Tribute to Linemen

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• ED

  @edge1289 · 4 years ago

  These are the generation of men that taught me the trade. I in turn taught the younger guys the trade. I’ve been out of the trade for 6 years, I’m proud to say I was an IBEW lineman in the trade 43 years. We called the men you see in this video the “Felt Hat Linemen” hats off to you brothers, thanks for all you taught us!

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• OU

  @ourv9603 · 4 years ago

  Years ago I worked for the Rural Electrification co down in OK. <br>The boss sent me to the Navajo nation to run electric lights into <br>all the outhouses across the reservation. Yep, I’m probably the <br>first guy to ever wire a head for a reservation. <br> <br>!

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• DA

  @danielguilbeault1799 · 9 years ago

  Great old films! Thank you from a Massachusetts lineman

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• SK

  @skylaneav8r902 · 4 years ago

  Great footage. Like another guy said this generation are the guys I came up under. They were real men. Most of them didn’t suffer fools very well and were intimidating to a 19 year old grunt, but not a day went by did not learn something. Some of those lessons kept me from getting hurt or possibly killed later in my career. I really miss working with them.<br>Love the pic at the end of the old F-700 with the Pitman Polecat. The first line truck I worked on was just like that.

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• SA

  @saltyassassin · 5 years ago

  Hard hats??!! We don’t need no stinkin Hard hats!! These guys were downright studs!! Much respect!!

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• AR

  @ArmpitStudios · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaCM31C9cos&amp;t=152">2:32</a> That&apos;s where I would&apos;ve been as a kid, watching the linemen.

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• GH

  @ghalgren · 4 years ago

  Ahhh... the old days where free climbing was the way to get to the top! I spent 42 years climbing. I&apos;m retired now, but would do it all over again.

• ZE

  @zerozilch · 7 years ago

  Pike poles... how i learned.

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• DE

  @Deschain19420 · 4 years ago

  Awesome video! Thanks for all the work you do as Linemen- be power, cable/ fiber or telephone. I have some experience in the cable/fiber aerial construction side but these guys shown were truly pioneers.

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• GI

  @GINAGIN09 · 1 year ago

  👏👏👏👏👏👏 thanks lineman

• JI

  @JimwombatLand · 2 years ago

  first line truck was a Diamon T , crew road in the back of the truck , winter , summer , free climb all poles, hand dig , hang tx with block&amp;tackle...good old days

• TH

  @TheBarryWaterman · 4 years ago

  Those are some tough ole boys, its a hard job now, sometimes, but goddamn to do all of that without our current tech and tools is impressive. &nbsp; my hard hat is off to em.