Being a Lineman - Episode 23

Hey Everyone!
Working on the neutral wire on a power grid can be a touchy subject! The important thing to remember is that even though it's a grounded wire, it can still be very dangerous...even fatal in the right circumstances. Especially isolated or broken neutrals!
This video is not sponsored by *Digital Apprentice LLC, but Trent deserves all the attention he can get with this new App he's designed. Great job! 🚀🚀
Be safe out there Guys and Girls! 🥂
💥Cutting open an Automatic sleeve!
• What's inside an autom...
💥Using the 25kv Load Buster
• Using the 25kv Loadbuster
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There are many different ways to preform the tasks shown in this videos.
Always adhere to your own company's policies and procedures.
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[@michaelbergstrom6332]

Before I stared lineman school I’d watch these videos while having no idea what he was talking about, but now with the crazy amount of info I’ve learned so far this has become an incredible tool to see how these things are worked on in the field. Thanks so much Aaron I look forward to continue watching to make me a better apprentice!

[@pie3135]

I’m using him as a resource too. He is incredibly knowledgeable and has tons of experience. Good luck with school, I’m going the ibew route to get an apprenticeship.

[@chrisdietrich5444]

@RE ostrander save your money!!!!!!!!...

[@chrisdietrich5444]

@RE ostrander check with the local union hall..I know apprentices that get the difference in their pay and a journeyman lineman pay because of the gi bill...win win..get paid to learn

[@Jtizz111]

I’m starting as a ground man in a couple weeks no line school coming from more of the electrician side of things but I’ve always wanted to be in line work like my dad these videos are very informative great tool like you said! Hope line school goes good for you 👍🏻

[@Macgyxer]

@@chrisdietrich5444 it’s not that easy. There are wait lists with thousands of people waiting to get called for an opportunity.

[@JacobRobertPK]

For a new apprentice only 6month into my apprenticeship these kinds of videos are huge to see how the work is safely done in Canada. No one else makes content like this.

[@nicholash1691]

How’s it goin

[@IStayTrueToI]

Wishing you safe travels, may god protect you.

[@nate.hanlon]

my mom always wanted me to be a lineman but i’ve had 2-3 people go to school for it and they hated it i don’t really wanna go to school to be a lineman and hate it any ideas on how to know if this is for me?

[@RandysDirtyBurger]

it’s wild to find a lineman channel, my dads been doing it for almost 25 years and he despises youtubers 😂 you kick ass dude!

[@noahbeanski2941]

Same

[@Poorschedriver]

Wow this was great! I had no idea that your safety procedures were so involved. The communication with dispatch is like listening to air traffic control! The redundancy of the communication, tagging, and grounding is really far more involved than I ever would have guessed, and obvioisly for good reason.

[@DamonW95]

As someone in a trades Job I absolutely envy the communication and professionalism.

[@stanroesner3892]

Appreciate the post! The automatic sleeves make life so much easier! 40 years ago we only had compression sleeves. For #4 acsr they were about 24" long and had 2 plugs at the midpoint that you had to pull out before inserting the wire. Anti-ox would squirt out, then you had to crimp 14 BG (5/8 die single groove) crimps each side of center point, with a wooden handle press, rolling the wire/sleeve or the press each crimp or the sleeve would curve or curl! Almost a 2 person job, really difficult in the air!! Not to mention no-ox squirting out and getting on everything! The new shorter compression sleeves, hydraulic presses, double groove BG dies and automatics are a welcomed improvement!

[@johnclyne6350]

Excellent three part communication! 👊🏻👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻Switching instructions communicated over 2-way radio so other crews responding can hear what your doing. We remove the source side tap/ remove the door. As well as strap a reflective pole banner at the base of the pole alerting other crews to our presence on the line. Keep up the great work Aaron.

[@Bobsdecline]

Thanks John! Great hearing from you, I hope as is well! 👊👊

[@dominicforille2413]

@@Bobsdecline you are an awesome lineman

[@sears1211]

​@@BobsdeclineHey I was wondering, do you refer to those short 20 or 22 (I forgot) inch arms as "twiggy arms"?

[@johnbowen35]

True professional. You know your craft well. Impressive to say the least!

[@birdfeeding]

Thanks! I have learned a lot from you and your videos. Quite the job you all have to do. I had no idea the steps were so intricate, but it makes you safe. Thanks for keeping the lights on!

