Life of a lineman
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2016
- "When the snow is blowing, we go to work," says Kevin Hinrichs, a lineman for Xcel Energy in Denver, Colorado. Inside Energy followed Hinrichs for a day to find out what it takes to be the people keeping the lights on.
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I have the greatest respect for linemen. Without them, NONE of us could do our jobs, live comfortable lives, anything.
This guys got ballz , This kind of job is not a picnic .. My total respect for you guys out there doing this risky job
Thats a true lineman who says sometimes he still get the jitters 100% respect
Working on and next to deadly high voltage lines is very scary and it takes a special type of brave person to do it.
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Know the job well I did it for 40 years until retirement.
I'm amazed & very impressed by public opinion of line workers in the USA. You are all idolised & so well respected for what you do & deservedly so. Here in Australia, we don't share the same level of respect unfortunately. I was in this industry for 39 yrs, being made redundant 3 months ago. I don't recall anyone giving Aussie line workers respect or gratitude to the level you guys see, even in times of emergency. People only seem to care that their lights are back on & it didn't cost them.But the true, unsung heroes are the families of line workers, the wives, partners, kids waiting for their line worker to get home from the storms & hoping that he is ok & safe, where ever he is working. The amount of times we all gave up an important meeting or family function to get someone's power back on, could never be counted. The disgusting conditions we sometimes worked in, could never be believed. But someone's power was restored. Without power, the world stops.
Matthew Hunt thanks for your service brother I’m 12 years in and love every minute of it
You would have been welcomed here in the states!
I’ve been fascinated by lineman since I was 12. Unfortunately I witnessed a friend almost die after possibly touching a 19 thousand volt fuse in a large pad mount box. He lost an arm and leg. He never told anyone how this happened. There were rumors that he actually touched it but I’ll never know. He took his life a few years later. I’ve never once said anything publicly or privately about the incident. I thought about not sharing it here because it’s not useful information.
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As a electrician, I respect and depend on my fellow lineman to keep me up and going....thanks for all your hard work,dedication and motivation.....
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I will say, Linemen are THE unsung heroes. Yes, firemen and policemen put their lives on the line everyday. . . . so do Linemen, and in a very similar way.
Fire fighters and police communications gear won't work without power, Doctors can't save lives long term without power, grocery stores cant keep produce fresh without power, gas stations can't run efficient enough without power, street lights and lamps won't work without power, Tesla and Amazon factories run off power, the Airports cant have air planes fly without power. Everyones job is important but without these men, the United States would be knocked back to the stone age!
@@brucecorey24 - You, sir, are absolutely correct!! Clearly you "get it". Look at history. When there have been large area-wide electrical outages for days on end, society has crumbled, and did so in a BIG HURRY! We are so much part of the electric grid, people take it for granted and have integrated it into their lives as if it is second nature.
As a 32 year veteran engineer in the electric utility industry, one of the most amazing things about the electrical grid - in my opinion - is that fact that it WORKS!!! And it works (what people from only 100 years ago would call) MIRACLES every day! Linemen, along with many supporting individuals, keep that system running. They don't get near the recognition they deserve!
I would say more so we literally face death every single day we go to work no questions the smallest mistake could be fatal
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I love the sense of pride americans have for their work
Take,s me back a few years now nearly 40 years in the UK in electricity industry. Loved the Hot Glove & Short Stick work. Keeps the mind active real team working. Wish i could do it now, nearly 11 years since i left.
I like how honest Kevin is.
You guys are brave
retired 22 yrs. Had 30 yrs. in when I "pulled the pin." From t2t I still miss the "RUSH." Unless you "Ride - the - Lightning" yourself..............you don't understand. STAY SAFE ALL. Lo. IBEW 1928 .
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I spent 42 years as a lineman in distribution and transmission. Never regretted anything about it. I went through 2 wives from never being home. It's a tough life and I'd do it all over again. After I retired, I still get called back in for storm work.
