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RE: A Day With A Lineman #45 ~ We Do More Than Just Linework ~ Repairing A Digger Derrick (Line-Truck)
So, it looks like good linemen run on breakfast burritos...And now I want one too despite the fact it is not breakfast time here.
I would imagine that most people have zero clue what goes on behind the scenes to ensure the lights go on when that switch is flicked. Sure, there's some poles, wires a truck that goes up and down and a few dudes in hi-vis and hard hats...How hard can it be?
Well...This sure dispels that little misconception.
Seems like you boys know what's up when it comes to your jobs and don't just connect wires and look good in hi-vis. A great post here mate, as always. Nice work on the tools too brah. (Curated for curangel.)
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with a breakfast burrito addiction... I did forget to mention that we got our grub on at a Chinese buffet for lunch. Hey when the Altec guy is payin’ might as well “filler’ up”.
That is my goal, to bring.... I hate to put it this way... light... to what goes on. We don’t just flip a switch and the lights come back on. We don’t just dig holes, set poles, and string wire.... Sometimes I feel like a lumberjack or mechanic, even standing on the side of the road flagging traffic while my boys do Hot work... (not my favorite thing to do but sometimes you get the short straw.
We are currently getting some snow so I really hope the trees stand good and tall this go around. Lol
Oh yeah, nothing like a free tank of Chinese food huh? Nice work.
Yeah, you do a good job of demonstrating the complexities, challenges and cool stuff about your job. I don't know why, but I wasn't following you. I think maybe because you resteem a lot, which I am writing about now actually, but I followed anyway.
Good luck with the snow and trees.
I just wish I was still doing helicopter work. That is the fun stuff!! No worries, I don’t resteem that much stuff... at least I don’t think so anyway. Lol. Shoot I don’t have much available time to spend one here. I have too much stuff going on.... at least I am not bored. 😜😜 Next project... swap axles from a 2005 Ford F-350 into my 1997 F-350... this is gonna be good.... when it happens. Lol.
Helos are legit!
Oh cool, working on F-trucks...Now that's post-worthy!
EDIT: Just took another look at your blog. Looks like one RS a day or so...The thing that got me was that you don't post much yourself so it looked like loads of RS posts. All good. Following now anyway.
It’s gonna be fun... once winter decides to leave and I can tear into the parts truck and tank those axles out... I need a shop at my house really bad. Lol
Yeah, I can imagine working in the snow isn't much fun. Can't you use the workshop at work?
Ya I can, but the parts truck still has a lot of parts I need to get out of it. Without axles it isn’t too ful to move. It still has a motor, transmission, transfer case... I got the whole thing for $500 and just the axles sell for $1,500. So I scored pretty good. I have sold some stuff off of it and got $300 back. So far a $200 investment is all
Nice! That's the way to do do it. I figured you would be using the shop at work if you could make it work but asked anyway. Blonde moment. Lol.