Dead End Insulator Changeout at The Northwest Lineman College (NLC)
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2016
- This is one of my attempts at the dead-end insulator changeout exercise at the Northwest Lineman College in Meridian, Idaho.
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You guys did that in the hardest way possible. Run the sling under the bell. Let the hoist hold the bell up. Put the grip out farther.
I'll be graduating from this campus very soon!
congrats and good luck!
Why is it that I find these videos satisfying?
because they are!
Taking along time to change out d-ends
If this is what lineman do then they have my respect!
Mine too
@@JamesonWTF Did you become a lineman after this college?
@@Joemeister75 I built substations then decided to run cranes
Man fuck watching TV, This is my kind of viewing pleasure!
Above that area with the belt change the pole looks wildly chewed up. Surprised they haven't swapped it out. But for sure - fun to watch the work!
DayPlayer_CB I was too!
yeah all the poles got like that toward the end of the semester. definitely made it more challenging if you were one of the last guys having to climb/pass your tests!
@@JamesonWTF yeah late into the semester thats when everyone was gaffing out lol
What happens if the crossarms are rotten?
you got the wire strand fuck up
What would be a typical reason why there would be a need to change out a dead end insulator?
It's tracking over, or cracked
Any idea who makes that bucksqueeze? Looks 8 million times easier to tighten whilst climbing than my current Klein one. Thanks!
dILLy G Buckingham
Which equipment is that while tighting conductor
are you referring to the chainhoist/come-along?
A grip
I'm curious. Anyone know a Lineman that was able to overcome a serious fear of heights and go on to a successful career as a Lineman?
Hi there DonnieBass, I have a bit of a "fear" of heights and worked cable and some telephone (mostly new construction fiber optics) in the late 90's. for a few years. Then went on to do similar work in the USCG building and maintaining navigational aid towers in LA. including long distance duplex runs and climbing the mast of Coast Guard cutters, painting and changing bulbs. Tallest climb was ~150 ft on a tower in training, but hooked many poles that were "problems" for others in the cable yard, and had several towers in LA. that were 50 ft plus, a few that were over 100 ft. All in all about 8 years in the air. I guess that is about half a career. No claims of grandeur I know the cable dogs are a different tier than the power linemen. The old man that taught me said a couple things. 1. "Six feet or six hundred feet the only thing that changes is the weather.
2. If you fall you'll likely die, so don't fucking fall. 3. Trust you gear. I never "got over" the nerves just pushed by it. Had some anxiety but whats the choice? If I finish the job I can climb back down. BTW, I watch videos like this to get a bit of that rush. Some of the really tall tower climb videos I can't watch all the way through. Weird thing was I have a bigger problem looking up than down.
I knew a guy that was scared shitless until he got a bucksqeeze now he climbs fine.
@Texas back yard Astronomy Glen Rose Texas Nothing strikes fear into the heart and soul of a Man like an ex-wife.
I’ve been a lineman for 12 years and although the heights have never worried me, climbing a rickety, old and pencil thin pole still gets the heart rate going..
R Clayton hey brother. Is there a way to contact you? I have a question and I would appreciate if you can help me out.
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A chain hoist is absolutely the wrong tool for the task at hand....whoever is teaching that.....I'd question their credentials as a lineman.
Matthew Musgrave what would you use then buddy
darrel miller I'd use a nylon strap hoist. It's a distribution pole setup with what looks like #2 alum wire. Even though it is only training, practice with a strap hoist. The chain hoist on a sling with energized conductor would not be good.
You can take that Chicago style grip and throw it in the trash
@@mattgmattg83what would you use then
good thing this line is dead
I know it’s dead but using a chain hoist on primary 🤢🤮
Chain hoist suck.
They can be incredibly useful, though!
A chain hoist? This place is a joke
Ok so I see this some event/rodeo but this is not what real lineman do first off this wire/phase would be hot . Not looking up while climbing ,No gloves no sleeves, no sticks,no cover up , a metal hoist on what would be hot primary phases in the real world .geez .hell that little # 2 wire could have been sagged with the hand line and the guy on the ground this is not what lineman do this is teaching bad habits and piss poor get all butthurt if you like but speaking the truth
That's cool. I'm sure a lot of stuff you do in the gym you wouldn't do on the playing field but it's still good exercise!
@@JamesonWTF he’s saying that this is teaching habits that actually get people killed.
@@jakebhunter3014 I understand what he’s saying. And what I’m saying is that we understand that this isn’t how you’d actually work on a live pole/wire, and even though that’s not proper protocol it’s still a good start and good exercise to help build up physical endurance, dexterity, etc.
@@JamesonWTF I see where you’re coming from but you have to understand that even if this was dead you still wouldn’t do that. It’s just too dangerous.
@@jakebhunter3014 yessir. i understand that too. but this wasn't taught as "this is exactly what you'll do in the field", it was more an exercise in climbing, athleticism, dexterity, etc. They wanted to see how fast you could complete a specific task without dropping any nuts, bolts, tools, etc and how well you could communicate and work with your ground team.