Mr. Gene, from where did you operate those 42 years? I applied to inside wireman apprenticeship, getting interview soon, and tried to simultaneously apply to lineman apprenticeship, but held back because I do not have the CDLA. I really like the high bar for admission (CDL, heights, physical fitness, odd hours), that there are fewer lineman than electricians (1:7 ratio), and most importantly the substantially higher salary. Do you think I "cannot go wrong doing either," or do you think lineman is the only way to go? Again, my inside wireman interview is coming soon and I cannot even think to apply to lineman apprenticeship unless I get a CDL. Thanks.
Or to become a wireman business owner…
@@Artecus You can't go wrong on either. Demand for these skill sets are very high. I loved line work because being outside in the elements climbing poles, towers, and operating all the equipment associated are skills that only a few can have. Remember choosing either one can lead into the other at some point. Good luck! This trade needs good and dedicated people.
@@ghalgren Thank you for the timely response. Did you have any relevant experience prior to being a lineman? And, how did you apply? Did you apply directly to a union apprenticeship? Were you rejected and you applied to the power company direct for an entry level position such as groundman? Did you go to line school? Also, I did not know that wireman experience can be applied to a lineman apprenticeship. That is good to know. It seems line work is impervious to depressions in the economy, while the electrical trade is. I rationalize that if I work hard, do well, make master, make great contacts and networks, and open my own business, then I should not worry too much about the economy or salary. Right now that is my thought.
26 years here...pre requisites..atleast one ex wife, drink like crazy, and talk shit but back it up.
Thumbs up to ya. Enjoy retirement
Convincing my boys to be linesman. Highly respected.
I started working for Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver, in 1989 as a freshly graduated Electrical Engineer. I obtained a different employer in 2000. I don't remember a Kevin Hinrichs, but it sounds like he started as an apprentice about the same time I started. PSCo became Xcel energy August 1, 2000. I quit my job with them on August 31, 2000 - my 35th birthday - and I have no regrets!
Why'd you quit with Xcel?
@@ashfordminer2390 - WOW! I just now saw your question. My bad! Sheese!
I quit Xcel because I found a better job back in my home town. I took a pay cut to get here, but caught back up very quickly!
Nice job
Nice video
Be safe,
My brother
In our area if the power goes out in the evening they'll come out shine their lights on the problem leave and come back around 9 or 10AM the next day 😕
I'm a big loser who works behind a desk in front of a computer making close to minimum wage without people calling me the unsung hero. Props to guys like you, office workers like us seem like nothing compared to you Linesmen.
So get your ass out behind the desk and go make 200k being a lineman
Be safe...
Working in leather gloves like the old timers so nice I bet... especially when go away, even though lines are grounded as precaution, these days with solar and handy customers, need to worry about back feed through transformers and wires, also due to generators. So wearing gloves all the time eventually be like not having them on. And yes solar farms can back feed through banks of transformers, cts...
Nicely done buddies, be well... test,test your tester then retest.
Linewrench never lies to test power wires in the air if there potential, phasing set is mechanical, test stick mechanical and should be calibrated
Per Williams Ibew local 94
Lineman from India, Karnataka,
Recent appointment
Alex Sanchez of CNBC Millenial Money brought me here 💯⚡
I am a line man too..
I want to join line company overseas...
A really great service often in danger.
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Any generators running back feed?
Gloves my friends... Wearing them is like sneakers for your hands...
I just put my app in for Mountain States Line Constructors apprenticeship. Hopefully i get the job.
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Alan_1212 did you ever hear anything back??
What has happened since?
Not grounded not dead tag?
So it's bare wire with lash cable energized
Do you recommend a 30 years old to start begin a lineman at this age?
Mohammad Abufarah not gonna lie to you it’s never to late to start. Weather your 30 or 60 if you wanna do it and your minds set on it then do it.
However it is very physically demanding and mentally
Everyone hates you until they need you.
@@biobigdaddy1 thank you for the advice. Here in Nor-Cal some of them make over 150k a year with the over time. Sometimes we got sacrifice to get what we want. Im saving now for the linemen school its like 20k unless i find some other way to do jt
Mohammad Abufarah fuck that, apply as a ground man somewhere .
