I’ve been ordering off Amazon for years. I love the convenience of ordering from my phone in seconds. I especially like the fact that I can do the purchasing while it’s on my mind instead of forgetting to “buy it later”. With Amazon, you can find the exact tool you need in just a few …
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When it comes to working as an aerial lineman, the importance of having the right tools and equipment cannot be overstated. One such tool that is essential for any lineman is the cable roller. We use cable rollers to guide cables and wires during installation and they play a critical role in ensuring that the …
Cable rollers are one of those often forgot about necessities when it comes to building fiber optic lines. Any pole line that crosses a road, driveway, or obstacle… most likely requires a cable roller. Also worth mentioning is the fact that the majority of the rollers attach to our support strand we install prior to …
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Using a lineman harness has 2 benefits- it can save your life if an accident occurs and it can save your job if OSHA walks up and sees you wearing it. I say that last part because I have seen multiple lineman in the bucket without a harness on. This is coming from a fiber …
There’s always more to learn when it comes to your craft, job, profession; but here’s what I’ve experienced as life as a fiber optic lineman. This is 7 years, working under a general contractor. I’ve worked for him and his sons during the entirety. I started with 0 knowledge, experience, but more importantly, 0 expectations. …
If you want to be a lineman you HAVE to learn how to climb. The only way around this is to be deemed a “bucket baby”. Like the name says, a bucket baby only uses a bucket truck and can’t complete their job if they can’t reach the pole with their bucket truck. Understandably, we …
Every day of the week lineman put on those boots and climb into their buckets, boom up and work the utility poles. Working in the rain, heat, snow, it doesn’t matter. One annoying aspect of the job is a bucket filled with water or snow. If you are dealing with this issue read on to …
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A fiber lineman spends his work days high in the air and on a utility pole. It’s not uncommon for a fiber lineman to work on 15 or more poles in a day. Working that many poles in a day combined with the time spent working busy poles and a bucket truck becomes an invaluable …
A cable lasher is one of the most crucial pieces of hardware fiber lineman use to get their job done. The basics of how to use a cable lasher are quite simple, but can get much more complicated when a bolt or gear gets out of whack. In this article we are going to discuss …
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Does your drill bit get stuck in the middle of the pole when trying to install a new frame? Does it seem like it takes forever to get your hole drilled? Or do you need to push on your drill with crazy amounts of pressure to get your bit through the pole? These are all …
