My best friend growing was a Rod Buster named Aaron I was just a kid and he lived next door to us. Every kid in the neighborhood loved this guy. He was a gentle giant that always had time for kids. He would sit and talk with you all day. Great guy.

Construction workers seem like the biggest bros.

Out of all the Ironworkers jobs (reinforcement, structural, ornamental) this one (reinforcement) is the most physically demanding by far. Once I got the hang of it I actually kind of enjoyed it despite the demand it has on you mentally and physically. I did it when I turned 18 years old and worked on the First Interstate building in Los Angeles as well as multiple interstate roadway bridge decks the latter of which will have you wiped out at the end of each and every day. I put on several pounds of muscle after the first couple of months. It's literally like lifting weights all day at high intensity in the gym. At one point I considered it as a career but a rude awakening for me was the layoffs. They were frequent and I didn't like the idea of having large gaps in the calendar year of having to rely on unemployment benefits. This is very common and what ultimately made me say, "to hell with this work I'm going to college to get a four-year degree". I haven't looked back since. All in all it was a pretty rewarding experience equivalent to going through the boot camp of one of the armed forces and when I decided to go to college that experience made me study harder. It teaches you discipline and perseverance to keep going at your chosen endeavor no matter how exhausted you get. :-) Another reason why it made me work so hard in college, to be completely honest, I didn't like the idea of working my arse off to near death exhaustion and then getting laid off for a couple of months during the slow period. It just didn't seem worth it at times having to do extreme budgeting to make ends meet. When I got to college that experience made me choose a field of study that was in demand and paid a lot of money after graduating without having to break my back in the process. In a nutshell, I was thinking that if I received a college education I wouldn't have to go back to being a "rod buster" . I was right. :-)

Best job I've ever had. Gonna do it till I drop.

Awesome work, I don't know why we don't see feminists demanding a quota of women in the construction business, they would carry that rebar much faster

“You gotta walk along way so follow me” says the foreman who stood behind him

im an ironworker i've been doing it for 10 years now.

Legend has it is those guys still haven't been paid.

I love how he’s walking between the steel lol great work but next time try it on the top steel

1:39 "Spine broken?" "Spine's fine."

4:43 "I'm going to arm wrestle the tv guy." "Why?"

he wasn't lifting 260 lbs himself it was split up between both of them so it was more like 130, but still that's a lot of weight and trying to walk on a raised ground with meshed rebar to walk on is still quite difficult.

Been a Rodbuster for 25 years.Started when I was 24 years old.Got started late in the craft.Have 11years structural.But being a Rodbusting is my trade & I WILL NOT yrade it for an office job.Been a GF,forman even a super with my own ACed office but I always go back to my rods.I still have & use my original Rodbelt & my Ideal reel.Don't make those anymore.Got my belt,reel,Klein holster from a fellow Rodbuster.My reel is busted but I still use it.I have 3 brand new Klein reels still in the boxes they came in but I just can't seem to part with my Ideal reel.Had the new reel for 5,10 &15 or so years & will probably never use any of them.Hope my grandson will be an Ironworker tho I would not want him to have to bust rods except for the love of the craft.I never weighed more than 160lbs.& still don't.I am getting old now (51) & slowing down.Can't carry as much rods like in the past nor tie as fast (42 snaps to the minute was my speed)as I used to it hurts to bend over more now but I will still outwork these young bucks just coming up in the trade.Worked non union & union.STAY SAFE BROTHERS.GOD BLESS & ROD BLESS ALL OF YOU!Remember,HRADACHE!Always look up & look out for each other!

local 725, "dont just stare at it!"

man i saw the tower when it was only about twelve stories high in sept of '06 went to the native school in chicago was a blast

In Australia, we call it Reo.

Work next to these guys day in and day out good job!!! #reinforcedconcrete

In Norway we use Knipex and do a knot in half the time. If you use gloves when its warmer than minus 10 deg C you are a chiken!😂 Size of bar is in millimeters. 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25 and 32 mm.

I like how at 1:14 the froofy-assed host seemed surprised that the ironworker started when he was 18 years old. When this announcer guy was 18 years old, he was still in school practicing his masturbation skills; and couldn't imagine doing actual work; especially doing some work that would develop callouses and give him rough hands

PS: all the packs that guy did are light as fuck. They were going real easy on him. Those 30 foot bars he was talking about. Yeah we pack 6 of those per 2 guys min. I've done 12.

Steely life is the only life.... been a steelfixer for 17yrs an still going

4:49 the moment arm

That's pretty good. I proud to work there Yeah!!!