[@Bobsdecline]

One of the reasons I started this channel actually! To help demonstrate what goes on behind the scenes and better explain why sometimes seemingly simply outages can take so long

[@twilllinemanforhire6266]

We call the automatics pickles. I always get a little paranoid when I see more than 1 of those in a span. Had one come apart on us during storm. Luckily no one got hurt. Keep up the good work.👊🏾

[@Bobsdecline]

Good to see ya T! I just noticed ya had a new vid up too! We had an old batch where a few let go, these ones are much better. Have been using them for about 7 years now, haven't had any fail. Not intended for use on slack span tho

[@chrisl4059]

🔌

[@Bluenoser613]

Great episode. Love all the first person footage of what you do.

[@robertoswalt319]

As a spectator, I really appreciate your explanations of what you are doing. Stay safe.

[@LionManatic]

I highly appreciate the videos you do! I fairly recently got out of a pre-apprentice lineman school this past August 2021, and have been tossing out resumes and applications since to get hired as an apprentice. Right now, it's possible that I might be doing underground, in hopes that I can get on with the company's overhead crew. You have no idea of how many things you've refreshed me on, like as you were explaining stuff, my mind immediately takes me back to the lineman school and I immediately start to understand what you're talking about!

[@michaelgagne1911]

This was one of your better videos from start to finish love the camera also I have always wondered about those sleeves that go on a broken line and now u have explained exactly 💯 how that works great job thanks mike iron river m.i.

[@Bobsdecline]

Awesome! I really appreciate the feedback Mike! When it comes to larger wire we try and stick to compression sleeves some of them have a separate sleeve particular to the steel core that's contained within the outer aluminum sleeve. Basically the steel sleeve holds the tension and the aluminum the ampacity.

[@michaelgagne1911]

@@Bobsdecline never realized the weight of the lines also think u said 500 pounds add wind etc amazing how u people can keep those lines up and wow u answered me back thanks really learn from your videos we relie so much on electricity thanks too all linemen and linewoman and all the people behind the scenes God bless and stay safe thanks mike

[@Phred_Phlintstoner]

@@michaelgagne1911 you are from Iron River Michigan? Small world. Yours is the first comment on the list. Lol I'm from Florence Wisconsin, but I was living in Crystal Falls a few years ago. Have a great weekend!

[@scottyTy]

Thank you for all of your hard work in restoring power in times of severe weather. Going out when it's -30˚F during a blizzard to restore power is truly appreciated. I take a neutral stance of the neutral subject.

[@_hotrod_]

New subscriber! I’m a union laborer working mostly in road construction and pipe work, love the videos it’s nice to see how you guys work it’s pretty awesome! Much love from central Massachusetts

[@jeffreykornspan9053]

Thanks Aaron for the video. Just another day with less then ideal working conditions. I can see that we have more tree trimming funds here in Maryland around primaries and secondary's. Not to mention many more automatic reclosers everywhere. Since I never did linework, never heard about radial feed and loop feeds, Thanks for the info. BTW, I've been watching temps in your area. Too cold for me!

[@Bobsdecline]

We had a +20°C a few days ago! Lol... Then -35 with the next night 🤦‍♂️lol. We've been experimenting with a few different reclosing products for these longer single phase lines. Cheers!

[@runwiththerunners8152]

Compelling watching makes us realise what a good job you guys do. Watching from the UK. Thank you.

[@Franny_the_Fisher]

That was a brilliant move touching the wire, and wrapping it at the base of the gate!!

[@williammay5300]

I like your video's and they make it perfectly clear how dangerous a linemans job can be...

[@JuanGutierrez-cp1kd]

My big brother is a lineman chicago local 9 IBEW I've been doing residential commercial electrical but I want to get into the lineman apprenticeship I've been watching your videos for months. Thank you for your inspiring videos!

[@timothyvandermeulen6709]

I teach electrical trades at a high school in Michigan, many of our students go on to be lineman, will show this video to the future prospects as a great example of what a day might look like!! Thanks so much for sharing this I hope your company fully supports you in this effort it is a great way to share you what you do!

[@Bobsdecline]

🤝 Thank you very much for taking the time to comment/share that! Means a lot 👊👊 Cheers!

[@rickylanclos2443]

First time seeing this, I hope more do. You guys do an awesome job restoring power. If more saw what you guys go through they would understand that it's a process and safety is definately the main concern.

[@Littlefreetime]

The training app is FANTASTIC! Thats super work Trent!

[@BudTheDrummer]

What a fantastic video! He dropped that door in and I can't even see that high up! Kudos to the Young Man with the Transformer App!

