I had a buddy who was a Lineman, worked High Towers across the desert. Yes, they are seriously beyond brave, no fear, just like this. I have climbed Masts on Aircraft Carriers, Tall Ships, lots of rigging. But after climbing a tower somewhere out in the Searchlight area, I was OK, but no more. I got to ride a dolly down to the reel, insane thrill. They do it every day, not for me.
Riding a bike on a power line is insane. You definitely make it look easy. You are very careful and methodical in every movement. It was fun watching you work. Luckily the weather was nice. Thank you for keeping the power on for millions of people. You are unsung heroes. Thank you for sharing.
Needless to say with this type of work and having a medical emergency... you're on your own for an extended period of time. Years ago, I worked maintenance on TV, radio and communication towers and I can relate to this type of work. This video puts a new perspective on flipping a light switch and what goes into getting electricity to our homes and work. God bless you guys and thank you for sharing and bringing us along!
Linesmen have one of the most dangerous jobs! I just want you to know your greatly appreciated and I thank you for all your hard work and i thank you for putting your life on the line for us! God Bless you!
What a job. I was scared of hights growing up, so I jumped off a bridge with friends into a river. After a few times it was fun, until I got a job in construction working up high, started with cherry pickers and then ladders as well scaffolding as well. I got used to working up high, doing work no one else liked to do as most hate working up high reaching, wearing harness so on. I loved the views of being my own boss, always safety first 3 points of contact just taking time to make sure equipment was in top shape and not rushing or doing stupid stuff. Missed doing that, when I became project manager, which became flying across the USA, job to job..
Wow when I saw the broken line I thought, now what? Awesome job & definitely not afraid of heights. I was stationed in Germany & it sounds like you were speaking German. Couldn’t remember my little German I knew. As I said awesome & video. Watching from Minnesota. 🇺🇸😎
Thank you to all you hard working power linesmen, I for one appreciate all the hard work you folks do for us, the people. Keep up the good work & STAY SAFE doing it!!! " 2022 " 👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽✌🏽⚡⚡⚡
Whatever this person makes it is not enough. And as many have mentioned it gives a whole new perspective on just flipping on then switch at home!. Thank you to all the people who make our everyday lives so easy!!!
Around 18 minutes in (when he started Teathering the wire) he had to be like "This may be it". I'd be so scared. His back at the tower would be able to hear my knees knocking. Lol
When you’re working like this you really forget about the height. You’re so task focused that it feels the same as if you were standing on the ground. Other than the double and triple checks on you’re safeties of course!
Looks great in the sun. What’s it like in wind, rain, fog, ice, snow an what ever else you guys have to work with! Huge respect to all you guys no matter where you come from or work. Thanks for sharing guys Paul 11.58 gmt Uk cheers
Scary to see the frayed strands of the line. Where the supervisor says "runter von dem Seil" (17:30) - "get off that rope" - I'm just nervously willing you to get out of there in a hurry before more strands break. Well done !
@@steven.h0629 thats what I was thinking as well A Hunter who was having no luck at shooting what ever game he was going for and, figures lets shoot the high grounding cable and see if we can get it to break and drop on the phase cables ,idiots with guns .
apparently he's on lightning protection cable, so that was the it maybe. i only realized this at the very end here they once replaced a fibre optic (yes!) ground wire span that went across highway. it broke and fell to the ground. where two vehicles were driving on opposite directions. it dug into corners of them, nearly ripping half of the front off. luckily noone was hurt
At first I pictured like the tightrope walkers that ride bikes with the long balance poles...yeah right! I gotta see this.... But then you finished putting it together and....HOLY SH!t!! It IS a bike! 🚲 That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Lucky.... 🍀
Hut ab und vielen Dank.....in letzter Zeit hab ich viele von deinen Kollegen an den Leitungsmasten von Österreich durchs Allgäu arbeiten sehen, sah aus als hätten sie die Masten verstärkt. Auf den Fahrzeugen war zu lesen: Kollegen gesucht, hab früher mal im Accord PV-Anlagen geschraubt und hab über Bewerbung etc nachgedacht, aber nach deinem Video ist das definitiv vom Tisch, bei dem Draht hät ich mich instant eigesch..., auch wenn das Teil physisch das ganze haushalten sollte👍
OK, so you pedal forward going downhill so it's probably "easy". Then you get to the damaged section, stop, have to pedal backwards, uphill, and knowing the cable is weakened, wondering if you will get back home alive. THAT is what I call a bad day at work....Stay safe.
