THEY ARE LAYING ME OFF ALREADY! (REAL PIPELINE LIFE)

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5 жыл бұрын

Austin Ross takes you along on the last day of this job. As a pipeline welder, he travels the US chasing work and documents it here on KZfaq. Hope this gives you a good look into pipeline life and how unpredictable it can be. The pipeline lifestyle keeps us on our toes. Watch this video to get a glimpse into being a rig welder and the pipeline welder life.
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@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to you! For anyone interested in Industrial Tradition goods we will be dropping winter caps (the one Austin’s wearing) and beanies. We also have hoodies, coffee cups, T-shirt’s and stickers. Stalk our email list and social for Black Friday sales starting tomorrow through the weekend. ☺️ industrialtradition.com/collections

@SledgeHammer43 5 жыл бұрын

Have you given any thoughts about being a welder for a shipyard. I use to work for Huntington/Ingalls in Mississippi. They are always looking for shipfitters and pipe welders. Its union work and pay is better than $20.00 a hour and I use to get 20 hours a week overtime. Work is more steady and after a layoff or two you probably won't have another one. Just a two week payed vacation around Christmas until after the new years.

@stevenhooten4275 5 жыл бұрын

Happy belated Turkey day to you too

@nu-waveutilitytrailers3308 5 жыл бұрын

Austin do you not think you could make more money doing something else like building grills or utitily trailers my son worked for Nextel cup for 13 years he made $28.00 per hour but in 2016 he seen that the fan base was way down and it did not look good for sponsorship so he ask me to apply for our license to build utitily trailers so I did once we got approved to issue titles we started on a part time basis for 2 month we called all the dealer lots that we could find and it took off from there we went from building 10 trailers per month to 40 2018 he quit Nascar now we are going to build on to our shop behind my house because we have a camper line that we are going to do next may so just a thought

@thatrigwelder 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool that my names Austin and my wife’s name is Kaylee, I’m a 798 welder and she’s my helper. I’ll run across y’all one day! Stay safe brotha!

@brianunionstrong7290 5 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain. I was laid off from Michels Corporation "pipeline" Civil division. I'm a Local 150 operator so hopefully I get called out in February. Take care, Happy Holidays and stay safe brother

@jeffkleemeyer4620 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome work. Awesome life. Thanx for sharing man. Ur a great welder

@sherrymilhon5377 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Austin.We have family working on a pipe line in south Texas. They are surveying for the line.Stay safe out there.

@emilioballi 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck on your next weld test, learn everyday, stay safe and God bless you.

@codywalls5637 5 жыл бұрын

Loving the elevation church plug!! They are outstanding at everything they do and Pastor Steven is truly anointed! Stay safe out there brother!

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

We agree! So fun to find Elevation fam right here in our own community.

@philmorrison6898 5 жыл бұрын

Pipelines were the highest paid part time job I ever had! LOL!

@simonalkalay6870 5 жыл бұрын

Video content and editing is excellent. Keep up the good work

@wadewittman8510 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Austin! Seems to be like the Army...... hurry up and wait, and then work into the night. Sounds like my cup of tea 😁🇺🇸

@johnwadsworth7086 5 жыл бұрын

Austin it's a regular New England winter here in Vermont snow on the ground and 10 degrees no wind

@J1978watt 5 жыл бұрын

Happy thanksgiving!!! Why didn’t you get in on that 42” pipeline that came through southern Michigan spring/summer?

@carystone7168 5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever looked into working for a gas company doing service work? Or a drilling company welding casing for fiber. I know a few welders that are subcontractors that work on jobs like this. They stay pretty busy and the pay range is between $28-$45 plus per-diem etc...

@abelvaleriano7785 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing like being all winter at home👍👍👍

@Andrew-dz4nk 5 жыл бұрын

They are everywhere out there right now for the holiday traffic

@chuckmiller5763 5 жыл бұрын

Did I see an Outlaw Padding bucket on that excavator? My buddy's brother in-law invented it, they were all pipeline welders. His dad welded on the Alaska Pipe Line. They are out of Oklahoma.

@dontreply898 5 жыл бұрын

Here in Canada we get busy at freeze up and slow in the spring lol

@StreamSideAdventure 11 ай бұрын

Hey Austin, love your videos and content, who and or what inspired you to start welding/pipelining? And what inspires you to do the things you do every day ?

