god bless the linemen. these are the guys that get your power and internet back up at 3AM in the middle of winter during a blizzard. unless you have lazy linemen, then it takes a week lol
@@spencerkephart6238 not many of them around. Any time we come in contact with a tree service they are always asking us to hang atleast 30 guts on a single phase tap. No disrespect to them at all in anyway, but I don’t know a single tree guy around here that climbs a tree near an energized line.
I was a new lineman 30 years ago and did it for a number of years in the cable tv industry. We never had the secondary safety strap. Bare hands to grip better with was the rule for us...lol I enjoyed it very much especially the outdoors and the freedom but, also the satisfaction of getting a hard job done. Here's to the linemen!!
I trained as lineman in the US Army Signal Corp, at the time MOS was 31K (wire dog) as we were called, it was a lot of fun. When we trained on the poles we would throw a ball from soldier to soldier, if you dropped it or threw it badly, you had to retrieve the ball from the ground and climb back up.
I went through Boston Edison's line school in 1970. we had to free climb a 35 foot pole before they even gave us a belt . there were wood chips around the base of the pole in case we fell. different times I guess.
Linemen are definitely a true breed and they are hero’s for risking their lives everyday my son and son-in-law are linemen and I have a lot of friends that are with power companies God bless you all thank you for what you do
@@Vader99ify no shit fucking cupcakes we learned on scab ponderosa. You fall get up and start again. Belt and scare strap none of this newbie tit lick crap
These fellows are lucky...I had to learn on my own with maybe 10 minutes of instruction. Climbed about 60 poles my first day doing disconnects for a local cable tv company. My arches were black for about two weeks due to improper gear and technique. Only time a safety belt was used was once I reached my destination...free hand up and down. The one thing I got from that 10 minute instruction was "don't step in your safety"...my safety belt always hung loose from one end because of that. Kind of like boot camp at Parris Island...some things you never forget.
I free climb too. Those belts seem real time consuming. Plus how do they slide up and down a heavily gaffed pole. You learn on these perfect new poles then climb on porcupine poles that the outer shell is flaking away.
@@nealramsey4439 The poles we used in training were heavily gaffed, its a combo of having the buck squeeze loose enough to go up, but tight enough to catch in case of a fall.
We didn’t have the buck squeeze in 08 when I went to climbing school. I climbed with one only once and it took forever to go up. It’s definitely safer though. We never put our safety around the pole until we got to the top lol. Free climbed ha
Unless you learned before the suppression shit you don't have a clue. Laid up miles of wire with a set of bashlins. No belt no fall suppression. Pair of hooks up and down. Mvti class of 92
I remember being in pole school when I started in Bell Atlantic 27 years ago. We had a training yard setup similar to this and our instructor made us climb up to 30 feet and toss a basketball back and forth to each other to improve confidence and maneuverability. If you were the one to drop the ball…. Guess what… down you’d go to retrieve it and then bring it back up. I remember on graduation day, our instructor put our certificates on a hook at the top of the pole forcing us to climb one last time.
These students worked well. Six months to a year they will be teaching someone else, and remember climbing up a pole may be natural for a squirrel but not people. Good luck to you all
@@bravobear1844 he looks tired, I'm wondering if he saw something about mikasa and Armin in the past Titans memories that's making him desperate, I'm a episode behind now so I'm not sure what we've found out. I watch dub not sub so I'm always gonna be behind
When I learned to climb in the late 90s, it was free climb up and down with 3 points of contact. Free climb because if you ever fell, you wanted to fall away from the pole and not skid down the pole. Lol. There were no safety squeeze belts. I'm not one of those bad ass "we were tougher in our days" type people. I was scared every time I had to climb until I got safetied off.
@@justinornelas2775 the first 2 weeks have been super fun. Learning something completely new is always fun for me and the instructors are very well educated. If utility work or linemen work is something you’re interested in I would 100% recommend going to a linemen school. Even before you sign the papers and pay a lot of schools will let you come out and climb with a learning class. That’s what I did before paying!
Cool man that’s nice to hear I’m actually at lineman school right now too I started in December at northwest lineman college. So far it’s been fun as hell
@@justinornelas2775 hell yeah man! I’m glad to hear it I also looked at that one it’s just a little to far for me to move. I read some great reviews on it!
Was in pole climbing school for Verizon, on pay day, the instructor took our paychecks and placed them on the top of the pole with a rock on top. Undeniable method to show him you could climb.
I do line clearance. A class for climbing would have been nice but my foreman being my foreman took me to a 70’ maple and said “alright get on up there”. Lol.