Bring back a lot of good memories, would have given me the shits coming across that lightning strike on that earth wire. That's the one job I wasn't allowed to do, ours was a square basket with two roller wheels and was used to remove the fiberglass protectors off the joint crimps. We free climbed most of the day with out any safety gear. Loved the video, great memory trip.
Holy smokes… First video of your channel I‘ve watched and this was actually amazingly interesting to watch! 🙏 But what really stood out to me was your kind of „cynical“ or „sarcastic“ sentence -> „So Gott will“ 🥴🫣👍 I really can’t comprehend or understand how I would have felt if I would be in your shoes… or boots on a bike on a Transmission line 🤙 but I definitely would have screamed for sure! 🥴😂 Thx for the awesome video, I really enjoyed watching it 👏 All the best or „Viele Grüße“ from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
I’ve been I construction nearly my whole life and been done sketchy places doing sketchy things. Your a damn machine. No pussies allowed. My hearts a thumping at the sight of those frayed wires. HUGE RESPECT, my man. By the way, any strong empowered women sign up for this shit. I didn’t think so !!
Yup…and I am a female…..I would have loved this job in my younger days. This job is much safer (and probably more fun) than being a police officer for 32 years. This day in age……every stop and call is high risk …..I would trust my physical and mental skills enough to survive the lineman job. It would be fascinating just to understand the electrical engineering of the power lines. Handling crazy people on the streets…..not so much.
Love your work, love your uniform more though! Its full wrist to ankle covering for us in Oz when working the lines and it gets hot😅. Nice video to watch, very therapeutic. Keep it up!
Dam you got to have nerves if steel I'd be scared shitless up the if I did not die from a Hart attack first... Fantastic Video I never knew that was done that way I seen helacopters used but not a bike...
I imagine they serve the same purpose as the bright orange balls on U.S. power lines. They make the lines more visible to low-flying planes and helicopters. These are probably easier to install.
I'm very surprised that you are using not only a standard ratcheting wrench instead of a speed wrench, but that you don't have it tied off to anything. Imagine doing all that just to drop your wrench and have to go all the way back down, plus it poses a hazard to anyone working below you. Other that, this was a very cool video. It's cool to get a peek at other types of rigging work
I was thinking that same thing , every lineman I ever saw here is Texas has all their tools tied off. I'm sure it's an OSHA violation not to have them tied off.that ratchet hits you from that height it's going right thru your hard hat and head.
funny, i went to disconnect some coax when i was like 15 years old, so i climbed on top of angled roof, with legs on each side, i went to the end and used sidecutters to cut it. now, there wasn't anything strapped to me, but i tied cutters to my pants with a string. adults were watching closely though. the top was about second floor level or so
I did work on communications towers for a few years and never dropped even a washer. Much of the work was in the Arctic in the winter and we had take off our gloves to start nuts and bolts. We had heat packs in our gloves and we had them tied together like kids ones used to so you didn’t drop one. We wore one piece down snowsuit with a snorkel hood.
great job , used to do towercranes and later industry rigging , no fear of height just respect for the danger and you be fine ! funny accents , austrian or south german , and the guy on the rope is belgian.
Damn, you have balls of steel my friend. You do some good work there. Is the cable you twist around the main cable as you move along. Is that to take the slack with you or no. I was wondering what you were doing there.
