My Son wears model 4416, looking at the specs they seem to be similar to what you are looking at, except for the color. He climbs in his and says they are good, but he is not in his hooks all day as...

When I was trained in this profession, we used double buckets. They were a pain in the butt sometimes, but we managed to get the work done. We still have one on the property, but mostly use single...

My son got a call I believe in the first week of June stating he had a job. He actually went for a physical today and will begin employment next week. I am not sure how many are being hired. I know...

This is a very unfortunate accident. We replaced a pole yesterday in the vicinity of a new 24" high pressure line. We were able to do a spot set without any problems. We had an emergency mark out and...

Good Luck on the test!

It could take 6 weeks before you hear anything back after your application. I can't remember exactly when my son applied ,but it was quite awhile ago. He has been on the list 15 months waiting to get...

Anyone here on the boards get called for the boot camp starting up next month? This is for Wall ,N.J. at local 400.

I spoke with the fellow from Asplundh today, Monday April 12th. He told me a friend of his who also applied got his letter last week for an interview, no other details though. Let me know if you get...

We are using TSE equipment as well and it seems to be fine. We have used it mainly for 477, but have done some 795 as well. We also use a Spyder system to pull in the bull rope, I am drawing a blank...

no word yet. I left you a private message.

We finally got some defibrillators for some of our trucks and have more coming. We have had the formal training along with our cpr, and now we finally have the tools!

My son got called back for this 2 day test and completed it in the middle of January. He has not heard back yet. We do know there were 3 groups of 10 testing, with the last testing taking place this...

One knot that I started using at work is the taut line hitch, great for securing transformers and other material when you have the room. It is easy to tie, tighten and loosen.

Are you saying you have not heard whether you passed the cast test? My son was notified the following week that he was "successful". He is now scheduled for the 2 day pre qualification examination...

What area did you apply for? At the EXPO he was able to talk to a couple of fellows from the co., one from Cape May and the other from Bridgeton and Glassboro. He was then able to directly hand them...

Nice posts guys.In my opinion you can't compare the two. The line school should just be in addition to an apprenticeship. Although you may learn quite a bit at school, they should probably still...

Some people feel that the schools are a waste of time and money. My thoughts are the more you know the better your chances of getting a job are. Think about the tons of people applying for jobs in...

When did you apply,my son applied around the end of October. Did you go to their job expo today(Tuesday Nov.17). My son went and talked to a couple of people, no mention of dates, said they would be...

Hell, 27 is young. We have a first year ape who is 47! We would prefer younger but we don't do the hiring.

we have a small utility with only one garage so we usually know where everyone is working. We always ride out the lateral before re-energizing. Most of our lines are accessible , though we do have to...

This was quite awhile ago but remember it like it was yesterday. We had just finished re-conductoring a three phase line and were transferring load. We went to a pole with a 2 pot bank on it and the...

We Place the arrester tap in the top of the cutout for both riser feeds(special riser arresters) and tx's. we are now just getting conventional tx's with arresters on the tank. We drive 50 foot of...

How is the ammo availability in your area poot? .45 ammo here in N.J. had been slim pickings over the summer. I am not sure about .40 cal. though. Either way it may pay to reload. Cheapest here was...

MI Lineman, No it was not high ranger. I believe it was an Asplundh unit, I can't remember the model number but it had been previously used by our tree crew. It was an over center unit with the booms...

A few years ago we had a apprentice in the air when he heard a pop. I was in another truck the next span down and we told him to lower the bucket to the ground. We called our mechanic and he came out...