Yeah. Go by the sub and take the ground out and tell em to hit it. You get a good look/see then. Almost a guarantee find.

I've seen a YouTube video on this before and this is a reasonable explanation. In the video, the interference was limited to a fairly small area. Only thing is we have lights all over the system that...

Yes 100w high pressure sodium.

One of my favorites was jumper bars made out of rolled up beer cans. Aluminium cans carried the load pretty well unlike spoons and wrenches.
Also found one where they put a jumper wire between the...

Had a call today to meet a comcast tech at a certain location. He was getting interference on their phone customers on that street after dark. Found a street light that was cycling on and off. when...

Theres better ways to peel load off a phase than that. Like others have said its ok I guess as long as its well marked. Seems to me it may present problems when you try to isolate a section looking...

Crew leader was used at the company I work for quite a few years back when they wanted to do away with the non working foreman title. Their money was foreman wages and the same responsibility, they...

Sounds a lot like my situation TBL. 10 years working for a contractor, then 10 years at a utility in their construction crew, 8 years as a troubleman then the wheel falls of in trouble dept. and I'm...

Done that quite a few years back. We used a machine that worked a lot like a sandblaster, except instead of sand it blew ground up corncobs believe it or not. At least that is what I was told it was....

Hell boys this has sorta turned into a pissing contest. Llinemen will glove it or they won't. They may get by with it or they may not. Some will continue to do it and some may have a change of heart....

The steel twist shank Bashlins are the way to go the way I see it. They are very forgiving. You can get your knees right up against the pole and still not cut out if sharpened right.

Right on PA. Some need to check the fatality rate for linemen before organization began. Safety isn't something you do only when its convenient or doesn't impede performance numbers.

Went through SELCAT 28 years ago. Great program. I went to pole climbing school in West Palm Beach. Norman Mizzell was the head instructor. He passed on a few years ago. Kinda boot camp like. Pretty...

14.9 single phase??? new one on me. If that is correct, its way too hot to work while walking wood. Have at it but not in my crew.

Forget what I said About partially agreeing with RDawg. Sorry about that. Should of reada little more first.

I don't believe that it is so much the slower learning curve as it is the oppertunity to see and experience the different variables and problems we face in our jobs. To dismiss someones lifetime of...

Gotta agree with Rdawg somewhat on the experience aspect of this conversation. Not meaning to put anyone down and I might have been a dumbass, but it took me about ten years as a journeyman before I...

Thats about right hebrew. May as well get used to that. Some manager prodigy will make that suggestion later on and get some kind of bonus check for it.

Yes we all have bent the rules in the past. union/nonunion all guilty. But what it really comes down to is that just because we are capable of doing something doesn't mean we should. Yes it nice to...

Don't put all your faith in the TILT. Mine has lied to me on more than one occasion. Be sure and take everything loose including the lightning arrestor. A bad arrestor can show up as a short.

It makes no sense to glove 12kv off the wood. I'm not gonna say I've never done it because I have on a few occasions. Done it because I was too damn lazy to move the hot board. Decided about 15 yrs...

Koga, we've had the meetings and they can't even explain how the numbers are
figgered. Just been doing like you said and keep detail notes on what, when, how, who and why. They can't explain it...

AMEN Scammy

The air driver works pretty well here. On the mountains you do have to drive at an angle. Seems to deflect off the rocks better that way. You got to pay attention when putting several rods together...

If it a good pole and not too congested with conduit, phone cable tv etc... I'll usually free climb. If it is cluttered I feel a little better hitching.The few times I have cut out while free...