty-two3536 жыл бұрын
Not only what William said, but if roads or right of ways are no go good, a crew can hoof in and change out components. First few steps of guys love to get on their hooks anyway. The kind of guys that make it on crews who deal with H's are pretty apt anyway, climbing is second nature.
@tonyhill53484 жыл бұрын
Not just for "slim" guys. I'm almost 300lbs and do it all every day. It's all about what you're made of.
@Eduardomister110 жыл бұрын
cara capabens pelo seu trabalho eu sei o que e trabalhar com dificuldades
@nathanlaubacher66018 жыл бұрын
Really entertaining video, thanks! I assume this is a training site by the wear on the poles? I feel like this would be a cool job to have.
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
+Nathan Laubacher (Nathansswell) ya its a school in northern ca
@Zombunist10 жыл бұрын
You linemen have serious balls! Thanks for keeping the lights on! Is that the school in Idaho?
@MrBigbear7810 жыл бұрын
I think this is in northern Cali. Not for sure.
@buchananj5510 жыл бұрын
Ya it's on Oroville, Ca. They have 2 other campuses in Idaho and Texas
@dphorgan6 жыл бұрын
He has it right in the description. Learn to read.
@EphemeralProductions7 жыл бұрын
i have always wondered why insulators and bushings are made in that flat disc "bell" shape.
@pmckinlay65310 жыл бұрын
Still looks weird, seeing you fellas climbing using spurs... Hardwood poles here in Australia don't allow us to do that. We're on pole platforms. I'm not sure how we'd tackle a H-frame transmission structure without EWPs though. Interesting video, thanks for posting :-)
@lllllllllllllll36655 жыл бұрын
So you don't climb them just work off a platform that must be piss easy ? What voltage are u working on 132kv?
@lllllllllllllll36655 жыл бұрын
Have u got two pole belts for changing to the ladder good job
@jchambers25869 жыл бұрын
How do you change the insulator when the line is energized
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
+John Chambers using hot sticks. basically long fiberglass sticks with different attachments on the end to do the work
@ricardojuarez65347 жыл бұрын
Good job ..
@shawnw5738 жыл бұрын
what's the technique when you do a armor rod change and that sling would be in the way?
@mebunkeryou87188 жыл бұрын
Thread strap through the gaps of rod near dog bone and ags.
@simply_based3 жыл бұрын
Where is this? Iowa?
@davidsalny71749 жыл бұрын
I am a power engineer and you are an excellent lineman do you still test insulators with a buzz stick? Be safe. Yours is a noble profession
@sbrown73959 жыл бұрын
It good to see how other schools do it...
@jdonelson73859 жыл бұрын
Yes. Always a good thing to keep up with what other do. Keeps you well-rounded.
@jdonelson73859 жыл бұрын
*others :-)
@sbrown73959 жыл бұрын
Lol
@avinashnongmaithem74657 жыл бұрын
nice job where from this .. they are using wooden pole
@spmcclung1403 жыл бұрын
Instructor Mel to this day putting us youngans to shame on the wood teaching at 75
@joshualawson643623 күн бұрын
i would be scared to death of being up that high.
@MitchOHearn968 жыл бұрын
how do you like those Klein line gloves? Are they durable?
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
They were comfortable but they didn't last very long. They were just what the school provided. I use all leather ones now
@MitchOHearn968 жыл бұрын
any brands you prefer? or do you just use whatever
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
my job uses youngstown. i like them. but I'm sure there are plenty out there. check out far west
@mebunkeryou87188 жыл бұрын
Didn't weather the bells?
@wansmg2 жыл бұрын
Hard worker
@cadennorton76796 жыл бұрын
What is that?
@billfisher34845 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, but think I will use my Terex TM 105 for that.
@OhPoWneDiel9 жыл бұрын
this is a terrifying job. i hate heights, can you explain to me clearly about the insulator that you are installing, what is it made of and how does it work? why is it designed that way coz i ussually see the common porcelain ones
@buchananj559 жыл бұрын
OhPoWneDiel Its just a clear glass insulator. Nothing different than the porcelain brown ones you usually see
@iain2gd Жыл бұрын
longshot and a half with this being 10 years old but does anyone know what pole choke belt this is?
@buchananj55 Жыл бұрын
It’s a Buckingham Super Squeeze
@tutorials56410 жыл бұрын
nice!!!
@cesarcruz93067 жыл бұрын
Linemen ... the unsung heroes of America
@alexarcher45549 жыл бұрын
How do you find the rope for the pole strap compared to the brown belt?