@greggreen6636 5 жыл бұрын

Just heads up, a big pipeline is coming through Virginia. Working in montgomery co. Area now. Since u were in west va, thought id throw that out

@Andrew-dz4nk 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know. I drive it everyday going out there and I live just east of suffolk

@masonnelson8898 5 жыл бұрын

The place you are welding at is near my house I live down the road from there Pretty cool

@eriknybo4532 5 жыл бұрын

That's the way she goes ! 8th day off for me , but that can all change in minutes.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Erik Nybo that’s the truth.

@jot017 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, you're working in my back yard. Wish I would have know. I live just outside of Teays Valley.

@KApfunk 5 жыл бұрын

Come up to Virginia, mountain valley pipeline is all this year

@mikeyboy8890 8 ай бұрын

what part of oklahoma is your homestead? mine is mustang, watched several of your videos and i will keep it up.

@mattwheeler8445 5 жыл бұрын

Was this the line near Beckley/ Oak Hill WV? I have Family working on that line

@shelbyvbthesnake 5 жыл бұрын

New to this channel... currently in the ironworkers union (404) what do you normally do on a layoff? How do you spend your time? Odd jobs? Or relaxing or what?

@jimswann3750 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a lot of work on my end of the pipe line in Virginia

@eraqs3646 5 жыл бұрын

Are you combo welder? And are you pipefitteer then on your journeyman card ?

@jaredhamilton1188 5 жыл бұрын

What part of Oklahoma are y’all in? I’m working around Geary area right now

@peanutsmith1462 5 жыл бұрын

Cool video man. I would love to be a pipe line welder. But I don’t think it’s the life I’m looking for . I will stick to my squirt gun wielding 6/4:30 Monday through Friday it’s not much but $15 hr is better than nothing at all lol . Keep your videos coming

@bsideadventures2180 5 жыл бұрын

Sending up prayer for yall bud.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Cody3232 Cody3232 thank you.

@bsideadventures2180 5 жыл бұрын

@@AustinandKayla Yes sir. If yall ever get some down time. Maybe a meet and greet. Have a blessed day

@ardennielsen3761 5 жыл бұрын

last job i was on was for 3 days on a commercial site... turned into 6 weeks, and i even bought a truck after. 2000 silverado 1500 with a health 5.3L in it, thee nicest job i have ever had. unions are grate... if your vary tight on cash making under $25'000/year "in Canada you can apply to get the due's sent back as a tax return. electrical jobs are hard to get... has taken me 5 years to get 1300 hours only 800 of them are credible because of time restraints and the economy.

@jasonnicholson78 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Austin. I was curious, How do you find the jobs/ Work? Take care. God bless.

@jeromelee1627 Жыл бұрын

Retired from that life Looking back I would have been a lineman It’s tuff on a boom bust cycle. The constant testing is stressful. It’s a tuff life, the money is good when there is work but there is not always work. For a young man wanting to work and not being able to work is a soul shattering thing. One learns to live on 4 to 6 months wages a year. It sucks.

@teskm 5 жыл бұрын

Have you worked non union pipeline? Could you discuss pros and cons for each?

@CrowFrmMSK2SOM 5 жыл бұрын

What size oxygen bottles are you running cuz i have 2 sizes and one is so big there's no way i can get it in the truck alone

@earlybro19 5 жыл бұрын

So when does your paid time start? Are you getting paid while your sitting there waiting to weld? Or is someone watching and starts your clock when you start? Just interesting stuff

@kevinholt4441 5 жыл бұрын

Austin, New to the channel what part of Okla. are you from? I'm from Enid

@onsomelaketv1177 5 жыл бұрын

What is the best way to get into pipelining I’m in high school right now and I want to be a pipe liner but I do not know how to go about it. I am in welding classes and all I just don’t know the next step after high school

@ianmyers1593 5 жыл бұрын

That's a layoff with a pay off....Do they usually cut yenz lose early on lay off day? Most of the building trades let you go a little early to resign the book and contact your home local

@ginj2525 5 жыл бұрын

What about the new hitch?

@Mylife-md1zv 5 жыл бұрын

just discovered Elevation Church a few months back. Love it.

