Just happy to be here. Anytime you want reach out!

Congrats man! Glad I could help and thanks for watching. It’s very rewarding to hear from all of you.

Thank you for your support!

Still interested?

Hey Nick! Awesome question! There are specific technicians who deal with external rope access work. The name is often abbreviated to SPRAT and they deal with anything where you would be suspended from something other than a platform. SPRAT stands for Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians. They are certified and trained exclusively on this type of work. An everyday technician will be hard pressed to find a reason to be hanging by a rope. You will however have to climb VERY VERY VERY tall ladders and sometimes that ladder is on the roof outside the nacelle. Hope this answers your question and thank you for watching the channel!

Hey Colton reach out to me at my email. Let’s discuss your options. Thanks for watching!

Always 100 ;)

Absolutely on my list of things to do. Expect this content soon. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Terribly sorry to say I missed this comment. To answer your question I don't have any higher education beyond a high school diploma. Technical skills and a passion for what you do are the keys to success in this industry. Best of luck on your career and thank you for the support! Feel free to ask or email me any other questions and keep an eye out for an upcoming video.

Hey Layne! Good question. These turbines need everything under the sun. Think of them like a car. From the beginning in the factory they need someone to assemble it and then they need someone to test it. Sure, someone sells the car but there are many more people who do the maintenance on it. A wind technicians job is to keep it running. Everything from an oil change to getting it repaired after the "check engine light" comes on. The hardest task I've completed I would say was replacing a transformer with an internal crane operation.

How is so far, I’m looking to get into it. Is it a good job to persue

I’m in the hiring process, they mentioned I’ll have to do a climb test, any help on how to do it ? Or things to fix maybe ?

It depends on the job your applying for but as it goes most companies would like you to keep the position you apply and accept for a minimum of a year. Colorado is a great place to start a career in wind and there are many sites that will hire you without ever having to travel.

Hey Alex, thanks for the question. You hit the nail on the head. One of the universal struggles of wind techs is staying cool especially during summer months. We have programs like beat the heat where we factor in the temperatures of the day along with humidity to adapt and adjust our breaks. Along with lots of water and electrolyte drinks we can run the fans that keep the nacelle at operating temperatures. Even then the heat can be a lot. If we have an especially hot day the expectation of productivity is reduced. If you need a break. Popping your head out of the skylight and into the breeze is a great way to cool down. Awesome question and very original unfortunately the answer is an underwhelming improvise. adapt. overcome.

And its the other way around, here in sweden if its -19 C outsude and when we climb up, its like -25°C crazy

I just had my first -25ºF wind chill day and yeah that was not fun. Tons of hand warmers and I packed my heated lunch box. That was rough. Godspeed to you guys near or in the arctic circle.

Oil filter changes, Greasing, Torquing, Dusting and inspecting are the major categories that turbines experience during a service cycle. Awesome question. Thanks for watching!

👀 ugh… a bear poops in the woods. This might be the first question to stump me on how to answer properly. But yeah we don’t hold it in. Thanks for the question!

Rule #1: don't walk under wind turbines when a crew is up top

Not at this time. There are plenty of sites and companies that need manpower! Good luck!

@@theturbinecowboy7971 that's so awesome to hear! So excited to start!

SkyClimbers is a great way to get your foot in the door. You will hear a lot of guys in the industry complain about the company in the field. However, they do take people who have little to no experience and offer them an opportunity to breakthrough a lot of the stigma surrounding applying for jobs with higher qualifications. This comes at the cost of generally lower pay and fewer benefits you'd find at the larger OEM companies. My advice is to use the company as a springboard to get your feet wet and get the experience you need to apply for a company where you can make it your career. Work hard and impress the sites that you work at and they may offer you a much better position then you will get working for a third party. Be advised many companies have an anti poaching agreement with SC so after you accept the job you will usually have to wait a year before being able to apply and be accepted at the other companies. If you take the job make the most of it and learn as much as you can. Thanks for watching!

I will start working for Skyclimber next month

Heck yeah! Where are you at in the hiring process? If you want to, you can send me an email and I can answer any of your specific questions. Thanks for watching and I hope to hear back soon!

@@theturbinecowboy7971 I'm gonna head to a 8 week wind school here in cali once I get out of the military around late August 🤟

@@aoutone7462 Very cool 8 weeks is definitely an extensive class but leaves a lot to be desired. Is your background in the military mechanical or electrical in nature? The Jet-engine mechanics are some of the best wind turbine techs this industry has ever seen.

@@theturbinecowboy7971 wish I was, but worked in logistics 😵

Don’t be surprised if it takes awhile to hear back from them. They’re one of the best around. No company is perfect but I tend to think highly of them.

@@theturbinecowboy7971 wow thanks they actually got back to me asap

@@prodoman3945 any update?

​@@prodoman3945any update?