Krass man ! Gut das Seil war noch tragfähig aber trotzdem die einzelnen Adern blockieren die Rollen ... also da noch so cool zu bleiben ... einfach nur krass
Ich bewundere Euch, wie Ihr diese Arbeit macht! Auch wenn die Aussicht wunderschön ist, ich könnte in dieser Höhe nicht arbeiten! Viele Grüße vom Chiemsee
hey!! Nice video there of your work and the fun you all are having in your jobs! I am wondering though...what are the red coils referred too as?? and what job function does it provide? thanks
@@linemanatwork7948 well hell! I thought it would be something more technical like helping to keep snow & ice off the lines...or stop the wind from oscillating the lines. Thanks for the info..
I'm guessing the red stoppers are intended to keep you from hitting g the ground if your starting end pulls free? Seems you are adding one each time your traveled distance is almost the distance to the ground? Thanks for showing us how this goes.
What if it starts raining...doesn't the wet rope to the ground pose a risk of becoming a conductor? As a kid, I'd watch the birds pitch on the transmission lines like it was nothing special. Because the can do so without ground contact. Unless, are you not working hot? In resi, it's a good practice to work one handed, however, I suppose that's a bit tricky to do in this situation! Lol.
I doubt if they do this in rain or high winds. I think he was working on the neutral, but the other guys were working on the hot lines, but the lines should have been grounded and turned off.
8:15 I understand the need for redundancy but isn't the trailing sling about the fifth backup? Both hooks, two wheel assemblies. All the bolts would have to fall out for that to come apart. 16:00 Wow, seeing the broken wire in the wire rope probably gave you the chills. Was this a new installation? 16:15 It would be nice to have some translation/closed caption option here. 19:40 "Heah! Somebody toss me the duct tape!" Do you have a bailout option in case the 'bike' fails in some way which would require you to self-rescue? Much respect and you don't get paid enough!
Trailing sling is a backup for the wheel brake and prevents you from racing into the abyss. The wheels themselves are open and could hop/lever off. Anything that does not fully enclose the structure is not considered a fall arrest.
@@gregdowd939 Indeed. Except they all tie back to the same broken line. (Having worked around waste water systems, we'd have a line tied to absolutely anything and everything you could possibly drop... the wrench, even the socket on the wrench. As a coworker learned the nasty way, tie one to yourself, too. Kyle Hill has a video about this... you won't float in an aerated tank.)
thank goodness for go pro Camara's and the guy that's multi-talent.. I would dropped everything.. plus fell off. hope he's making lots of money!! and thanks for video otherwise I'd never go up there...
That’s very cool! Bicycles & linework! Unbelievable! I never saw the two together? Those preforms your installing. What are they for? Some sort of dampening device? Where does your bottle of water go? In your grunt sack?
@@linemanatwork7948 Spoken like a true professional. I thought they used high vis balls on wires? We use high vis balls on distribution near air fields. I forwarded your video to a retired lineman I used to work with. He loved it! He transferred out to transmission the last few years. He told me that they had plastic preforms for vibration dampening on Highline, hence my question. The bicycle is very cool though. Was that handmade or is that something you can buy? I have seen spacer buggies just not a bicycle?
@@linemanatwork7948 Hmm… I can see that happening here in the US, but my impression has always been that folks in Europe are far more safety conscious. Is this approach based on the fact/assumption that your weight (body, bike, & tools) is not a significant addition? The wire did not part when struck, has not failed due to temperature stress or wind load, so your additional weight is not an issue? Really enjoy your videos, work safe and best wishes!
@@bruceringrose7539 the cable is an inch thick and made of braided steel. the core is undamaged, so the cable should be fine with a few hundred extra pounds of weight. At some point they will want to replace the cable
Currently working on installing distribution on the ground, I hope that someday I get to move up to the high lines as poles and ditches have gotten very boring…
Wete you born in the Alps? Or raised amongst mountain goats? The skill levels shown here are indicative of what is required to be hired to do this type of work, and I'm sure men like these are well compensated
Von so einer guten Kletterausrüstung haben wir geträumt damals. Wir hatten einen Hüftgurt und sind ungesichert auf den Mast. Wir sind auch frei auf den Traversen hin und her gelaufen ,ohne Sicherung, ging gar nicht anders mit unserem Gurt.