@fittergrips2010 5 жыл бұрын

Got a chicken run But I didn't see a bell hole in that ditch . Where do you go if that pipe takes off besides being crushed . Got to love that mud . yeah done decades in the mud . One foreman on one of our crews would get a load of one inch crushed rock to put in the ditch . Higher ups some times squealed about the cost . But on a 9 day shift it would enable the crew to be a day ahead of schedule (pipeline fabrication compressor station). With a 12-14 man crew that one day saved because of a dump truck of gravel saved a bag of money and made the work easier

@bfairey1 5 жыл бұрын

come on up to the canadian oils sands bud! were crying for welders on heavy equipment.

@wheelinndealin 5 жыл бұрын

Pipeline work sounds cool but I could just never deal with the travel and the constant search for work. Consistency is key.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Consistency will take you far. This is why I tell people that they better love it to do it, because if not it will tear you down.

@Andrew-dz4nk 5 жыл бұрын

If you happen to get on with the Atlantic coastal pipeline near emporia VA/ pleasant Hill NC maybe we can meet up.

@MrPremium08 5 жыл бұрын

Watch out for them blue lights in Emporia on 95 and 58

@proranchwelding9288 5 жыл бұрын

Austin, nice video as usual. Long time follower. I swear I saw you driving your rig last week. I went back to the farm in Nebraska for Thanksgiving. Not sure but I thought I saw you driving of 76 in Colorado. Any chance that was you? Anyway, feel like I know you by now. Let me know.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m glad you enjoy the videos. No it wasn’t me. I haven’t been in Colorado in a few years.

@justinlongoria9306 5 жыл бұрын

QUESTION: who supplies your cutting gas? Do you trade tanks or each company loans you a set?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Most pipeline contractors supply oxygen and acetylene.

@bruceshepherd4655 5 жыл бұрын

This is how I learned to weld. In high school I had a job at a car wash. The cars would be pushed through by rollers and chain all this would rust and break. The owner needed some repairs and I told Him I could weld. He pointed to the tool room and that's how I learned.

@malachicousinSA200 7 ай бұрын

Let him preach brother

@bownasty34 5 жыл бұрын

What part of Oklahoma are ya from?

@charleswashington2126 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta have a lil bit gypsy blood to love it

@commercialelectrician133 5 жыл бұрын

good luck from us and let us know how the hitch works out

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

leo ybarra like it a lot better! Still isn’t our ideal but we are getting closer

@commercialelectrician133 5 жыл бұрын

make a review on the b&w hitch

@stevezickefoose8563 5 жыл бұрын

Do you get paid while your waiting on the weld boss

@curtisshaywood5934 5 жыл бұрын

Dude you where like 30 minuets from my house I drive by that spot every day

@stardog2779 3 жыл бұрын

Where and how do you go about looking for your next jobs if you get laid off

@redbeardandfam4182 5 жыл бұрын

I just have a question... Why the gas bottles if its stick? Is it for torches or something?

@cgu1ley838 5 жыл бұрын

Redbeard for oxy acetylene cutting usually

@davidbricker4269 5 жыл бұрын

Once you start welding how long does it take to make a weld on pipe that size?

@derekc4919 Жыл бұрын

Few hours.

@justinsing622 5 жыл бұрын

Come to the thunderdome carlsbad nm pipeline and oil field work as far as you can see youl hardly see days off hear

@bustersmith5569 5 жыл бұрын

Justin Sing a lot of steady work out there ?? Never been that far west ! Winters aren't that bad ??

@justinsing622 5 жыл бұрын

@@bustersmith5569 lots of work winters only get down to 15 on bad days but oil field dont sleep down hear lots of money to be made to hear in the Delaware basin and Permian basin

@bustersmith5569 5 жыл бұрын

@@justinsing622 thanks !!

@m6ndohernandez339 4 жыл бұрын

It's crazy work rn definitely worth it

@Anteater6788 5 жыл бұрын

On those days when you have to wait a long time for the van to pick you up is that paid time?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@sometexanguy9054 5 жыл бұрын

So I have heard that you can make 100k+ a year in pipeline welding. How hard/true is that? I want to have a farm someday and pipeline will be my funding towards it. Anyways, I am going to be attending fall 2019 at TSTC to learn pipeline welding. It'd be great if you could maybe help clear up some things. Also, how hard is it to get your foot in the door for the Alaskan Pipeline?

@maisonmesser7856 5 жыл бұрын

Why not go offshore as a welder for h&p, Nabors transocean etc?? Somewhat more secure, gravy work, finish a career out on a rig? ASME. 6010 root 7018 fill and cap? Just wondering, seems better than getting laid off constantly.

