r/Lineman

Any tricks / tools to removing a broken pole butt that’s near flush with the ground? I’ve only used a broken ground rod hammered in and pulled with a boom truck and grip.

It seems like im seeing someone getting killed on the job at least weekly now. Im not trying to argue union vs non union, but are these guys union or not?? Seems like all the union guys get quiet when these happen and only send thoughts and prayers. We will continue to see these accidents until something drastic happens within the trade to put more emphasis on prioritizing safety over productivity.

When you get in the union as a ground man or lineman how often you guys moving around and for how long? Are you say getting a job in one state for a month and then getting a job in another state right after for 2 months? Are you guys fine for months at a time or is it a few days? Weeks? I hear you travel a lot but not sure to what extent.

I work for my local utility as a JL and do mostly troubleshooting and small jobs on a service truck. Thinking about joining the contracting world. Anyone ever join and not be fluent in running wire and doing crazy pole transfers? Obviously I’m willing to work and learn.

I'm a 7th step ape from '66, and in about a year after I top out. I'm thinking about moving my family to South Carolina. How is the work there and do they have any contractors? I've been have a hard time finding information about the companies that work out there.

Hello,

I’m about to graduate lineman school in South Dakota in May. My wife and I want to move to South Carolina in June. Unfortunately I haven’t found many apprenticeship opportunities and I know the union isn’t great. I’ve been denied interviews since I don’t have state of residency there yet. What do you all think the best course of action is? We don’t want to stay in South Dakota any longer than we absolutely have to. Would calling companies and speaking to someone be most beneficial?

Hey all!

We have a small research opportunity and we're trying to do some research on substation operations, especially from folks with cable trench experience. It's fully online and takes about 45 - 60 minutes.

This is a one-time paid opportunity that pays $300 for taking part in research.

The research is with Veridata Insights and if you're interested, here is the application link

https://app.dover.com/apply/careerflow/7c7c25ed-3159-464c-8464-aa584da16ed3

Hello r/Lineman! My name is Alex and I'm part of the PowerOutage.us team. We've gotten a lot of feedback on our website from the lineman community and have decided to try to build a free app to better cater to your needs. We're looking for a group of linemen to have a call with at 2pm EDT tomorrow, Friday 24th of April (if we get enough interest) to get informed on what we should build. If you're interested in giving input, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEvqu-CAYSKVwmA8XQaQk2NcxDXgFYqij6ujkEoBCfsBjy3A/viewform?usp=header

The info you fill out in the form is just for us to get a varied cohort from across the industry, so that we can take input from different industry perspectives and it won't be shared with anyone outside of our organization.

Anybody here work in the Nashville area? If so, how’s the work there? Contractor or utility heavy? Reconduct work? Looking to move there and just wanting to get an idea of how the work is there. Thank you all!

Anyone know what Turlock irrigation districts climbing tests consist of for a lineman apprenticeship position?