[@ryanl4436]

I'm currently in Line School, I love your videos!

[@con6951]

I have applied For a lines person apprenticeship in the UK. Currently halfway through the application process and I am excited!

[@DigitalApprenticeLLC]

Thanks for the shoutout! You have a very helpful and educational channel here and I love that I could be a part of it, even in a small way. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!

[@alan.macrae]

Always enjoy your videos Aaron. Stay safe and healthy. 🤛

[@Neckername1]

Love watching your videos and seeing behind the scenes of something I used to take for granted every day! I used to want to work as a lineman after I found out how hard microarchitecture engineering was haha. PS: Mullets Rule!

[@DigitalIP]

1 of the poles in my yard got replaced Friday, pretty impressive how they can do that without interrupting power, shame they had to leave part of the old pole because my fiber lines were on it.. Unfortunately, they didnt fully bury the line and broke a copper strand from the insulation some how, so i have Verizon coming out Monday.

[@paulcarlsen4088]

Long live the mullet! Props to your company for allowing you to make these videos!

[@Rliang7070]

I love these linemen type videos 🥰🥰

[@longviewstud26]

Very fascinating. Greatly enjoyed it

[@spud7378]

Great video as always Aaron. 2 lengths on the load bust. I like it!!! Never seen a guy burnt with 2 lengths of stick!!!

[@Gathord]

Thanks for another great video.

[@yellowlabdavis7170]

Wise beyond your years! Great videos.👍👍😁

[@royordway9157]

Aaron, another great video. I've said it before, I have the utmost respect for our linemen, not so much for the company they work for. Our company got the award for worst customer service for a power company in the US.

[@nothinyaseehere9449]

Hey guys stay safe out there. I earthed a single wire earth return took all 3 shots of 19kva, lost both my legs nearly lost an arm. 30% of me is skingrafted after deep tissue burn. It’s grips ya hard, doesn’t let go. The heat is extreme to say the least. The bangs are so loud! When they pass through you like a get hitting the sound barrier. The electricity exited through every part of my body. No one knows or understands how I survived it. I’m talking to my state providers to do speeches to linesmen in there crews.

[@electron2601]

Wow!

[@nothinyaseehere9449]

@@electron2601 complacency is the killer, we work in a dangerous environment and almost never see the danger after years n years you get more relaxed with safety and bang ya dead!

[@alexnalley9942]

I am starting lineman school may 9th I have no idea about anything you are mentioning and talking about but your videos are very intriguing and I cannot wait to start learning more about everything this trade has to offer thank you for the awesome videos! Keep doing your thing brother !

[@Tiegen.Reibin]

hey man how’s the schooling going? i’m starting soon enough

[@aidennallan]

@@Tiegen.Reibin im heading to school in July man. Have no clue what he's talking about but stoked to learn

[@alexnalley9942]

@@Tiegen.Reibin finished school got a decent job with a contractor got my CDL hopefully can get on with a utility company here soon that’s closer to home

[@camerynworden4401]

@@alexnalley9942 do you have Facebook? Considering lineman and would love to ask you some questions.

[@lakedistrictmatt1641]

As a linesman in the U.K I enjoyed seeing your way of work. We have similarities, the only difference being is you have far better equipment than us. We could only dream of them trucks 💪

[@dividendjourney]

Love the videos Always Aaron! I'm getting out of the US Navy as a Construction Electrician going to work for my local PUD back home! I'll be doing an awesome program offered for AD Military where I get to work with a company for the last 6 months of my Military time with all pay etc, and the company gets me for free; with the commitment that once everything works out I'll be endentured into my Lineman Apprenticeship as a 2nd step. I'll be a groundsman for those six months, no problem as I'll take it with strides. Gotta restart somewhere. I was a groundsman with a tree trimming around the lines prior to service so falling trees safely, etc I'll have that to also help as a new Lineman. I'm very excited! Finally getting closer! I'll start 09Dec this year! Love your videos, God Bless! Keep it up Brother! Local 125 here.

[@dividendjourney]

CO-OP not PUD. Lol I always get those mixed as we have both.

[@caseybahl9891]

I’m doing skill bridge to for aep coast guard guy here internship starts April 8th excited

[@zbowman4]

I’m testing for apprenticeship in a week. Green as grass so I’ve been studying hard and trying to take as much in as I can. Love the videos

[@chrisshergie1030]

i really like that he says the instructions and yall repeat them back…more companies should use this practice

[@TheMoeLesterr]

Much respect to you sir!