Der Auffanggurt ist momentan Standard und wurde zur Pflicht. Zumindest bei meiner Firma. Ich kenne aber auch so wie Du noch die Zeit mit dem Bauchgurt...
I had a buddy who was a Lineman, worked High Towers across the desert. Yes, they are seriously beyond brave, no fear, just like this. I have climbed Masts on Aircraft Carriers, Tall Ships, lots of rigging. But after climbing a tower somewhere out in the Searchlight area, I was OK, but no more. I got to ride a dolly down to the reel, insane thrill. They do it every day, not for me.
Riding a bike on a power line is insane. You definitely make it look easy. You are very careful and methodical in every movement. It was fun watching you work. Luckily the weather was nice. Thank you for keeping the power on for millions of people. You are unsung heroes. Thank you for sharing.
Uhmm? It would appear he makes it look quite complicated and confusing.
@@PacoOtis You should try,it is quite different from up there.
What’s the purpose of the red twisty things.🤓
@@cppat1I WANT TO KNOW TOO!
Needless to say with this type of work and having a medical emergency... you're on your own for an extended period of time. Years ago, I worked maintenance on TV, radio and communication towers and I can relate to this type of work. This video puts a new perspective on flipping a light switch and what goes into getting electricity to our homes and work. God bless you guys and thank you for sharing and bringing us along!
Linesmen have one of the most dangerous jobs! I just want you to know your greatly appreciated and I thank you for all your hard work and i thank you for putting your life on the line for us! God Bless you!
Great video. Save yourself the trouble and don't use music. It isn't needed. Your work is entertaining enough.
You do realize this is Austria?
Music yes, can’t understand language.
How about make your own videos and you can do what you want lol. Clown.
Idk I feel just a bunch of wind and clicking for the whole video is boring and unpleasant to the ear haha
I agree steve covello!
What a job. I was scared of hights growing up, so I jumped off a bridge with friends into a river. After a few times it was fun, until I got a job in construction working up high, started with cherry pickers and then ladders as well scaffolding as well. I got used to working up high, doing work no one else liked to do as most hate working up high reaching, wearing harness so on.
I loved the views of being my own boss, always safety first 3 points of contact just taking time to make sure equipment was in top shape and not rushing or doing stupid stuff.
Missed doing that, when I became project manager, which became flying across the USA, job to job..
you say so my friend...
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Wow when I saw the broken line I thought, now what? Awesome job & definitely not afraid of heights. I was stationed in Germany & it sounds like you were speaking German. Couldn’t remember my little German I knew. As I said awesome & video. Watching from Minnesota. 🇺🇸😎
Germany...
Thank you to all you hard working power linesmen, I for one appreciate all the hard work you folks do for us, the people. Keep up the good work & STAY SAFE doing it!!!
" 2022 " 👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽✌🏽⚡⚡⚡
Whatever this person makes it is not enough. And as many have mentioned it gives a whole new perspective on just flipping on then switch at home!. Thank you to all the people who make our everyday lives so easy!!!
Holy cow ! I'm scared of heights.... This is amazing work.
Around 18 minutes in (when he started Teathering the wire) he had to be like "This may be it". I'd be so scared. His back at the tower would be able to hear my knees knocking. Lol
Just to be able to remember step by step on how that bike goes together while being so high up in the air is amazing by itself. Got some Big Balls.
That's exactly what i was thinking too! If you forget to put one hook or part in place, it could all go bad.
When you’re working like this you really forget about the height. You’re so task focused that it feels the same as if you were standing on the ground. Other than the double and triple checks on you’re safeties of course!