30 years ago I had to figure this out fur myself..... Now today I have to jump from planes to catch a thrill If rather climb a tree than a pole, and I use pole gaffs on every tree every time.... Funny watching these newbs, be safe boys 🇺🇲🪂🦅👍🏼
Ahhhhh pole climbing week. Good memories! The only thing different they taught us at AT&T is when gaffing up the pole you had to shift the buck squeeze toward the foot that was climbing. But, in the field, we did it just like this 😉
Well when we were on the top we put our hats there, then we tossed a ball, one who drops it climbs down and back up. going back 30 plus years ago before the net was around. to top it off the teacher took a broom and hit ya with it
The hardest , most physical week I ever had going to pole climbing school. Burned one pole from 30 feet up, luckily I just gaffed myself in upper thigh. Have no idea how I did that. I think bootcamp was easier
Dude that must be so nice to climb, I’m a tree climber and have climbed trees 45inch around maxing out a 12 foot steel core land yard going 150ft. I want to be a line man cause it would be an easier climbing job and make more money lol. Or I climbed some crazy leaning tree that wants to keep making u want to fall to the side cause u have to balance your way to the top
I applied for a class A apprenticeship lineman job . At passed the written test now I have to climb a pole I have never climbed a pole I have to go up 30 ft turn come down . Im watching videos to get some advice . Thank you for the video
I'm turning 30 this year and have been considering going to a lineman school, I want an actual career I enjoy and have fun doing not just another 9-5 i dread going to. Everything i've seen on youtube about these jobs looks like they would be fun and rewarding careers! Anyone think the 30s is to old/late to get into the field?
Hey I'm 29 too bud. We're in our golden years dude. We can do anything. As long as you didn't let yourself go after only 10 years out of highschool like some people have. I'm sure I'll look back on this comment when I'm 40 and will laugh at how naive I am. But hey, always keep on keepin on.
We had to climb with just are hands to the top and then throw the strap around the pole and secure ourselves in. Lot of people fell cause the spikes broke loose off the pole. Broken legs shattered kneecaps, very dangerous.
They have fancy belts. I climbed without a strap until I was up to where I stopped. Then strapped and climbed down. You could choose the belt up by throwing belt up a foot at a time after a step or 2. But if you cut out you were getting the quick trip down belted or not. Our belts don't hold you up unless it's over a strand or something. It didn't grip pole. Though I wonder how well the strap slides on a heavily gaffed pole. Looks like it would get caught on the splinters sticking out.
I did it once. I was in the mountains near Asheville in the freezing cold. We were taught to unhook before coming down, but most of us hitchhiked the pole. I was at the top and took one step. then another.....and then I was sliding. I hugged the pole all the way down. My clothes were shredded. Luckily, it was cold and I had on multiple layers of clothing. I was shaking like a little girl.
When I started we free climbed first, then transitioned into the bucksqueeze. Anymore they don't let guys freeclimb at all, which anyone who understands you won't fall can do it.
@@jiminyharison2659 Absolutely. One of the best decisions I've ever made. You can go anywhere in the country and work or stay close to home. One of the most rewarding things about it, is helping people after a major storm and giving them some sense of normalcy after their lives have been turned upside down.
@Forestscab there are some very good line schools you can attend. One is in Georgia and there is another one in Tennessee. They have a very high job placement rate.
Dudlididou. It’s always a good idea to stay in the engineer’s good books I found over the years. First rule, never ever deviate from the chain of command. This is sacrosanct to the engineer, and rightly so.
I wanna go to school to be a lineman however I’m not sure if I’m comfortable with it. I wanna climb a pole to see if I like it or not before I pay to go to school.
Does the course you're looking at allow it? There's one I'm looking into, but orientation isn't being offered at the moment due to Covid. Let me know if you end up climbing and how you like it! :) Best regards!
Listen i am an apprentice who before getting hired had.no climbing experience. You won't like climbing, no one likes climbing the first time they do it. I am a marine who went to afghanistan twice and the first time i climbed i got 10 ft up the pole and froze. But the more you are up at heights i promise the fear will fade away to nothing. Look at the end game of being a lineman, if that is what you want to do then go for it. All the things you have to learn and fears you have to overcome will workout if the endgame is what you truly want.
I did my apprenticeship outside of the union. White ticketed and got my journymanship with the union too. I had to retest out but you are definitely more respected as a union Lineman. IEB Local 113 here
@Terry Carey my grandfather worked for the telephone company for his career. He was retired by the time I was born but he told me stories so I do know how dangerous it was. I bet this job is even more so since you are working with electricity.
I wanted to be a lineman, but the first week of pole climbing, I was like "nope". If they can get the pole to X location, they can get a damned bucket truck to it as well is my thought ha ha.
Boy howdy, I tell you hhhwut. These boys gon be linesman. Daddy was a linesman with the coop for 37 years. Daddy's favorite lures was flukes and speed worms. Daddy damn sure caught some fish now.
