I have never been this lucky,and never have seen a helicopter change out a transformer.Wait....wait...maybe they aint so lucky.....notice they have rubber gloves on.To change out a transformer? Well at least they work safe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLOW-7WYoT8
I agree.That pole wasnt that hard to get to,a dolly could have saved the company some money..........take a look at this one.....theres a guy in a hoodie in the vid...wonder what he wants?Even has superman and spiderman.......just south of Poots State. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWL4SOUwQO4
NOT a Black Hawk HC. They must have done a freebie to get business. Their rates can't can't compete with grunt crew labor. The cheapest hr. rate I got with a Llama $2500/ hr. and it's been years. Our geniuses tried to fly distribution for annual line patrols. That was the last time. Couldn't see anything at the speeds necessary to justify the rates. Just fing stupid.
We flew all our poles on our current project with a heli. Dont know the cost, but it was the only way to get them to the locations. But yeah, didnt need a heli for those pots... Hell, get 2 linemen, a grunt, and a capstan hoist. Done deal!