Get your high bud on boys!!! Lol.

Man I would love to have this job.

Local 40 ! NYC !

Local 416 iron workers💪🏻

Chicago is the Mecca of skyscrapers!

Ya let's talk about the Taj Mahal In ac nj that he filed chap 12 and cause multiple pro union comps to go out of business

I wish I got this treatment when I joined I got screamed at and yelled at, almost 4 years in now I’m screaming and yelling 😂

Punkin rebar like a beast Local 377 San fran

Nice work

The tie's wrong Needs a hook at the end. So you ready for next tie.

can define a 3d corner on a 2d blueprint, but can't figure out simple physics of arm wrestling.

Idk what if they cut out some stuff but respect good Pack for your first day

Nice jobs guys

wonder what the transfer slabs were like. GO ROD BUSTERS! from B.C!

BIG TOOLS DIRTY CLOTHES! No soft key to do the job! MANLY MEN! Wonder how EEOC works in this arena?

Local 11 NJ

What was the rob size used in this project ?

What size those rebar are 🏗️🍈🍫

There's got to be an easier way with today's technology...smarter not harder

I'm the fastest and best rebar IronWorker there ever was lol although I'm retired now these guys would never make it in the world I came from lol! IronWorkers Local 787 Parkersburg West by God Virginia!

IW 416 Los Angeles! Earthquake Hot Zone! Which means more rebar and bigger bars!!!

Big money! Local 86 seattle.

NYC Local 46 All day every day!

Local 378 Oakland

iron workers are tough as naisl

I used to live in Chicago but now I live in Dallas and work construction and I also reinforce rebar and tire rebar cages. Does anyone here belong to iron workers union in Chicago I'd love to move back and work in reinforcing rebar. Also do these guys also have to be concrete finishers?

This...makes ROUGH FRAMING CARPENTRY....LOOK LIKE CHILDSPLAY.

25 plus years being a rod buster. I have a sixth grade education . Make more then most Of my college grad buddies. One down side is the travel 50k miles a year on average. Boy I miss being able to write off my milage. JUST REMEMBER MR. ORANGE FACE SCREWED EVERYONE WHO USE TO BE ABLE TO ITEMIZE. I CAN'T DEDUCT ANY OF MY EXPENSES ANY MORE .

Ill never complain about my job again! That steel rebar work is hard fucking work! Hard on the body! What do you do when you get in your 40's and 50's with fucked up shoulders and back!

Just asking did u see anokiers being used to tie a single binding on the rebars opsss

Danny Forster is meeting Former President Donald J Trump in this movie

any ironworkers in toronto out there heading over soon looking work

Oh yah starting my way to this bleeding shoulders all day baby all day

"don't fuck with a steely"

bridge decks are the worst along with tilt ups just did a deck 3 months ago havent done one since 1980 when i was a first yr apprentice im 51 now what a bitch it was

Local 378 Bay Area rep

The best jab in the world

There is a lot of work for UK H&S Officer.

Rookie at the front.

I got two months until I can try to get an apprenticeship.

I still stand straight & tall not like alot of us are.Just gotta know how to tote the bars & thats what apprentices are for.I will still tote them if need be.Part of it.

tie motherf***er tie!

I love my fucking job!! 💪 I'm a concrete carpenter for tilt ups. Me and the bar Buster's are homies🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🖕🍻

30 ft #11's are 6 lb's per ft = 180 lb's....Keep it real....

Good, good, you got it. Now TIE TIE TIE mfers!

IWL7 Boston!

Rebar work gives you bleeding shoulders,Architect work gives you chronic headache, I would say do a Tump work or do nothing...

they do not bring a safety vest

UK STEEL FIXERS BEST IN THE WORLD. UK ENGLAND

Tie tie tie

hahaha his back probably got fucked up the way he dropped it cx

Local 37 Providence

steel fixer v rodbuster steel fixer faster and more secure lol

Bull shit I'd pack that by my self

$500 the show host is a Jew

Local 10 KC MO, dirty dozen walking the plains

The trick is using cheap chinese steel, and don't pay the workers once the job is done.

Iron workers for Trump 2020

why wouldnt they use rebar hook? much more effective and quicker. in finland, hook is all you need in this work

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TIE TIE TIE

local 512.

Maga

Who here to race lol

@rancid966 big money here

local 6 buf ny 2nd to none

Iron from china

its funny in the states they are proud to be ironworkers here in the EU it`s not that big off a deal if you do that job

MAGA!!!!

Those rods do not weigh 260 lbs gtfo of here

Where can I see the whole episode