@buchananj559 жыл бұрын
I like the rope. I tried the squeeze with the belt grab and just didn't like the feel of it. Just my opinion
@alexarcher45549 жыл бұрын
I can imagine it would get caught up on stuff a lot less, my brown belt flips over on me when coming down a lot, gets annoying
@X2O8MZV98 жыл бұрын
wow!
@cammy72910 жыл бұрын
That buck squeeze looks like a real pain in the ass when it comes to obstacles... guess its better than fallin
@92dwagner9 жыл бұрын
why didnt they have you change the glass out while working off the pole?
@buchananj559 жыл бұрын
It's just a school for practice. We re-used everything that we could
@binladen27397 жыл бұрын
Wow that was a lot of work....not his first time doin it!
@DevinSeeleyDevilO7 жыл бұрын
wow this is dangerous work
@EphemeralProductions7 жыл бұрын
God, my eyes were buggin out and I was threatening to get slightly dizzy, just lookin at the view when he was climbing the pole. :\ LOL I don't think I could ever do this job; way to freaked about heights.
@FCA19759 жыл бұрын
This job puts the "T" in tedious. Is there an easier way to access the insulator, like an insulated ladder or crane from the ground?
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
+FCA1975 the have bucket trucks that would normally be used but this is in a training environment so they want you to climb as much as possible
@EnProto8 жыл бұрын
really, tedious? this job is an adrenaline rush. of course a bucket would be used for this unless it was in someone's backyard but this is a school so they climb it.
@doggonemess19 жыл бұрын
So they're still glass? That's cool!
@buchananj558 жыл бұрын
+doggonemess still glass. a lot are going polymer though
@MortishASkejs9 жыл бұрын
:.nice sound,. enny way!
@NisarKhan-wy3vk7 жыл бұрын
good
@buchananj5511 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what you mean by red ribbons...? It's actually all dead in a training environment
@meghanlehmann20249 жыл бұрын
What height is the pole?
@buchananj559 жыл бұрын
55ft
@muhammadahsanzia19467 жыл бұрын
nyc work man.. i am also a lineman in pakistan
@ghostwalker82497 жыл бұрын
Ahsan Zia they have electricity in Pakistan?
@muhammadahsanzia19467 жыл бұрын
Ghost Walker yes they have BT mostly in summer it disappear lol...
@muhammadahsanzia19467 жыл бұрын
can you plz tell me the college name and address ?
@lllllllllllllll36655 жыл бұрын
What u actually doing changing the dishes?seems like Ur doing a lot ov work a could have done 3 to Ur one lol even when it's snowing
@lorenzobernocchi94358 жыл бұрын
Wooow
@johnschlesinger20095 жыл бұрын
Krikes, scary stuff. I hope you get decent money for doing that!
@keatonjackson84244 жыл бұрын
Decent doesn’t even begin to cover how much the money is
@bernardberben4852 Жыл бұрын
I know this is 10 years old but I just wanted to say. I'm 15 years old and thinking about making this my job when I get out of high school. I will be 18 by then and I would rather join a lineman school than go to college. Mind I ask how old you were when you started school there? And how long did it take you to get a job after finishing? Also. Fantastic video.
@buchananj55 Жыл бұрын
I was 23 when I went to line school. It’s a great trade as long as your willing to work all weather and holidays and can’t get yelled at without taking it personal. It took me 3 months to get on at the utility that I live within. I had a cap at 6 months before I was going to look for a job out of state. But I’ve been at my utility now for 10 Years and am a troubleman now and couldn’t be happier.
@bernardberben4852 Жыл бұрын
@@buchananj55 ok thanks.
@Delious078 жыл бұрын
nah fuck dat.. Getting for a gastric bypass and looking at jobs i can do after surgery and i can say this is fucking out!
@vinnyslawncare7 жыл бұрын
Delious07 lmfao.
@scotttipps81559 жыл бұрын
What kind of a safety is that? Never seen one before?????????
@MrOrangemafia6 жыл бұрын
Scott Tipps buckingham supersqueeze
@xuanvien127 жыл бұрын
sao lai la cot gỗ nhỉ
@FredrickPeterson7 жыл бұрын
11:00 the old knife knot chur brother
@buchananj556 жыл бұрын
hatchet knot haha
@beateremail63844 жыл бұрын
Imagine hooking yourself up you make it to the top and then you drop your tool 😂🤣