I went to pole climbing school for South Western Bell in Oklahoma City Ok. We only used belts after we arrived at our working height. Climbing up and down the pole we were required to maintain three points of contact with the pole. I quit after the first day. I didn't trust the equipment or the instructors.
Yep, free climb to where you needed to be and then belt in. We were told the only time you climbed with the belt was if the pole was iced over. Best part of plant school was finding muscles you never knew you had. Climbing is a work out.
@@ozzy541 unless you get on with power company/ATT. DON'T BOTHER. cable companies/cable construction companies are dung. Move to another market. Chase storms. Don't stop a successful business just to climb for some crappy company that will promise you the world. Once you go to work for them. Hard realities will come to the surface
@@koaoi9172 I have been climbing poles for 33yrs. I never went to a school. I know most of these schools put graduates with non union contractors. Don't waste your money
I’m interested in being a lineman, but I’m not sure what fitness plan I need to accomplish this. What would y’all recommend: climbing experience at a rock climbing gym, or powerlifting? Or both?
Day 1 hard cardio Day 2 light cardio to start then an hour of weights Rotate these for 6 days rest the 7th. Forearms forearms forearms then shoulders too… Lots of cable pull downs whenever you can.. You’ll thank me later Grip strength is HUGE you will hurt so bad on your elbow and forearm tendons
Your hands and forearms will hurt more then anything. No one mentions working in rubber gloves rated for high voltage. It's like rubber band resistance
I’m in lineman school right now and we just had day 1 of climbing and my fear of heights kicks in at around 10-12ft. How can I overcome this fear and be able to climb all 45ft of the pole?
I am 60 years old and just statrted climbing and working on trees.. I am naturally not good with heights, but you start to learn to trust your equipment. Trees are not much fun, would rather pole.. What makes poles hard is because once you are up in a tree, you feel "safe" A pole [or a tall tree] you feel very exposed on the way up.. Just remember that it is natural to be scared, it is your brains way of keeping you safe. Once i am in a tree, the fear goes away as i am busy doing what i am doing. Once you are up a pole working, and not just up there for the sake of it, your fear will fade.. do not be disheartened, is is like it for everyone, you will have bad days, and you will have good days. Just remember the gear will not break adn you will be fine!! Watch this, i know it is to do with trees and not poles, but i think it will help you,, Good luck!! [From the uk] th-cam.com/video/u0TOtoewJbk/w-d-xo.html
@@yimcu5169 Ive only had 4 climbing classes so far and each class I got up higher and higher. I just hit 20 ft. What really is helping me is just getting used to the pole and being up that high. The best advice I can give you right now is to just climb and don’t think. Each time try to take a step or two higher than your last. We both will get more comfortable with heights and climbing the more we do it. So take it upon yourself to want to get to the top. Understand it’s a slow process and it takes time. But it is very achievable and I know for a fact I am getting there slowly but surely and that is all that matters. Do not feel pressured by what others in your class are doing. Focus on you and only yourself. The feeling I had when I was up 20 ft was so thrilling I almost cried. That makes me want to keep striving to get up higher and higher. So bro you got this and just keep pushing yourself slowly until you get where you want to be!!
it can be done if we beat the shit out of us some guy’s afraid of height that’s why if we can focus on climbing not falling we can succeed but we have to do it properly take it easy and following instructions face the fear of height and will overcome the fearness in us
August 12th 2021, Murray City in Utah is looking for qualified Journeyman Lineman. Pay starts at $32.38-$49.14, wage is negotiable . Go to Murray City's website to fill out online application.
Receiving a complement from this guy while climbing must have felt like you won in life.
god bless the linemen. these are the guys that get your power and internet back up at 3AM in the middle of winter during a blizzard. unless you have lazy linemen, then it takes a week lol
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Linemen have it easy. Whos really under appreciated is the line clearance climbing arborist
I'm one. Thanks bud.
@@spencerkephart6238 not many of them around. Any time we come in contact with a tree service they are always asking us to hang atleast 30 guts on a single phase tap. No disrespect to them at all in anyway, but I don’t know a single tree guy around here that climbs a tree near an energized line.
@@spencerkephart6238 any labor intensive job is underappreciated no ones want to do it that's why every MOMO is asking for UBI
What a fun job. And that instructor is like something right out of a movie, I want him to teach me everything
@Corey Thornton someone’s salty
He’s a great teacher!
He's a Hardass. Sounds like Bradley Buzzcut or R. Lee Ermey.
@@drpoundsign I was thinking Tim Blake Nelson in holes lmao
..."I am a Lineman for the County".
31 years as a professional firefighter and when asked if I wanted to be a lineman all I could say was "Aw, hell no!" Balls of steel those guys have.
