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    4 d-ring belts

    Due to the new OSHA laws coming soon, have/has any fellow brothers switched to the 4 d-ring belts? Is it company making this decision, or are the hands making the call?

    Do any of you guys...
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    so you're telling me...

    that we should teach guys one thing and then tell them "welcome to the real world. Fall protection 100 percent for apes"? it doesnt really matter if osha really does have jurisdiction or not. would...
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    thats not right

    I'll tell ya what, bud. OSHA would have a hayday with this post. You and your classmates are not QUALIFIED climbers. That means you cannot "freeclimb" higher than 6' without fall ARREST. (this is...
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    heard about the one from bonneville. Did the one...

    heard about the one from bonneville. Did the one from nevada have anything to do from a harness failure? Any info from either accident would be a great help. My prayers go out to each brother and...
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    kinda sorta maybe:

    Heard rumor that a lineman was putting dampeners on static while on a bosun chair, and the hardware holding the static failed. not for sure though.
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    we do it all

    We(lineman) run backhoes, excavators, back yard booms, pullers, tensioners, rock hammers, dozers, etc. To me, if you can run this equipment, you are a better asset down the line. I worked with one...
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    one of my biggest is when a lineman loses the...

    one of my biggest is when a lineman loses the toss to go up the pole/bucket with the apprentice, they decide to lose all ground skills, and bad mouth the guys in the air's entire action making...
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    similar.... but..

    We do something similar, but we use a dry erase marker on the inside of the front window stating the address, where the hot line hold is(substation feeder or midline) nearest possible open. This way...
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    Sticky: heres another cool video... kinda long, but good riggin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaS5yMpPlts&feature=player_detailpage
  10. Thread: fun day

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    guyed for sure!

    Yep, we guyed it back to the butt of another tree with a rope hoist...
  11. Thread: fun day

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    fun day

    Hey guys. Had a good windstorm roll through on wednesday. Had a damaged transformer we needed to change out, but it was off the road and over the bank a ways. Ended up getting it all on video.
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    Anyone having the same trauma?

    Hey guys. Just wanted to get an idea. I currently work for a co-op, and don't understand why 99% of our union members won't go to union meetings. We have about 25 to 30 guys on our dock, and only...
  13. the hands choose

    Our engineers don't understand the hazards, so in a loop feed situation, we stand off our cable for a loop on both ends, and tag them. engineers told us to leave one end stood off, and theother...
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    we are making up 600 amp t-bodies/hammerheads,...

    we are making up 600 amp t-bodies/hammerheads, and then up pole to 600 amp switches, feeding 3 phase overhead 795(drake).

    The killer i guess would be our "vaults". They are way too small....
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    Well, it is a concentric neutral, and also we are...

    Well, it is a concentric neutral, and also we are using the insulation stripper that highland talked about. We tried some "wire training tool" today. it is a wrap tape that takes 120v to heat the...
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    any ideas on tools for 1000mcm?

    I won't rag too long, but we are installing new get-aways out of a sub. Using 1000mcm aluminum 260 mill primary cable. Everything is horrible about this stuff. Our co-op is fairly new with it, just...
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    Shoot, ill take a stab at it. Take a 4' level....

    Shoot, ill take a stab at it. Take a 4' level. tape it to a shovel and put it in line with the pole. move shovel till its leveled up. now ya got a straight line to site down. I'm sure there's more to...
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    one question the tyndale rep wouldnt tell us is- ...

    one question the tyndale rep wouldnt tell us is-
    How many washes before fr loses its value?
    What type of contamination lessens its value? (such as pvc glue, creosote, hydro oil, chicken grease?)...
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    Sticky: if you are scared of dropping keys, i took a...

    if you are scared of dropping keys, i took a magnet and zip tied it to my ditty bag. Leave one on the magnet justin case. I guess they are selling the bags now with a magnet too. Using hot pliers...
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    well, fr is mandatory for our coop out of local...

    well, fr is mandatory for our coop out of local 77. The other local utilities are making it mandatory and is supplied by employer. it is ok, as long as a calorie count/flash rating test hasn't been...
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    Really?

    :Ddont know why you think that swampy. Things are still like that around here... we had 3 poles down in a no access area, and i mean NO ACCESS! not even a backhoe or 4 wheeler. We ended up batting a...
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    then theres the one upper lineman/foreman. You...

    then theres the one upper lineman/foreman. You know, the one that can do everything faster, in less moves and it look better, but if he does something it takes forever and looks like shit. The kiss...
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    holy balls!

    :Dgot called out last night, and rolled up on 21 snapped double circuit poles, 795 on both circuits. had to jimmy rig up a feeder tie, but of course had to tramp some 4/0 macs so it wouldnt change 3...
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    yeah i wouldn't doubt the co op decides to go to...

    yeah i wouldn't doubt the co op decides to go to pole mounted spider line. We have the little rope truck that we use for 1/o or smaller, and a 5/8's line for bigger than 1/0. the bigger rope is...
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    Where the F*

    Had a pretty good one on monday. Rolled up on our job. A little restring on a highway. Only about a mile and a quarter long. All we had to do was hook up the wire and pull in the wire. Ropes were in...
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