[@brooklyn-cv8cg]

Lineman from NY sending love 💪🏾💯

[@enginelife8449]

Such a cool video I love the pov working shots

[@user-gt9et9sk8g]

Cool videos Bob👍...when grounding we were taught to never leave ground tails in the bucket with urself n always leave secured outside the bucket like on ur bucket hooks ..while installing or removing em...stay safe out there uall👍👍

[@sharkey086]

Great vid! I also took notice of your finger discipline when holding the come along grip. Can tell you're a military man lol. Stay safe out there!

[@Bobsdecline]

That's an interesting observation! I didn't even notice until you mentioned it! 👊🍻

[@javarusmcdonald9031]

I'm going to be starting lineman school soon, I'm subscribing to learn more about this field. Thanks for the info 👍

[@Artecus]

Did you start? Stay? What is your status?

[@onit996]

It's amazing what you done with such a long stick. I could never do that. Good that I'm an engineer, not a lineman ^^

[@GeneMcC]

Very good instructive video. Always wire brush the conductor and wire brush “ goop” ( no oxide) onto the conductor before putting it into splice. Better, use compression splices!

[@jamesashley3827]

Excellent safety procedures 👍

[@lindasherman9921]

You must have world class depth perception to install that door like you did. Stay safe and warm up there!

[@bdub4107]

First time seeing your videos, you did really well and covered everything in great detail. Stay safe out there and keep doing exactly what your doing.

[@bdub4107]

I also really like that the change was captured on the tail board (we call them Pre Job Briefs PJB) and it was communicated to everyone.

[@Bobsdecline]

Thanks Bruce! Appreciate the comments, and you guys be safe too! 👊🤝

[@r3tr0nic]

Quite interesting to see that app uses Australia/NZ colour schemes for the wiring, vs USA/Canada. Neutral in Aus/NZ is black. Active (or hot as you say in US/Canada) is Red. Phase colours are red, white, blue (A, B, C, L1, L2, L3). Always enjoy watching electrical line work from around the world. Thanks for sharing!

[@bamaslamma1003]

That snow looks really refreshing. Down here in LA (Lower Alabama) temps are flirting with the century mark (100 degrees F/38 degrees C for y'all) with high humidity.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

Was in Huntsville summer of 1978 visiting my sister. July 2nd, and the humidity was so bad that night, it was like coming out of the shower, before taking it. Mosquitoes as big as a B-52.

[@SquadBustersCoC]

As a distribution design engineer, its so cool seeing what I put on paper coming into fruition. I respect the work you do because just thinking about being near 7200v makes me pee, love the content!

[@nickdyachenko9581]

Thank you. Nice app. Purchased.

[@Franny_the_Fisher]

Command and response hall, very important in all aspects of the job! (When he was talking to dispatch)

[@weslaco911]

Trent is a Genius !! Why didn’t I ever think of making a transformer app to practice banks omg I’m blown away lol

[@gracewthomas]

40 years with san diego gas & electric and retired in 2020 , sure do miss it ! I love seeing the trouble men at work , good group of men............ Alan Thomas

[@Bobsdecline]

Wow that's a very respectful career 🙌 Cheers Alan! Thanks for stopping by!

[@jeanathanross6682]

as an apprentice lineman this is an amazing channel to just stumble on

[@camerynworden4401]

How difficult is the apprenticeship?

[@Sweettea_Muddin]

Its very nice that you made a video about this, my dad actually just started working for a contracted company connected to oncore, and i have no idea what he does when hes out there, all i know is that he is a pole setter. And i dont wanna say its a coincedence, but id say about 2 weeks ago he and a few other men went out to fix and lay a few new poles. But the thing was the initial poles needed to be pulled because they were damage etc. Well acompaning him was a new guy and he had never been around electrical work or anything related to his new job. ( no names will be named ) but they had a foreman and the new guy was to be directed on what to do by said foreman. This new guy couldnt have been but maybe 20 yrs old man, so his foreman instructed him to get the tools needed and get ready for the job, but the new guy unfortunately didnt understand that he wasnt instructed to start working. He just wanted to start working and see what his new job was about and there's nothing wrong with that. But the electricity was STILL ON, everything he was about to touch was ON. And unfortunately on the day he did touch those wires and fried about 70 percent of his body. I have no further information on whether or not he is still here today, but I pray to the good lord above that he have mercy on his soul, and when my dad came back and told me what had happened, i told him he needs to seriously find a different line of work. But i do understand someone has to do it, but i stress to EVERYONE, whether your shooting guns, welding cuttin wood.. WEAR YOUR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. It may save your life...