Takes another set of steel balls to have the career you had! Thank you sir! My dad was on helitack for the Forest Service for many years.
I was a new lineman 30 years ago and did it for a number of years in the cable tv industry. We never had the secondary safety strap. Bare hands to grip better with was the rule for us...lol I enjoyed it very much especially the outdoors and the freedom but, also the satisfaction of getting a hard job done. Here's to the linemen!!
I trained as lineman in the US Army Signal Corp, at the time MOS was 31K (wire dog) as we were called, it was a lot of fun. When we trained on the poles we would throw a ball from soldier to soldier, if you dropped it or threw it badly, you had to retrieve the ball from the ground and climb back up.
Trained in the Air Force under the equivalent of that job a few years ago. We were in the same classes as Army. Still did this and it was awesome.
Me too--Viet Nam Era--36k20 Field Wireman. Ft Jackson training. You dont lock that leg, you gonna have to "hug that pole" Good Times.
@@billr2375 Signal Corp! "They can talk about us but never without us"
@@Clappacus if i wanted to do the same thing in the air force as you what are my steps ?
I just got home from climbing school. Im currently 19 and we do the same thing with the ball today
I went through Boston Edison's line school in 1970. we had to free climb a 35 foot pole before they even gave us a belt . there were wood chips around the base of the pole in case we fell. different times I guess.
Linemen are definitely a true breed and they are hero’s for risking their lives everyday my son and son-in-law are linemen and I have a lot of friends that are with power companies God bless you all thank you for what you do
I’m glad these boys learned how to climb on clean poles unlike I did. Makes a huge difference in training. That’s a great instructor.
IKR! At AT&T we were trained on crappy poles but I considered it real world experience since all the poles in Columbus OH were crap anyway lol
@@Vader99ify no shit fucking cupcakes we learned on scab ponderosa. You fall get up and start again. Belt and scare strap none of this newbie tit lick crap
They have no style
These fellows are lucky...I had to learn on my own with maybe 10 minutes of instruction. Climbed about 60 poles my first day doing disconnects for a local cable tv company. My arches were black for about two weeks due to improper gear and technique. Only time a safety belt was used was once I reached my destination...free hand up and down. The one thing I got from that 10 minute instruction was "don't step in your safety"...my safety belt always hung loose from one end because of that. Kind of like boot camp at Parris Island...some things you never forget.
Only 10 feet off the ground
I free climb too. Those belts seem real time consuming. Plus how do they slide up and down a heavily gaffed pole. You learn on these perfect new poles then climb on porcupine poles that the outer shell is flaking away.
@@nealramsey4439 , okay, bullshitter.
@@nealramsey4439 The poles we used in training were heavily gaffed, its a combo of having the buck squeeze loose enough to go up, but tight enough to catch in case of a fall.
@@brianjohnson605310 foot hero’s 😂
Man i remember my first day of pole climbing. I was nervous as hell lol. Never climbed with a buck squeeze, looks cool
And way easier
I don't think it's easier but it's alot safer
We didn’t have the buck squeeze in 08 when I went to climbing school. I climbed with one only once and it took forever to go up. It’s definitely safer though. We never put our safety around the pole until we got to the top lol. Free climbed ha
Unless you learned before the suppression shit you don't have a clue. Laid up miles of wire with a set of bashlins. No belt no fall suppression. Pair of hooks up and down. Mvti class of 92
@@koreymiller26 pup
Good job instructor,did that for 2 years.everyone needs to learn this skill and keep it honed sharp.It pays exelent,and allways in demand.
Just discovered this job and I'm already in love! It looks rewarding as hell.
GO UP 100 FEET AND THEN SEE IF YOU CAN SAY THAT........... BET YOU WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO 18 FOOT LEVEL.............
It is,but its extremely DANGERIOUS if not done properly..know your shit befor you start up the pole or tree.
@@mefirst4266 I've climbed distribution poles transmittion poles, ladis towers etc. It's really no big deal.
@@mefirst4266 they dont make 100ft tall powerline poles you fucking donut
@@mefirst4266 for that money my fears would have to wait
I remember being in pole school when I started in Bell Atlantic 27 years ago. We had a training yard setup similar to this and our instructor made us climb up to 30 feet and toss a basketball back and forth to each other to improve confidence and maneuverability. If you were the one to drop the ball…. Guess what… down you’d go to retrieve it and then bring it back up. I remember on graduation day, our instructor put our certificates on a hook at the top of the pole forcing us to climb one last time.
You can learn the basics in a day. But it takes weeks to be good!💪🏾
Very true!
Twill your vids are tight home, keep them commin
DUDE EITHER YOUR CUT OUT FOR IT OR YOUR NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Terry Carey that only means you had the wrong teacher.