Why some people are clearly suited for it, and some definitely are not
The skill on display here is incredible, thanks so much for risking your safety to provide electricity to us all
Skilled worker but dangerous profession. I admire your courage and the calmness with which you tackle the height and the broken transmission line.
Looks great in the sun.
What’s it like in wind, rain, fog, ice, snow an what ever else you guys have to work with!
Huge respect to all you guys no matter where you come from or work.
Thanks for sharing guys
Paul 11.58 gmt Uk cheers
Scary to see the frayed strands of the line. Where the supervisor says "runter von dem Seil" (17:30) - "get off that rope" - I'm just nervously willing you to get out of there in a hurry before more strands break. Well done !
I've never been as scared as I was in this situation. I thank God that I'm still alive.
@@linemanatwork7948 Was that a bullet wound on the line? looked like a strike of some sort 👀
@@steven.h0629 thats what I was thinking as well A Hunter who was having no luck at shooting what ever game he was going for and, figures lets shoot the high grounding cable and see if we can get it to break and drop on the phase cables ,idiots with guns .
apparently he's on lightning protection cable, so that was the it maybe. i only realized this at the very end
here they once replaced a fibre optic (yes!) ground wire span that went across highway. it broke and fell to the ground. where two vehicles were driving on opposite directions. it dug into corners of them, nearly ripping half of the front off. luckily noone was hurt
Watching from the UK,much respect to you
You're a braver man than me !
Amazing! I will think of you every time I turn on a light switch. You earned a new subscriber here!
Thrilling! Awesome and manly work. Some one has to "keep the wheels turning". Be well, be safe out there.
At first I pictured like the tightrope walkers that ride bikes with the long balance poles...yeah right! I gotta see this....
But then you finished putting it together and....HOLY SH!t!! It IS a bike! 🚲 That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Lucky.... 🍀
My youngest son is a Journeyman lineman and I couldn’t be prouder of him
I'm glad you played some relaxing music !🤐😶🌫
Unreal, but thanks for your scary work like this. My hat's off to you. Good video, be safe
Love the view looking down the line
No f@@king way will you catch me up there, your job is safe from me mate. Respect!
Like the ride-- keep up the voltage!
Hut ab und vielen Dank.....in letzter Zeit hab ich viele von deinen Kollegen an den Leitungsmasten von Österreich durchs Allgäu arbeiten sehen, sah aus als hätten sie die Masten verstärkt. Auf den Fahrzeugen war zu lesen: Kollegen gesucht, hab früher mal im Accord PV-Anlagen geschraubt und hab über Bewerbung etc nachgedacht, aber nach deinem Video ist das definitiv vom Tisch, bei dem Draht hät ich mich instant eigesch..., auch wenn das Teil physisch das ganze haushalten sollte👍
Great video!
I LOVED the music, myself… great choice to complement the vid!
Amazing. Respect.
God bless people like you that risk their lives to help us all. I hope they're paying you damn well!
OK, so you pedal forward going downhill so it's probably "easy". Then you get to the damaged section, stop, have to pedal backwards, uphill, and knowing the cable is weakened, wondering if you will get back home alive. THAT is what I call a bad day at work....Stay safe.
That was the most thrilling video I've ever saw!!!
Bring back a lot of good memories, would have given me the shits coming across that lightning strike on that earth wire. That's the one job I wasn't allowed to do, ours was a square basket with two roller wheels and was used to remove the fiberglass protectors off the joint crimps. We free climbed most of the day with out any safety gear. Loved the video, great memory trip.
you're still alive
Awesome 🤙
Well stay healthy & Safety First! ✌😉
I dont know how there brains work when he got to the top I was holding on to my seat.
Hats of to them
you should add translation captioning. it would've been neat to know the conversation between you and david. really facinating work man
believe me my friend better not..