@derekcollins1972 5 жыл бұрын

I was a rig welder for Transocean.When they moved to the North Sea,they replaced the crew with locals.Anything that has to do with oil and gas,mining etc,pay well but work is either feast or famine.

@joeracer883 5 жыл бұрын

Hope that pipe line dont blow up like it did on 77. That was a big mess.

@realtalk7012 5 жыл бұрын

3 weeks.. Lol.. still good money!!

@jimmyg197 5 жыл бұрын

I did it for 26 years and when all over the world and I'm glad I'm out of it cost it got worse and worse and worse cuz they was always looking for something cheaper and it may have changed and the money may have come back but it was on down Hill slide when I left it

@DaPuddin78 5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you find something else soon and if you head home then be safe

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Puddin Thompson thank you

@NorthernCold 5 жыл бұрын

Austin and Kayla can you collect unemployment benefits?

@mugshotbradley5505 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about the layoff, at least you got to put in some work. My wife and I are monthly supporters of Elevation Church. If Steven Furtick can't get your fire going then your wood must be wet! Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.

@jusmynameadkins8474 5 жыл бұрын

Haha i kno exactly where you are... those are my old stomping grounds... ask there's any adkins people around. ... lol

@bowtac16 5 жыл бұрын

I was just through there

@lowellwalter9420 5 жыл бұрын

Steven Furtick!!!

@mikesworld2019au 5 жыл бұрын

did you work in maine and stay in waterville?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't. Would love to work in Maine someday though.

@BigSmiles214 5 жыл бұрын

Nice setup. Maybe when your back in Oklahoma I could drive up and meet you

@thatboyjoel7368 5 жыл бұрын

Im from Oklahoma as well lol.

@beaugodwin7306 5 жыл бұрын

U should be low enough on the wheel u can dispatch to north Carolina on that price job. Thats the spread im shootn for

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Ya I’ve been trying to get on that work out there. I’d love to go out that way for work.

@beaugodwin7306 5 жыл бұрын

@@AustinandKayla yea me to!! Ive herd they suppose to be startin a couple more spreads up after 1st of the yr in the Carolinas for that Atlantic coast line, im shootn to get on 1 of em!! Lol i know the weld boss thats gone be pushin the welders for rockford so im hoping i can get on there spread, they gone yard in fayettville nc

@ozzyfranf 5 жыл бұрын

Lay off is a pay off!!

@miguelulloa8358 9 ай бұрын

Just watched a 2 minute ad of Gordon Ramsey cooking a burger, can’t lie my fat ass mouth got watery

@iceroad416 5 жыл бұрын

online church thats cool I will check it out thanks

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

iceroad hope you like it. It’s been a game changer for us

@tavistyler7722 5 жыл бұрын

I watch elevation church as well great sermons 👍

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Tavis Tyler so good 👌🏻

@dustinwolford8203 5 жыл бұрын

You’re in my neck of the woods, hometown hurricane West Virginia

@Ram2253spd 5 жыл бұрын

Dustin Wolford I used to visit there a lot. Nice part of WV

@makerintraining1730 5 жыл бұрын

I worked at John Amos around there a year or two back. Loved that area

@benjaminwest6373 5 жыл бұрын

Can you talk about the unions

@thaddparrott3772 5 жыл бұрын

most 798ers i know bitch about it. FWIW. when its money its money. when it aint.... it aint.

@matthewlewis9996 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are dying

@NorthernCold 5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Lewis I am embarrassed to say I am apart of a union. United Against Workers....

@AaronThornton730 5 жыл бұрын

Job in NC right now . Hiring welders , 6 to 8 months of work . Lmk .

@AaronThornton730 5 жыл бұрын

65 miles of 36”

@AaronThornton730 5 жыл бұрын

I can put a word in

@rhettsdad608jv 5 жыл бұрын

What happened to the new helper?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

I get a different helper on each job nowadays.

@BobbyB910 5 жыл бұрын

Sucks man I know how it is I got laid off in 2014 never went back the money ain’t the same but get a normal welding job at a good area

@brandonrosser6254 5 жыл бұрын

What brand is that cap at the beginning?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

brandon rosser our brand Industrial Tradition will drop them tomorrow for Black Friday. industrialtradition.com/collections

@brandonrosser6254 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@zachpostlethwait836 5 жыл бұрын

Pumping oil for Jesus

@JohnSmith-yc9qn 5 жыл бұрын

Do you get paid for stand by?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

While we are waiting for them to dig and such? Yes.