@Terry Carey 👊🏾👊🏾 determination wins most times
These students worked well. Six months to a year they will be teaching someone else, and remember climbing up a pole may be natural for a squirrel but not people. Good luck to you all
If ed Bassmaster was a lineman apprentice..
right? thats who i was thinking of
@@TrueHelpTV how does noone else see that? ahhahahahha
bartledoo
@@danielwdunn I mean just Look at it , just look at this , isnt it , Just look at it they got the telepphone poles just look at it,
pssh
Good ol bucksqueeze, saving lives all the time !!
I remember we all had to climb to top and pass a football around on the last day. The bucksqueeze would of helped my nerves back then.
I remember free climbing. Watching the bucksqueeze, I'm glad it wasn't around when I was climbing.
When I was a lineman we free climbed everything. Burned a few poles and hit some elevator cracks but I loved being up there.
my gramp was the climer for tree service for 50 years he did to he past on to his grand kids
Remember stepping over conduit? That's an ass pucker. Still think wiring a bank is easier off hooks then in a bucket
The dramatic music just.... Brings a tear to my eye.
The music makes some basic skills training seem epic.
Climbing is no joke, which is why I was a ground man! (Trees not electrical poles, that's a whole nuther level of hard!! Linesman is scary stuff!!)
Thank you I have LIRR TRAINING TOMORROW JUST WANTED TO WATCH YOUR VIDEO TO GET HEADS UP SO THANK YOU
God those hammer sounds at the beginning were safisfying.
i have PTSD from them
@@bruh-om8ir You a lineman?
A friend of mine was a lineman working during hurricane Sandy, I never saw anyone work non stop like that before.
I'm so glad the overdramatic music was put in. It makes it so much better! 🙄
This looks some Attack on Titan scout training 😂😂 LOOKS AWESOME
I was thinking the exact same thing. I just got caught up on season 4
@@MrNeverSleep season 4 is getting crazy, what do you think about Eren?
@@bravobear1844 he looks tired, I'm wondering if he saw something about mikasa and Armin in the past Titans memories that's making him desperate, I'm a episode behind now so I'm not sure what we've found out.
I watch dub not sub so I'm always gonna be behind
Bunch of frickin weabs...everywhere you look these days...
@@ufc990 I was like you before I watched attack on titan. It’s the only one I’ll watch and it’s actually pretty good
I start in Oroville in Dec , can't wait!! Awesome video !
Class of 2003?
@@vladshvets6556 yes sir , I believe so. Packing up as we speak lol
@@chrishuys2671 nice brotha, I’m in the same class good luck to ya
@@vladshvets6556 hell ya brotha! Let's get it!! I guess there's a quick orientation at 4pm today also
@@chrishuys2671 hey Bud what group are you in?
I like lines work, am from Ghana Africa
When I learned to climb in the late 90s, it was free climb up and down with 3 points of contact. Free climb because if you ever fell, you wanted to fall away from the pole and not skid down the pole. Lol. There were no safety squeeze belts. I'm not one of those bad ass "we were tougher in our days" type people. I was scared every time I had to climb until I got safetied off.
This dude is the guy from the holes movie. lol I start in Horry in January I cant wait so fucking excited!
How do you like school ?
@@justinornelas2775 the first 2 weeks have been super fun. Learning something completely new is always fun for me and the instructors are very well educated. If utility work or linemen work is something you’re interested in I would 100% recommend going to a linemen school. Even before you sign the papers and pay a lot of schools will let you come out and climb with a learning class. That’s what I did before paying!
Cool man that’s nice to hear I’m actually at lineman school right now too I started in December at northwest lineman college. So far it’s been fun as hell
@@justinornelas2775 hell yeah man! I’m glad to hear it I also looked at that one it’s just a little to far for me to move. I read some great reviews on it!
@Opxxy yes
Was in pole climbing school for Verizon, on pay day, the instructor took our paychecks and placed them on the top of the pole with a rock on top. Undeniable method to show him you could climb.
I do line clearance. A class for climbing would have been nice but my foreman being my foreman took me to a 70’ maple and said “alright get on up there”. Lol.
Very good instructor
30 years ago I had to figure this out fur myself..... Now today I have to jump from planes to catch a thrill
If rather climb a tree than a pole, and I use pole gaffs on every tree every time.... Funny watching these newbs, be safe boys
🇺🇲🪂🦅👍🏼
I did the same fing thing,sort of fun comming down without the pole,ha ha ,
Those poor trees
He made climbing look easy
Ahhhhh pole climbing week. Good memories! The only thing different they taught us at AT&T is when gaffing up the pole you had to shift the buck squeeze toward the foot that was climbing. But, in the field, we did it just like this 😉
Did you have experience as a lineman before you joined AT&T? I work as a salesman right now and I’ve been wanting to be a lineman for a long time now
@@Mathew5526 I had 0 experience in pole climbing before working for AT&T.