[@Bobsdecline]

That's very unfortunate 😔 but thank you for sharing. Like you said, regardless of the trade, we have to be safe. I even wear safety glasses now when "whipper snipping" the lawn 🤓

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Last month when we had that massive snow storm a FEDEx truck slid into a pole and took out half the town’s power. Two crews showed up in the nastiest weather possible. My mom and sisters made them hot chocolate and I took thermos jugs out to them. Took four loads to get hot chocolate into all of them. They initially politely refused but the boss said it was okay so they drank. Took them 3 hours to get the new pole set and another three getting all the lines hung. Not bad considering the weather and the ground was frozen solid. Love my lineman!

[@Tiegen.Reibin]

bet they got paid real well too😉💯

[@isaacritter3685]

I’m going into this field for work and I don’t know any about it so hopefully I can get a basic knowledge of it from these videos

[@Tommygunz9941]

I work in telecommunications so we don’t go as high nor do we even work on the same components, but I love these videos. Makes me want to take the jump over to Energy…😂

[@brandonhallas82]

God bless Man U did a fantastic job recording this💪🏼

[@mdwdirect]

Fascinating.

[@ILLFINGAZ]

Awesome video brother. Very good job explaining procedures and what we do in the field. May I suggest looking into using pole banners. They are a reusable velcro pole wrap, reflective orange high visibility, and has 'MEN WORKING LINE". They are great to have, especially during storms when there are contractors all over the place. I usually carry three of them with me for multiple locations on a job. I simply put my pole banner 6' above ground at the open point, fuse, or switch. Anyone that gets called out to my job can't miss seeing it and they know someone is already there working on the line. The pole banner also has clear pockets for switching tags. Just a suggestion to keep you a little bit safer. Can't tell you how many times I've been dispatched to a job during storms and another crew shows up to the same job because a supervisor sent them there. Stay safe bro. 🙂

[@Bobsdecline]

I agree! The banners are much easier to see than the tags we use. That's a great tip!Thank you 🤝 Like you said especially for storm work or working outside of our area. Cheers man! 🍻👊

[@mjalco7410]

Awesome job guy

[@garyjohnson4575]

That is some scary stuff 😳! I got stuck to a wall outlet being an idiot in electronics class in high-school. NEVER want to feel that again! (Playing drums on an outlet with two screw drivers, teacher laughed louder than the whole class!)

[@johnledger7763]

Thanks Aron for your great videos very interesting material sir.

[@Bobsdecline]

Thanks John!

[@jspotts01987]

Great video 👊🏼From Clearwater, Florida🇺🇸💯

[@darrenobryan3746]

Must be pretty good amperage to use a solid blade. Those telescopic stick certainly can save a climb on back lot switches!!

[@dylongerik3230]

this is awesome

[@johnwalker890]

Good job Aaron.

[@oldiescoll]

I got a good one for you. I went to turn on the 240v heater/AC unit (13,000 BTU) the other night (the sun heats up the room during the day). When it went on my clock in the bedroom which is plugged into a surge protector with other items reset back to flashing 12:01, giving a minute for me to travel from the living room to the bedroom. Your thoughts. Love you channel.

[@dallascampos7939]

New to the channel. Great videos, content and information 👍🏽

[@joelhunter4082]

Great video Aaron love the helmet cam. Please show more of that.

[@TheAustrianLineman]

another good video! I hope the winter will be over soon 🥶

[@Bobsdecline]

It was 20°c three days ago and -35°c last night! Lmao. It doesn't make any sense. Do you guys get much cold in the winters?

[@TheAustrianLineman]

eah really crazy! yes we also had +20c but only -15c. I don't care about the cold but the wind and the wet weather is terrible.

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Great video

[@MarsMan1]

Great Depth Perception.