@user-vs2vb5sl2t 5 жыл бұрын

Is your company hiring

@gordjohnson70 5 жыл бұрын

Pipe line welders get laid off a lot. Why not work a deal with a few local welding shops to work for them when you are available ?

@pl747 5 жыл бұрын

798er's are not supposed to work non union jobs.

@matthewerwin4677 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Starve your family before you betray the union.

@pl747 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of people do it. If you get caught you sure WILL starve your family.

@matthewerwin4677 5 жыл бұрын

Plenty of non union work out there. Business is booming! If you're starving it's your decision.

@pl747 5 жыл бұрын

Not me. I am drawing a fat check retired now. lol

@jamieround2072 5 жыл бұрын

JUST CURIOUS HERE ..... any big ol pipes going any where... or flowing anything any which way...... do the pipes usually get weld'd on the inside as well as the out side...... or is it usually just the outside of all pipes no matter what......??? guessing the metal is pretty darn thick right.... so what sort of welding do u do to make it all seem-less & smooth inside or outside the pipes...................??? what about the gas or what ever u all use there to weld is that bought by u welders or by the company's u work for..................????????

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the pipelines are headed to a destination. They use pipelines to transfer oil and natural gas from the ground to anywhere it’s needed. Natural gas is used to heat houses and businesses all around the work. Oil is used for all kinds of things in today’s world. Oil is also refined to make gasoline an diesel. They do get welded inside and out. The thickness varies. Some pipelines are thin some are really thick. As much as 1” thick or more depending on where it’s at.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

The bottles seen in this particular video are used to cut the pipe. The company supplies them. Sometimes as a rig welder we do have to supply our own bottles. Check out my personal Chanel it’s called Austin Ross. I make videos over there that are education about pipeline and rig welding work.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

*world

@michaelvillalpando8601 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos keep the work up. If you ever need a helper I'm whilling to help I've been helping for 4 year in New Mexico

@dill5500 5 жыл бұрын

One reason I couldn't be a pipe liner

@weldingjunkie 5 жыл бұрын

Leroy The-Savage you meant wouldn’t want to be as I’m sure you can be

@dill5500 5 жыл бұрын

@@weldingjunkie sure

@JJ-mh3hb 5 жыл бұрын

This video is the reason I gave up on welding as a career and passed on being a boilermaker. Prefer a little lower, steadier paycheck with way, way better benefits. Besides, fuck that traveling bs and putting in 60hrs+.

@joshuaburrus2916 5 жыл бұрын

When your just sitting there waiting, are you still getting paid?

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@benjaminwhite7823 5 жыл бұрын

That's what I was wondering how does pay work doing pipe ik it's 1099 but is it like a set amount of hours you work a day

@melgross 5 жыл бұрын

It’s a little confusing as to the order of the videos sometimes.

@thatrigwelder 5 жыл бұрын

And to you people commenting on here saying that 798 is dying, you’re highly wrong. We’re stronger now and make the best wages than we have in 20+ years. And for the non union hands bitching you’re wages are set on what we get just y’all get a slight cut than us. Yalls fault, not mine and not ours... wanna weld for bullshit pay then get after after it... but don’t bitch and gripe about 798 cause we got a back bone and will stand up for people like y’all make low wages. We know what it takes to be a welder. And the best welders on top of that. Just because y’all won’t stand up for yourselves, that’s y’alls problem. Y’all could fix it. But ya don’t... it’s a shame. I know a lot of non union welder that are jam up hands but won’t stand up about the pay or join 798. I don’t understand it....

@BigSmiles214 5 жыл бұрын

First

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

Timothy Welch Thanks for watching!

@nate_the_welder 5 жыл бұрын

F the pipeline. Why do that to yourself? Always moving around always getting laid off. This is why I chose not to do pipeline work. Instead I chose to be a pipefitter/welder/fabricator/plumber. I make good money with out the layoffs and continuous moving around.

@AustinandKayla 5 жыл бұрын

I love it. It’s more than a job to me. I love the lifestyle. Meeting people, not knowing where I’m goin to be next, the extended time off. I’m not much for an “8-5” job. It’s not for everyone. But I love it.

@nate_the_welder 5 жыл бұрын

@@AustinandKayla cheers.