@@Vader99ify oh damn that’s dope I want to move over into that. Let me use your att uid so you get credit if I get hired
@@Mathew5526 shit I’ll give you mine when I pass my training lol bout to go dec 6 for pole climbing
@@carlosarroliga9916 how do I find a opening for a lineman for AT&T?
Well when we were on the top we put our hats there, then we tossed a ball, one who drops it climbs down and back up. going back 30 plus years ago before the net was around. to top it off the teacher took a broom and hit ya with it
My legs started cramping up just watching this.
When we did this training, we were not allowed to buckle-off until we reached the top of the pole!
Nice new poles! Class I just went through, the poles were all shredded. Multiple “elevators” on all of em
The instructor is my hero
The hardest , most physical week I ever had going to pole climbing school. Burned one pole from 30 feet up, luckily I just gaffed myself in upper thigh. Have no idea how I did that. I think bootcamp was easier
I cut out a few times. I know we talk bad about the buck sqeeze but man. We used to free climb and buck in over the neutral
Mama's tit is awaiting at home
my knees and back are killing me just watching these guys!
Climbing is simple once you learn it.
Took telephone telegraph lineman training before being discharged from AF in 1973. Hated it.
Instructor we had poured lighter fluid on the pole and lit it if you didn’t m9ce fast enough.... different company. These guys are pretty chill
Dude that must be so nice to climb, I’m a tree climber and have climbed trees 45inch around maxing out a 12 foot steel core land yard going 150ft. I want to be a line man cause it would be an easier climbing job and make more money lol. Or I climbed some crazy leaning tree that wants to keep making u want to fall to the side cause u have to balance your way to the top
pay raise is always nice but im not sure if line work could ever compare to the feeling of taking a huge top of a tall tree.
You ain’t gotta worry about the climbing try playing with 7200v of power
They ain't all straight and naked. 30 degree lean with 3k telephones on it.
For sure. I wish my first few days climbing/rigging/felling were this simple.
It's a rewarding career, man. Lots of money to be made. I don't recommend it if you like sleep, though.
Is having a country accent a requirement to become a lineman?
It's not a requirement, but it's definitely recommend lol
I suggest practicing it so you can move up quicker.
To us your the one with an accent.
Not a requirement but it helps
The buck squeeze is what I learned on I could never get the motions right on any other . The up downs on a Monday morning where the best 😂
I applied for a class A apprenticeship lineman job . At passed the written test now I have to climb a pole I have never climbed a pole I have to go up 30 ft turn come down . Im watching videos to get some advice . Thank you for the video
I'm turning 30 this year and have been considering going to a lineman school, I want an actual career I enjoy and have fun doing not just another 9-5 i dread going to. Everything i've seen on youtube about these jobs looks like they would be fun and rewarding careers! Anyone think the 30s is to old/late to get into the field?
Nah, thats prime time for men lol. As long as you are healthy and think you can do it. Go for it
You can definitely do it! If you want to explore coming to our school, you can go to elitelineman.com to learn more.
Hey I'm 29 too bud. We're in our golden years dude. We can do anything. As long as you didn't let yourself go after only 10 years out of highschool like some people have. I'm sure I'll look back on this comment when I'm 40 and will laugh at how naive I am. But hey, always keep on keepin on.
Better late than never to the party I say
Not at all. Your knees are still newer then a 10 year lineman. Your gonna get a knee surgery any way it goes.
We had to climb with just are hands to the top and then throw the strap around the pole and secure ourselves in. Lot of people fell cause the spikes broke loose off the pole. Broken legs shattered kneecaps, very dangerous.
They have fancy belts. I climbed without a strap until I was up to where I stopped. Then strapped and climbed down. You could choose the belt up by throwing belt up a foot at a time after a step or 2. But if you cut out you were getting the quick trip down belted or not. Our belts don't hold you up unless it's over a strand or something. It didn't grip pole. Though I wonder how well the strap slides on a heavily gaffed pole. Looks like it would get caught on the splinters sticking out.
These guys had it so easy lol my situation was a whole lot different
I gaffed my foot on the pole during the test. Superglued it then did my test and passed.
Good teaching good results
Yep.... Usually a chair waiting for me at the base of a pole when it's time to climb..
Jeepers, so much safer utilizing the belt on the way up and down! Phone company has us belt on only when stationary.
ALBAT was one of the hardest things I finished in my working career
God I can’t wait to do this when I’m out of the military. Can’t be many jobs better than being a lineman
If you like the views and being alone probably the best
Jack van Horne. Yeah, it’s ok in the good weather. But it’s not much fun in the freezing cold or lashing rain, I can tell you.