Holy smokes… First video of your channel I‘ve watched and this was actually amazingly interesting to watch! 🙏
But what really stood out to me was your kind of „cynical“ or „sarcastic“ sentence -> „So Gott will“ 🥴🫣👍
I really can’t comprehend or understand how I would have felt if I would be in your shoes… or boots on a bike on a Transmission line 🤙 but I definitely would have screamed for sure! 🥴😂
Thx for the awesome video, I really enjoyed watching it 👏
All the best or „Viele Grüße“ from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
I’ve been I construction nearly my whole life and been done sketchy places doing sketchy things. Your a damn machine. No pussies allowed. My hearts a thumping at the sight of those frayed wires. HUGE RESPECT, my man.
By the way, any strong empowered women sign up for this shit. I didn’t think so !!
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Yup…and I am a female…..I would have loved this job in my younger days. This job is much safer (and probably more fun) than being a police officer for 32 years. This day in age……every stop and call is high risk …..I would trust my physical and mental skills enough to survive the lineman job. It would be fascinating just to understand the electrical engineering of the power lines. Handling crazy people on the streets…..not so much.
Watching this shit raising my heart rate
Incredible 👏👏
Impressive work.
Love your work, love your uniform more though! Its full wrist to ankle covering for us in Oz when working the lines and it gets hot😅.
Nice video to watch, very therapeutic. Keep it up!
Yep and all frc . I hate frc .
I'm a power generation mechanic. Wanna thank these guys for getting our product delivered.
Crazy nuts! 👊
Dam you got to have nerves if steel I'd be scared shitless up the if I did not die from a Hart attack first...
Fantastic Video I never knew that was done that way I seen helacopters used but not a bike...
Looks fun! What are the red spiral things you keep putting on?
I imagine they serve the same purpose as the bright orange balls on U.S. power lines. They make the lines more visible to low-flying planes and helicopters. These are probably easier to install.
Very cool man
I'm very surprised that you are using not only a standard ratcheting wrench instead of a speed wrench, but that you don't have it tied off to anything. Imagine doing all that just to drop your wrench and have to go all the way back down, plus it poses a hazard to anyone working below you. Other that, this was a very cool video. It's cool to get a peek at other types of rigging work
I thought same, the amount of times I have slipped a socket off a bolt and dropped the wrench about the house, never mind from a pylon.
I was thinking that same thing , every lineman I ever saw here is Texas has all their tools tied off. I'm sure it's an OSHA violation not to have them tied off.that ratchet hits you from that height it's going right thru your hard hat and head.
funny, i went to disconnect some coax when i was like 15 years old, so i climbed on top of angled roof, with legs on each side, i went to the end and used sidecutters to cut it. now, there wasn't anything strapped to me, but i tied cutters to my pants with a string. adults were watching closely though. the top was about second floor level or so
I did work on communications towers for a few years and never dropped even a washer. Much of the work was in the Arctic in the winter and we had take off our gloves to start nuts and bolts. We had heat packs in our gloves and we had them tied together like kids ones used to so you didn’t drop one. We wore one piece down snowsuit with a snorkel hood.
It’s a great gift not to be afraid of heights. Just climbing the tower made my knees weak sitting on the couch…
This man is a good hand.
great job , used to do towercranes and later industry rigging , no fear of height just respect for the danger and you be fine ! funny accents , austrian or south german , and the guy on the rope is belgian.
Hello from Australia enjoyable and informative watch indeed
Awesome 👍💪. You can make longer videos. I like yours videos.
thank you 👍
Respekt das ihr die Arbeit macht Gott sei mit euch
I am lineman too love the job❤️❤️👍👍
Wow! Must take an incredible amount of training and experience to do this job. Nice video!
Mostly just lack of fear of anything I guess.
Easy as riding a bike ~ LOL....mad props for these guys!!!
Well done👍👍👍👍👍
Nice work 😊
That’s badass bro, but there’s no way I could do that. Huge balls
bird man at work.thanks with my heart for keepeing my lightbulbe buring bright.
Damn, you have balls of steel my friend. You do some good work there. Is the cable you twist around the main cable as you move along. Is that to take the slack with you or no. I was wondering what you were doing there.
in the US they use helicopters to get the crew on top of the towers and to repair the main runs!
