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    Another consideration is most Union shops will...

    Another consideration is most Union shops will not recognize a line school or give you any advanced placement because you attended one. Most utilities will hire you in as a grunt and you work your...
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    The boom is very similar but there are...

    The boom is very similar but there are differences in the lift cylinder mounting positions.. the pin that failed, we are told, is in the knuckle where the upper boom mounts the lower boom all you...
  3. Thread: 4x4 vs. tandem

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    In the mountains of Colorado there iis NO...

    In the mountains of Colorado there iis NO substitute for 4X4, so it really depends on the terrain and climate of where you are gonna use it... a 4X4 with chains on all corners will go where no tandem...
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    We found out " unofficially" the bucket involved...

    We found out " unofficially" the bucket involved was a 2 man high ranger/terex with the square tube upper boom. " unoffocially" we were told the pin in the knuckle failed and allowed the upper boom...
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    Remember Brothers to always check your PPE dont...

    Remember Brothers to always check your PPE dont just put it on,check your trucks and write them up. Ross was a lineman doing contract work for us and we will dearly miss our Brother, he had a good...
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    Hotsticking is an art form and takes years to...

    Hotsticking is an art form and takes years to truly master. ive done it for years and consider myself just average. At our utility hotsticking is a 2 week course as a hot apprentice to just get the...
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    Weve had numerous PMH-9 switch cabs fail. All...

    Weve had numerous PMH-9 switch cabs fail. All relatively new in service, within 3 years, and we were told we were running too many amps thru this 600 amp gear...which we found out we were. The s&c...
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