Man day of all new goodies
I just wished every pole I’ve climbed looked as good as these. Lol
To all of us that were raised out of bed jumped on a snowmobile with belt and hooks and made the lights come on i salute us. Fngs are telephone
Before I retired I was a climbing instructor. It was one of the most nerve wracking jobs I ever did. Always hoping some idiot wouldn't burn the pole.
I did it once. I was in the mountains near Asheville in the freezing cold. We were taught to unhook before coming down, but most of us hitchhiked the pole. I was at the top and took one step. then another.....and then I was sliding. I hugged the pole all the way down. My clothes were shredded. Luckily, it was cold and I had on multiple layers of clothing. I was shaking like a little girl.
Thats rite..
Burn the pole?
We were trained two point free climbing method, this is WAY different than what I know. Safer, I suppose? That's MOST important...
When I started we free climbed first, then transitioned into the bucksqueeze. Anymore they don't let guys freeclimb at all, which anyone who understands you won't fall can do it.
@@joeyb7578 I like this method WAY more, it seems MUCH safer. buck squeeze is after my time, sorry my friend ❤️
God bless U guys......
Am a linesman too,i wanna join those teams out side my country
Been a lineman for 24 years, seems like it was yesterday that I started.
Im a senior in highschool looking into trade school, do you recommend being a lineman
@@jiminyharison2659 Absolutely. One of the best decisions I've ever made. You can go anywhere in the country and work or stay close to home. One of the most rewarding things about it, is helping people after a major storm and giving them some sense of normalcy after their lives have been turned upside down.
Thank you for your hard work. Take your loss and make it up
@@keithnutley7764 what are some basics that you should know about line work I’m looking to get into that trade I live in Florida too
@Forestscab there are some very good line schools you can attend. One is in Georgia and there is another one in Tennessee. They have a very high job placement rate.
As Electrical engineer, I am thankfull that I have people beneath me to perform those tasks. Bless Yall. Stay out of University.
Dudlididou. It’s always a good idea to stay in the engineer’s good books I found over the years. First rule, never ever deviate from the chain of command. This is sacrosanct to the engineer, and rightly so.
I wanna go to school to be a lineman however I’m not sure if I’m comfortable with it. I wanna climb a pole to see if I like it or not before I pay to go to school.
Does the course you're looking at allow it? There's one I'm looking into, but orientation isn't being offered at the moment due to Covid. Let me know if you end up climbing and how you like it! :) Best regards!
Listen i am an apprentice who before getting hired had.no climbing experience. You won't like climbing, no one likes climbing the first time they do it. I am a marine who went to afghanistan twice and the first time i climbed i got 10 ft up the pole and froze. But the more you are up at heights i promise the fear will fade away to nothing.
Look at the end game of being a lineman, if that is what you want to do then go for it. All the things you have to learn and fears you have to overcome will workout if the endgame is what you truly want.
Obviously climbing is not the only hazard...working with high voltage all day is dangerous and only certain people don't mind doing both
@@StepLucch how’s life going for ya are you still doing line work
If you're interested in becoming a journeyman lineman, a true recognized journeyman lineman, get yourself into a union apprenticeship
I’ve been trying to get into consumers energy in Michigan the last few years.
Nearly impossible unless you know someone. I’m thinking of booming out.
@@JuanPerez-sv4wf not impossible. I didn’t know anyone and I’m in a JATC IBEW apprenticeship. Keep plugging away at it.
I did my apprenticeship outside of the union. White ticketed and got my journymanship with the union too. I had to retest out but you are definitely more respected as a union Lineman. IEB Local 113 here
Man this job look like a lot of fun
@Terry Carey my grandfather worked for the telephone company for his career. He was retired by the time I was born but he told me stories so I do know how dangerous it was. I bet this job is even more so since you are working with electricity.
@Terry Carey lol. He was a US Marine as well. So he definitely was.
I assume the hammer taps at the begging are to check the health of the pole?
I love this!
I hope i can work also outside in the philippines.. to showcase my talent on this job....
This looks fun how much is it to go to school for this
I wanted to be a lineman, but the first week of pole climbing, I was like "nope". If they can get the pole to X location, they can get a damned bucket truck to it as well is my thought ha ha.
What are the brand of pads on the spurs you guys are using. The ones I use now are bathing me on busy climbing days. Those looks comfortable.
Boy howdy, I tell you hhhwut. These boys gon be linesman. Daddy was a linesman with the coop for 37 years. Daddy's favorite lures was flukes and speed worms. Daddy damn sure caught some fish now.
Look at them boys!
Bout to go to my training dec 6 💪🏻🤨
Your supposed to check for foreighn voltage before all other test
Badass video. This dude does look like Ed bassmaster younger brother tho🤣🤣🤣
My first 20 years was free climbing. Then the Squeeze. Exhausting!