LOL! His boss sounds just like Reuben Klopek in "The Burbs"
Wow that's a scary job, count me out! I like my feet on the ground 🤣😂
Would have liked a bit of narrative describing what was being done. Plus what were the orange spirals for?
Hello. They warn planes and birds.
Looks fun
You're very brave, we're lucky to have brave men like you to do jobs many fear. Thank you for sharing and take care.
@Rintaro Okabe Almost 38 why?
Krass man ! Gut das Seil war noch tragfähig aber trotzdem die einzelnen Adern blockieren die Rollen ... also da noch so cool zu bleiben ... einfach nur krass
I don't know how you're not absolutely terrified doing all that up there
No way would i do that.I think Glen Campbell was a lineman for the county.
different type of lineman he was more of a oh your powers out let me get in my bucket truck
Ich bewundere Euch, wie Ihr diese Arbeit macht! Auch wenn die Aussicht wunderschön ist, ich könnte in dieser Höhe nicht arbeiten! Viele Grüße vom Chiemsee
Be interesting to know what that lines purpose. Is it a ground for lighting strikes, and the red wire bundles a choke?
the red spirals warn airplanes and birds of collision.
Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks
Nice video.
As a 1970’s lineman I salute you
Now thats a extremely dangerous job
Working on this height and Working with high voltage lines
hey!! Nice video there of your work and the fun you all are having in your jobs! I am wondering though...what are the red coils referred too as?? and what job function does it provide? thanks
Hi. the red spirals warn birds and planes of collision.
@@linemanatwork7948 well hell! I thought it would be something more technical like helping to keep snow & ice off the lines...or stop the wind from oscillating the lines. Thanks for the info..
I'm guessing the red stoppers are intended to keep you from hitting g the ground if your starting end pulls free? Seems you are adding one each time your traveled distance is almost the distance to the ground? Thanks for showing us how this goes.
They are bird flight diverters, for big birds like swans, geese, etc. maybe even Big Bird himself.
With all those installed no one's gonna ride the line after you.
Cool video
Do most linemen climb this high or do most just climb the wood poles.
mostly this height
Dampners for vibration.Red for visability by planes and helicopters.
Thanks for that info, I just asked that question and then came across your comment from a few moths ago.
What if it starts raining...doesn't the wet rope to the ground pose a risk of becoming a conductor?
As a kid, I'd watch the birds pitch on the transmission lines like it was nothing special. Because the can do so without ground contact.
Unless, are you not working hot?
In resi, it's a good practice to work one handed, however, I suppose that's a bit tricky to do in this situation! Lol.
I doubt if they do this in rain or high winds. I think he was working on the neutral, but the other guys were working on the hot lines, but the lines should have been
grounded and turned off.
8:15 I understand the need for redundancy but isn't the trailing sling about the fifth backup? Both hooks, two wheel assemblies. All the bolts would have to fall out for that to come apart.
16:00 Wow, seeing the broken wire in the wire rope probably gave you the chills. Was this a new installation?
16:15 It would be nice to have some translation/closed caption option here.
19:40 "Heah! Somebody toss me the duct tape!"
Do you have a bailout option in case the 'bike' fails in some way which would require you to self-rescue? Much respect and you don't get paid enough!
Hello yes that was a new installation. The line was rebuilt. The damage was probably caused by a lightning strike.
Trailing sling is a backup for the wheel brake and prevents you from racing into the abyss. The wheels themselves are open and could hop/lever off. Anything that does not fully enclose the structure is not considered a fall arrest.
@@mike_tango Thanx, I didn't catch that the wheel system was open and the backup brake webbing did occur to me.
@@davidbayles6494 there's never TOO many backups wen it comes to safety up that high...better too many than not enuff
@@gregdowd939 Indeed. Except they all tie back to the same broken line.
