For any of my guys going through NLC some words of wisdom from an alumni, GET YOUR CLASS A CDL BEFORE YOU GRADUATE (air brakes and combination) trust me on this guys, getting into power is extremely difficult without it, best of luck to you lads! Work safe out there

This guy's communication to the crew is excellent 👏

Hello,just come across this,I was a linesman with northern Ireland electricity for 43 years,I loved the job,at the start I thought I would never last,but I did,watching this brings back a lot of good memories, I worked in a 10 man squad,all pole holes were hand dug,and pulled up with a tractor,know mewps then,I miss it ,I'm now 70,bye

As an old ironworker, I've always had a lot of respect for linemen. Its funny, when you're good at something, it looks easy to people that aren't familiar with it. Like you guys going up a pole, we climbed columns. It never occurs to some that not only do you have to be able to climb, you have to carry 50 pounds or more of tools with you, and be capable of using those tools when you get up there. Cool video..thanks.

Just went through NLC California august semester 2023. Kris was one of the best instructors there! Both in the field and in the classroom. Ivan is also badass 😎

I’m about 23 years into my machinist career, but electrical work has always fascinated me and I love doing my own residential work. At times I get a little jealous of this trade because watching stuff like this is awesome. Great job guys. Learning is life-long! 👍🏻 👍🏻 👊🏻

I like the fact that the instructor articulates well. Good job and much respect to everyone! Be safe and think ahead!

Kris is a great instructor! He was just starting out the month I graduated, and taught me a lot in a short amount of time!

That guy seems like a really good teacher.

excellent video. I wish it was as easy as you made it look. I was never able to master the art. Thankfull for the bucket truck and a small town.

I used to climb poles for a living in West Texas. I spent lunch upon a pole and ate my sandwich just to keep from coming down and have to go back up while sagging in lines we were pulling up. Working through lunch helped us get things done in time to make it home just before a storm rolled through only to go right back out and do it all over again. Only I didn’t have a smart belt like he’s displaying in this video I had an old Telephone lineman’s belt. Not safe or comfortable. I had to wrap tape around it to make it stick to the pole the way you needed it to, to be able to control it. And all while these Black Creosote soaked poles were bleeding all over you, burning like fire on your wrists, arms and face! A Buddy of mine still has a big scar on his Temple due to the Creosote drop he refused to wipe off until after we broke for lunch on our first day on the job, grounding a load of new poles. That was in the Good Ol’ Days that weren't always Good as Billy Joel once said! Looks like somebody built a great belt, since then and got rid of the Creosote soaked poles. Nice! Good job Buddy.

Good luck in your career, brother. I’m retired now but there is nothing like the feeling of climbing and getting your work done!

Thank all you studs for keeping the power on!

I washed-out of pole-climbing school, back in 1980 when I was an apprentice for HL&P. Back then, we couldn't buckle-off until we reached the top! The instructor told me that I never looked comfortable up on a 80 ft. pole. It's not for everybody, for sure.

I'm a tree climber and had to laugh when he said looks simple right....LMAO

I used hear “give two hands to the company” all the time!! Work safe guys and know I respect you guys way more than I respect fire, elms or police you guys are working everyday with stuff that will KILL YOU many times a day! Thank you for all you do to keep the power flowing into our homes!

I'm enjoy to watch your video, 😊❤️👌 I am a meralco lineman trainee here in the Philippines🇵🇭. And proud to be a lineman Keep safe❤️🙏

Wow. Made it easy. I'm a climbing arborist, I had to teach myself that move. Wish I had an instructor like that.

Love you Kris One of the best instructors at NLC

Step 1: don't bring all your gear Step 2: wait for colleague to search entire truck Step 3: realize you've got all your gear and start working Step 4: don't tell colleague to stop looking

My dad who would now be 92 if he was alive worked for a power company in Ontario Canada from 1970 to 2005 he told me linemen were the best arm wrestlers and from this video I can see why . I don't think theses guys will need to hit the gym after work. Total respect.

He seems like a real caring instructor

Great instructor man, don't know the guy but his manner of instruction is great.

I used to be a line apprentice for local 456 in New Brunswick, NJ. I never had anything out that far, but it’s actually pretty cool when you get stuff like that.

Great instructing!

Thanks for posting as the guy on the other end of a crane set its interesting to see what you guys go through. Local 12 SoCal baby!

kris is the man!! i was at the term when he first started last summer. nice evo btw !

Never did something like this but damn that looks so cool to Learn

I would love to take this class. As a window cleaner I got to do a lot of fun shit. Adding this to my list of fun shit would be awesome. Mad Respect To Yinz 💪💪

just tell em it looks cool LOL that nervous laugh from everyone is great

I’m running through the winter term in Idaho , my instructor is not letting us do it this way , he wants us to kick our bent leg across the pole and twist til our locked leg toes are pointing to the ground . It’s a little harder to do but a more comfortable position when working

Starting in December at Orville. You seem like a great instructor hopefully it’s the same over there! I’m sure it is though

So good to have the buck squeeze now days way more safe than my day with free climbing and hitch hiking. A big lean out was nerve racking then if you could not go over a strand. Nice to learn on a brown pole but they need to experience that rock hard green pole to just to get the feel.

Chris was an awesome instructor

As a former certified tree worker in utility line clearing this position was an everyday occurrence, pay attention to your body and equipment it's your livelyhood. Good luck and be safe.