[@adamgrimm6047]

Hey man, love learning from your videos. I have few questions/ video ideas that I'm interested to see. I'm curious about the political side of your job. Do you have a direct boss or multiple direct bosses?? Does he have to watch you work a number of times per month to make sure you're being safe? Are there post quality inspections done on your work? Is there company safety guy who will pull up on you unannounced? What does your boss do? Is he an engineer or a former lineman? Who do you call at 3am when you need backup, your boss? Dispatch? Etc? Do you ever have to discuss plans with your engineering team or get approval for your management team to do things that may our of the ordinary? What happens when your boss is on vacation? Who controls your route? Just dispatch or does your boss move orders around? What about his boss and your company rank structure? Do you know the CEO and ever interface with him? Do you have train people? Do you have to attend meeting with your team or is it really just you on your team? What else is the cb radio used for and what policies are concerning the radio? Are there any obscure company policies that people wouldn't expect like no smoking ever or you must wear long sleeves at all times? You could do an entire video on some of the company policies that the layman wouldn't expect you to have. Obviously you can't give intimate details like names or specific processes. But this would be an easy and interesting video(s) you could do from your cab or dining room table and i would appreciate the info. Thanks!

[@tecnisdaimondm.g9321]

Excelente

[@dendkmac]

Brrr time Aaron...be careful great job.

[@culbyj3665]

The skill you used with the Load buster and removal of the Cutout was freaking epic at the 13:00 min mark I have a contract for the Toronto Blue jays and The yankees waiting for ya based off ur bat speed!! Though you'd probly prefer to snipe a Goalie from the blue line with that stick being Canadian!!!

[@Bobsdecline]

Hah! Just left the rink with my son too. Young fella got a short handed goal tonight🚀

[@culbyj3665]

@@Bobsdecline go little rock star. .. a short handed can be a game changer. Paul Coffey would agree!

[@adventureguy4119]

the amount of trust, the company puts in you

[@unwired1281]

Aaron it looks like power is out at the barber shop again. 😂😂👊

[@Bobsdecline]

Lmao!

[@saltyassassin]

I'm gonna try calling my old lady the "Load Buster".... Pray for my safety boys! I'll probably be on the couch for the next week if anyone needs me. 😆

[@Bobsdecline]

Lol

[@ivanmontenegro8746]

Love the videos, just graduated from trade School for electrician and I’m really excited to go to a lineman school! Question, where did you buy that hoodie at ¿ I’ve been searching for one like that

[@justinchildress1453]

The way y'all did it is the safest but you could stretch a piece of new wire and take a ground and connect to old wire on both ends that's if the wire is on ground both ways.

[@ismaelabregana1493]

Stay safe always sir aaron!! I love your videos..it helps me a lot 😊always informative..😊 👊

[@Bobsdecline]

Thank Ismael and be safe! 👊👊

[@ismaelabregana1493]

I hope 1 day i can go there and meet you in person sir!! Keep safe always😊

[@Bobsdecline]

🤝

[@tucobenedicto109]

Ever work on transmission lines parralleing a railroad? if any wire hits the track rail it can become energized, regardless of energy on the track itself like a 100hz or 91.6hz track circuit or propulsion retun. We had a 60k wire 60hz fall on our lines (100hz 5k) and hut and the surge blew each hut in turn and fried alot of stuff. Huts are grounded and like a farday cage but the ground can feed in. Our system is isolated and has two condutors off of the transformer.

[@REDNECKOUTDOORS88]

I work for a cable company. Those automatic sleeves you talk about we call pickles lol. I actually hate them. They fail somewhat easily. I've literally repaired 1/2 inch strand and then a few hours later they break. What we normally do is use a preformed straight splice. Power does here as well. I'm assuming it's because of the extreme heat here in Texas. Maybe makes the strand contract I'm not sure. I love it watching your videos Aaron they are amazing and show so much.

[@RSCamaroBlack]

Where I come from it’s the other way around. Heat causes thermal expansion. However… it probably has more to do with staying inbetween design parameters. It’s crazy just how many variables should be considered before installing a sleeve. Also, here in Texas, a pickle would be used to splice guy wire or messenger cable generally. Please guys be safe!

[@nhzxboi]

Interesting to see the lack of snow if this is recent. The snow comes and goes so quickly. On Monday, you cannot walk through it. On Friday, there is no snow on ground. crazy stuff.

[@rupe53]

... have a similar situation with the snow here in lower New England. Get a decent snowfall and a week later it's melted / gone to bare ground. It's happened twice this month alone. The nice thing is we don't have the usual 6 foot piles blocking the sightlines at intersections.

[@johnhershey4010]

Good Job

[@mattmatthew9422]

So grateful for our maps lol. They show actual poles.

[@davidgarner7948]

Ha! Found a Geo cash doing tree work for oncor/txu here in Texas

[@topcat5233]

13:45 thought you were gonna pole vault out of there lol