Billy Bob Thornton gonna play that guy in an upcoming blockbuster film 💯
He has a funny hat , but lots of knowledge
How things have changed Since the 70s When I went to pole climbing school
I went to pole climbing school for South Western Bell in Oklahoma City Ok. We only used belts after we arrived at our working height. Climbing up and down the pole we were required to maintain three points of contact with the pole. I quit after the first day. I didn't trust the equipment or the instructors.
Yep, free climb to where you needed to be and then belt in. We were told the only time you climbed with the belt was if the pole was iced over. Best part of plant school was finding muscles you never knew you had. Climbing is a work out.
A young mans game for sure
I am 61. I climb most everyday. Started at 26yr old. Has kept me young
@@ozzy541 unless you get on with power company/ATT. DON'T BOTHER. cable companies/cable construction companies are dung. Move to another market. Chase storms. Don't stop a successful business just to climb for some crappy company that will promise you the world. Once you go to work for them. Hard realities will come to the surface
@@georgeacker9649 what are some unfortunate realities you had to deal with?
@@koaoi9172 I have been climbing poles for 33yrs. I never went to a school. I know most of these schools put graduates with non union contractors. Don't waste your money
Which Carolina boots are these???
I’m interested in being a lineman, but I’m not sure what fitness plan I need to accomplish this. What would y’all recommend: climbing experience at a rock climbing gym, or powerlifting? Or both?
Day 1 hard cardio
Day 2 light cardio to start then an hour of weights
Rotate these for 6 days rest the 7th.
Forearms forearms forearms then shoulders too…
Lots of cable pull downs whenever you can..
You’ll thank me later
Grip strength is HUGE you will hurt so bad on your elbow and forearm tendons
Your hands and forearms will hurt more then anything. No one mentions working in rubber gloves rated for high voltage. It's like rubber band resistance
@@NQTOD thank you for the advice!
@@RougaRouKJun I appreciate the tips! Thanks!
@@katherynnethegreat8827 glad to offer
I’ve been thru ALBAT it’s no joke
Get your mind right then your body
You’ll kill it bruised
I’m in lineman school right now and we just had day 1 of climbing and my fear of heights kicks in at around 10-12ft. How can I overcome this fear and be able to climb all 45ft of the pole?
I am 60 years old and just statrted climbing and working on trees.. I am naturally not good with heights, but you start to learn to trust your equipment. Trees are not much fun, would rather pole.. What makes poles hard is because once you are up in a tree, you feel "safe" A pole [or a tall tree] you feel very exposed on the way up.. Just remember that it is natural to be scared, it is your brains way of keeping you safe. Once i am in a tree, the fear goes away as i am busy doing what i am doing. Once you are up a pole working, and not just up there for the sake of it, your fear will fade.. do not be disheartened, is is like it for everyone, you will have bad days, and you will have good days. Just remember the gear will not break adn you will be fine!! Watch this, i know it is to do with trees and not poles, but i think it will help you,, Good luck!! [From the uk] th-cam.com/video/u0TOtoewJbk/w-d-xo.html
@@caerleon87 thank you!! And good luck to you as well
im going on Monday. Any suggestions advise? my hands are sweating already
@@yimcu5169 Ive only had 4 climbing classes so far and each class I got up higher and higher. I just hit 20 ft. What really is helping me is just getting used to the pole and being up that high. The best advice I can give you right now is to just climb and don’t think. Each time try to take a step or two higher than your last. We both will get more comfortable with heights and climbing the more we do it. So take it upon yourself to want to get to the top. Understand it’s a slow process and it takes time. But it is very achievable and I know for a fact I am getting there slowly but surely and that is all that matters. Do not feel pressured by what others in your class are doing. Focus on you and only yourself. The feeling I had when I was up 20 ft was so thrilling I almost cried. That makes me want to keep striving to get up higher and higher. So bro you got this and just keep pushing yourself slowly until you get where you want to be!!
@@lairdt how’s life goin ya still in school or ya started working I’m scared of heights too but wanna get into this trade
As kids in the 70’s we found lineman climbing gear and thought ourselves. Absolutely stupid
Lmao they even have their own ad at the end of the vid i dont know if its the same every time but its pretty funny
it can be done if we beat the shit out of us some guy’s afraid of height that’s why if we can focus on climbing not falling we can succeed but we have to do it properly take it easy and following instructions face the fear of height and will overcome the fearness in us
Awesome 👍
What is the Hourly pay for a lineman??
August 12th 2021, Murray City in Utah is looking for qualified Journeyman Lineman. Pay starts at $32.38-$49.14, wage is negotiable . Go to Murray City's website to fill out online application.