@@bro-yh2gw are you single? If you're single, go for it. If you aren't, really think it through.
@@spacecadet8843 I gave up on it. Its really hard to get in the power company in my area. Its based on who you know and not what you know...
Does being tall help
Nope.
I am a retired Lineman 14years .
How’d u like it? Any long term problems)
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MashaALLAH
Is it hard to get into an apprenticeship
MobnMoney x yes, but you can do it
Come to Canada! We literally have mandatory classes to learn trades in our highschools because of how desperate we are for workers in the trades. You get payed good too!
@@Wuffbites Hows that work? Im in the US. Once i top out would i be able to come back or would i have to transfer licenses or whatever
@@dumbeezy5480 hmmm i don't know really! a lot of the guys that go in to trades here go where the work is. so if you look around and see an area where work is little then look in to it. all i know is that you can get payed up to $40 an hour here!
If you have a clean background check, able to get a cdl license, physically fit, great attitude, willing to learn and work long hours in terrible weather... you can do it. This trade is in great need of workers!
24 years old here, have a lot of older friends telling me to go into this line of work for my lifestyle. Any advice for me?
Falcone Moto it’s good money. Really good money. High rate of getting hurt tho so listen to the veterans when they tell you stuff. Look and see if there are any schools around you that offer courses in this type of career.
Jordan Coker thank you sir.
85k as of April 29. Yes it’s worth it. Proud of what I do. No student loans no college degree. Ibew paid me to train
@@biobigdaddy1 I'm from Pakistan and I'm a Line Man Grade first my experience is 20 years
I'm 36years old what I can come to your place your company if I need your help to that you will my
Curious as to construction manuals. We tend to put transformer under primary hence secondaries... Spend time raising arms. Put transformer underneath. Good video. Should have jitters. stay aware of surroundings. Wear rubber gloves. Bit of Added safety and if wear them all the time. Feel naked with out them. Giving sense of something is missing...
People have made mistakes that can't come back from... Bethoughtful especially when people from ground yelling or pressure to go faster...
Take your time, cover bases, if not sure male sure your out of the way as much as possible...
Always stay under work, hot metal flash rises even though it's a ball. Especially with trouble jobs.
Ergonomic on the bucket watch flash videos.
Under arms up like basketball or boxing.
Local 94 IBEW international
Williams recommend
underwater welding is probably safer than this job
don't know that's pretty dangerous to.
I like your because I do the same
Old timers. Not wearing gloves means you always have to think of next move... Rather then oh I have gloves on I'll be fine because I'm safe...
Anyone know the average salary for these jobs
Google lol
Yea but I wanted someone that works in that to answer Yk
I grossed 312k last year in New York
LinehandIBEW NYC I work for Coned in Brooklyn average 212K last year
260k denver co
The kid runs up, pulls off five rounds. Only in murica baby
The pots are over the primary?!?! Thats dangerous as hell! And u gotta kill that circuit to work on it! Must be old standard in that area. We set ours 30" down from gain hole is T-bracket, 54" down from gain hole pot band, 60" down from gain hole is 3 wire rack. That way ur out of the primary and u can keep that circuit hot. Only kill whatevers on that pot and not everyone on that whole circuit.
Dude that’s open wire secondary on a crossarm. Notice the secondary leads tapping down to the open wire secondary. Single phase primary is at the top of the pole
When free climbing, if you fall to the dirt....you're not a lineman, sorry. Cutting out is part of the deal
I spent 42 years free climbing... Never cutout. If you learn to climb correctly, you won't cutout.
Non union scabs.
Xcel is union I believe
I climb up to the telephone equipment which is barely 4 feet under and I dont think it's a big deal. I dont know why this exaggerates so much.
Maybe cause the live wires and high volatage
Youll never know what it is to be a lineman bro if you work cable,stick to the Mickey mouse stuff
And you want know till you start mackin and jacking wire. Stick to being a baby back bitch cable guy
Actually pbufh, the neutral is 3-1/2' below the primary, all the phone/cable garbage ends up being at least 8-9' below the high voltage. That's why you're not worried.