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[Parker]

We recently had 6-8 inches of snow in North Western, NC. Not something we get alot of. We were expecting alot of outages but the freezing rain held off and the snow really didn't cause many problems. This particular job was two spans of broken primary and neutral. The truck couldn't get to it so I had the opportunity to use my hooks. A friend snapped these of me and I thought they came out pretty good. Check'em out.

[Lightningrod]

Cool pic's Parker, is that a second safety hanging off your belt and is that how you have to climb around obstructions.

[Parker]

Cool pic's Parker, is that a second safety hanging off your belt and is that how you have to climb around obstructions.

Yeah, it's a second safety. We have to use the Buckingham Bucksqueeze and it's not optional. It's good for keeping you on the pole but it definately slows things down trying to get to the work. Especially if you've got other utilites, service drops and the neutral to cross.

[Lightningrod]

We use a Jelco pole chocker here, for a second safety to cross obstructions we use a retractable lanyard and the swap back to the pole chocker when we are by the obstruction.

[olo131]

Hey Parker Nice photos I think it's time for the Photo contest ant these should be submitted..


Hell for that matter they should go an a wall somewhere in a nice frame.....

olo131

[System Tech Senior]

Another bucksqueeze user.. I love my squeeze and wear her faithfully! Good lookin' pics Parker!!

[splitbug]

Good pics Parker whe got the same storm which is EXTREMELY rare here and you inspired me to snap a couple shots! THANK THE GOOD LORD NO BUCKSQUEEZE HERE!

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[olo131]

Hey those are some great pictures too..... Glad to see more of the old timer to the site back.

olo131

[Lightningrod]

Cool pic's splitbug, that is some old lookin plant in the first pic

[System Tech Senior]

Good pics Parker whe got the same storm which is EXTREMELY rare here and you inspired me to snap a couple shots! THANK THE GOOD LORD NO BUCKSQUEEZE HERE!

who's tool bag is that hanging on that bell strand?

[splitbug]

LR yeah thats the kind of junk we have all around here! Yeah we have a maintainence program. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we fix it when it falls down



STS that is his rubber glove bag which he used along with a stick to apply secondary grounds with (which can barely be seen just to the right of the pole) since the primary grounds were in place already on both sides and it was already a tight fit he hung em of on a open wire hot leg coming off the bank before proceeding to change out the xarm!

Second pic is a broke pole thats why its a little bit of a leaner


Olo thanks

Edited by splitbug, 26 December 2009 - 05:53 PM.

[olo131]

LR yeah thats the kind of junk we have all around here! Yeah we have a maintainence program. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we fix it when it falls down

Olo thanks

Glad to see other utilities have the same maintenance problems

See here
http://www.line-man....s...st&p=130279
and
http://www.line-man....s...st&p=130334

olo131

[Lightningrod]

LR yeah thats the kind of junk we have all around here! Yeah we have a maintainence program. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we fix it when it falls down



STS that is his rubber glove bag which he used along with a stick to apply secondary grounds with (which can barely be seen just to the right of the pole) since the primary grounds were in place already on both sides and it was already a tight fit he hung em of on a open wire hot leg coming off the bank before proceeding to change out the xarm!

Second pic is a broke pole thats why its a little bit of a leaner


Olo thanks

Looks like most of that old copperweld #6 or #8 and open wire secondary is dating back to the 40's or 50's. Are you still using porcelian cutouts or have you gone to composit material ones, we are changing every porcelian one we can here.

[System Tech Senior]

That's about like us changing System III gear to Gainmaker lol.. I guess each utility worker wants the best in their plant..

[Parker]

Hey splitbug, those are cool pics too.

We have a similar fix it when it breaks plan here too. Haha.

[System Tech Senior]

I think that plan is everywhere lol.

[Tha Bobster]

wow those are some nice shots!

[Parker]

Well today the wife made me go to Walmart with her so I decided to get the top photo developed into an 8x10 and bought a nice frame for it. Turned out really nice I think. Thanks for the compliments guys.