Facinating

Twenty year retired lineman here. Glad I never had to do any of that double safety/hitchhike nonsense.

Thats cool ! Just keep in mind two types of linemen. Those that have had a pole burn down and those that haven't yet! Concentration on the job at hand! Its dangerous on those poles after or during storms! God bless you for the job you all do ! Stay safe 🙏 !

This is what men do. Work to build the world and make it a better place. At least I’m America. Respect to all linemen, nationwide.

Respect ✊🏽❤️🤌🫶

Thats how you end up with a bad shoulder by time you're 55.

Did one of these during a climbing assesment for a new job and got called a cowboy. 😂

It's incredible that you were able to zoom in that close from that boat that was rocking wherever it was.

I've never done this kind of work so I have a general question why not just have two separate primaries so when you get to an obstacle you just attach the one going over the obstacle then you can simply just undo the first one and keep going up there would be no need to take off the first primary then reinstall the first primary again if that makes any sense. Like taking off the primary just to reinstall the primary seems like a waste of energy...?

KRIS TANNER MY GUY !!!!

If you haven’t climbed you have no idea how hard that actually is

Seems like a great instructor.

I would want to try it but my belt can't stretch to that limit

I'm impressed...I'm from Philippines

I’ve been looking for lineman programs around me because college is getting a little boring. I like to rock climb and want a hands on job so I thought being a lineman would be a cool job. Would you recommend becoming one if I have no technical knowledge about this job? Will I learn everything in the program?

Bro are you Laos? I came across this video looking up tips on how to climb and clicked on your profile and saw Laos words on one of your old videos 😂 I’m 24 and currently in the fiber optic business doing aerial work I’ve never climbed before, I’m a bucket baby, & we have a new contract coming up in VA where we’re not going to be able to bring our bucket trucks and will be having to climb poles to run fiber. Do you like climbing? Is it hard?

Can we get a video of doing overs and unders?

We used to do lean outs without a belt in the Marine Corps.

This wonderful video really highlights the stupidity of the companies who won't allow their employees to use the Buckingham super-squeeze, and forces them to stay with the Buckingham Ez-squeeze. The ropes are clearly superior to lanyards.

Trang bị tốt quá, kỹ năng tuyệt vời...!

What’s the math like I will be attending soon and wanna refresh before I go

I"ve been well over 150' in Douglas Fir & Sitka Spruce to top them, but climing 40' telephone poles scares me more.

wild I was in this term

6ft lean out and grab a lasher

19 yrs old and I wanna get into the NLC any tips? Hesitated on signing up since I have zero experience

When leaning out, spin in your belt around your hip... Always try to have super squeeze in triangle shape to prevent pendiluim swinging. When good a confident, should be able to spin all the way around one eighty on the pole... It's possible

Been there done that... a LONG time ago 😆

The best part is when you get to do all that with rubber gloves and sleeves on to work energized lines.🤔

Is this class associated with the IBEW?

love it man definitely got an amazing instructor what do you think of it so far? im thinking of joining but nervous of the climb like everyone else

Boom trucks work wonders

Dude @ 6:50 popped a pimple and ate its contents. Definitely works for a utility now.

Wow that's superman shit 👍👀

Brooooo We had to do this at the top of a 65 foot pole

68% LEAN

I switched to the wrap around style of climbers. Much better than gafs

Sooooo much opportunity in this country if you want to work hard and develop a little passion. Work hard when you are young then you can relax a bit when you hit your 40s.

Most will become "bucket babies" .

Come up to New York company’s are hiring linemen left and right

How many guys have blown their knees out doing that lean out & have slipped & then their gaffs caught , just looking at this it looks to me that your knees would not last long doing this lean out repetitively.

not a lineman just a boring old commercial/industrial electrician... lmao, but what a great instructor!

Teaching them unsafe practices. Yes this may work but eventually someone fall. I'm referring to 6 foot lean out

gota to be a two handed lineman , able to reach out and work ,

what homie on the left doing at 6:40??? he eating something he just pulled off his skin

Ft we just put a ladder midspan.

Mike? Su pinche no bee es Miguel! Hahah

I’ve seen girls doing that in a thong with no gear…

Do you have to be tall to be a lineman?

I am now a certified line man! 😀 -Wait no i'm not.

Why men get paid more then women, no hate but facts.

Is NLC hiring?

Is this a young mans game or is early 30s fine to get into. Labored 12 years

Mathew Mchaunahey ??? Hahah

I climbed trees for a few years. This looks like easy money compared to that. Send on fella

I’d be impressed if he can do that at 45’ up at that height I can do that and I only climb a few times but once the pole starts swinging and you don’t know history of pole how hollow it is your mind set changes . Show is worst case scenario not ideal ones

Tein tuon jo 1983-vuonna ollessani tolppa apinana 🐒 ✨🧸✨ 👶🇫🇮

As soon as you leave school and enter the workforce,please do not walk up the pole in the same manner as the teacher. I am a lineman and that is a very big nooooo

Concentrate on school and put your damn phone away

Use a bucket truck

My dad could do all that.

Looks easy at only 6FT.

Now try it without your little sissy fall restraint

If I had some kid asking for likes and subscriptions before we started our job that'd be his last day. Gtfoh with all that. Do the work and shut up.

Wow, people learning actual skills that earn good pay instead of racking up debt to get a BS "-studies" degree that only gets you a $12 per hour job.

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