(Having worked around waste water systems, we'd have a line tied to absolutely anything and everything you could possibly drop... the wrench, even the socket on the wrench. As a coworker learned the nasty way, tie one to yourself, too. Kyle Hill has a video about this... you won't float in an aerated tank.)
thank goodness for go pro Camara's and the guy that's multi-talent.. I would dropped everything.. plus fell off. hope he's making lots of money!! and thanks for video otherwise I'd never go up there...
Not enough money in the world to get me up there ONE time!! Let alone a career of it!! Gonads of steel!!
That’s very cool! Bicycles & linework! Unbelievable! I never saw the two together? Those preforms your installing. What are they for? Some sort of dampening device? Where does your bottle of water go? In your grunt sack?
hi. the things I install are spirals. they serve as a warning for airplanes and birds. water??? we have no water. only beer..
@@linemanatwork7948 Spoken like a true professional. I thought they used high vis balls on wires? We use high vis balls on distribution near air fields.
I forwarded your video to a retired lineman I used to work with. He loved it! He transferred out to transmission the last few years. He told me that they had plastic preforms for vibration dampening on Highline, hence my question. The bicycle is very cool though. Was that handmade or is that something you can buy? I have seen spacer buggies just not a bicycle?
@@linemanatwork7948 and it ain't budlite!
Don't drop your wrench. Getting it back up again is a lot of effort...
Broken line, better breakout the electrical tape. 😆😆😆😆 This is nerve wracking. Hats off to the guy that has to do this. JustSaying.
Sehr spannend sowas anzusehen 😄
Do you do an initial inspection of the line first from the ground, say with binoculars, to confirm that the wire can support your weight? Thanks!
no. you just climb up. get on your bike and let the journey begin...
@@linemanatwork7948 Hmm… I can see that happening here in the US, but my impression has always been that folks in Europe are far more safety conscious. Is this approach based on the fact/assumption that your weight (body, bike, & tools) is not a significant addition? The wire did not part when struck, has not failed due to temperature stress or wind load, so your additional weight is not an issue?
Really enjoy your videos, work safe and best wishes!
@@bruceringrose7539 the cable is an inch thick and made of braided steel. the core is undamaged, so the cable should be fine with a few hundred extra pounds of weight. At some point they will want to replace the cable
Lol no thank you. I'm glad there's people that are doing this cause it will never be me idc how much it pays
Looks like fun, how's work going? I'm a climber who works as a plumber. You guys have my dream job!
A lot of climbers service towers and do lineman work.
Currently working on installing distribution on the ground, I hope that someday I get to move up to the high lines as poles and ditches have gotten very boring…
Theme park ride repair
Correct me if I’m wrong, but how is a plastic dampener providing any structural integrity to that static line?
From another commer by the publisher - they are for adding visibility to the line for aircraft
RESPECT!!
Wete you born in the Alps? Or raised amongst mountain goats? The skill levels shown here are indicative of what is required to be hired to do this type of work, and I'm sure men like these are well compensated
Von so einer guten Kletterausrüstung haben wir geträumt damals. Wir hatten einen Hüftgurt und sind ungesichert auf den Mast. Wir sind auch frei auf den
Traversen hin und her gelaufen ,ohne Sicherung, ging gar nicht anders mit unserem Gurt.
Der Auffanggurt ist momentan Standard und wurde zur Pflicht.
Zumindest bei meiner Firma.
Ich kenne aber auch so wie Du noch die Zeit mit dem Bauchgurt...
Bit of a worry when you have to get to the middle to find it s breaking!!!!. Love to know how the repair is done, or is it total replacement?
no. was repaired with a helicopter.
Awesome video mate, Much respect. Will that line need to be replaced because of the broken wire strands that show up around the 15:50 mark?
no. the damaged area was repaired with a helicopter the next day.
@@linemanatwork7948 Cool! As a former tower climber, I about had a fit seeing 4 wrappers open! Was that due to lightening, or impact?
Hearts like lions 🦁. 👏👏👏👏