And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Piece of cake. Do it every year it’s not gonna fall over and the chopper pilot is in more danger than we are. If he screws up its his ass. We’ll just be witnesses. Jhammel. Tower service dot com
I think he's just being careful; he's not using a socket wrench; he's using a torque wrench [he is reading what it says, as he goes along (especially at the very end)].
Why put the bolts nut-side up? And nope, I wouldn't wana do that, but I did do towers and small installs when I was younger. Not as bad as you think. Yer always tied to the tower, the tower is pretty stable. Never did anything that big, but tower work isn't that bad when you are younger.
so you can keep the bolt in place with one hand where you needn't see it underneath and spin the nut by hand to start it where you can see it above and then have the wrench in view right side up to tighten.
Bolts are put in nut up so if they loosen they fall out to the ground alerting that there is a problem. Large crane platforms are an example as vibration and constant movement can cause bolts to loosen or break. Friend was in charge of setting large granite panels on an office tower in Baltimore when a ground worker brought in a large bolt and asked him if he knew what this was. After stopping work, inspection found many bolts cracked or missing in the carriage, saving a possible disaster. Bubbarust
Hey Willard, I worked in Asia for a couple years. Some things like rugged work boots or other gear are not necessarily common where it appears they should be. I saw a crew of two in the Philippines that had an aluminum ladder in the road resting against a power line and nothing else supporting it all the while they had a plastic chair in the middle of the street by the ladder to warn motorists to not run them over. -Snakepit
really don't think there's much need for hard toes in this type of work zone.worked construction 37 years and at times steel toes were invaluable. other times they were just dammed uncomfortable.main safety concern here is crushing injuries to hands or falls.
Been there... done it... built towers and did some red iron work as well.... remember working the plains states on 1200' + towers building them, changing out guiy wires, hanging antennas etc... Lost a few friends then quit... don't miss it at all
Used to be a tree trimmer, back in the day, and rope climbed some big trees, but I ain't going up there.
ReplyDeleteOh hell no.
ReplyDeleteHope they get paid a shit load!
ReplyDeleteThere isn't enough money to get me up there.
DeletePiece of cake. Do it every year it’s not gonna fall over and the chopper pilot is in more danger than we are. If he screws up its his ass. We’ll just be witnesses.
ReplyDeleteJhammel. Tower service dot com
is he tightening the bolt counter-clockwise or do I have to replace my specs again
ReplyDeleteNo its righty tightey!
DeleteI think he's just being careful; he's not using a socket wrench; he's using a torque wrench [he is reading what it says, as he goes along (especially at the very end)].
DeleteYou would have a better chance to seeing God than to see me on that.
ReplyDeleteOnce again CW shows a video that makes my boys tuck up into my body cavity.
ReplyDeleteWhy put the bolts nut-side up?
ReplyDeleteAnd nope, I wouldn't wana do that, but I did do towers and small installs when I was younger. Not as bad as you think. Yer always tied to the tower, the tower is pretty stable. Never did anything that big, but tower work isn't that bad when you are younger.
so you can keep the bolt in place with one hand where you needn't see it underneath and spin the nut by hand to start it where you can see it above and then have the wrench in view right side up to tighten.
Delete...guessin'
gravity - it lets you hang your body weight onto the wrench to get a better purchase as you tighten.
DeleteBolts are put in nut up so if they loosen they fall out to the ground alerting
Deletethat there is a problem. Large crane platforms are an example as vibration
and constant movement can cause bolts to loosen or break. Friend was
in charge of setting large granite panels on an office tower in Baltimore when a ground worker brought in a large bolt and asked him if he knew what this
was. After stopping work, inspection found many bolts cracked or missing
in the carriage, saving a possible disaster.
Bubbarust
At least one knucklehead has sneakers on, you'd think steel toe work boots would be mandatory on that job. But man oh man they are UP there!
ReplyDeleteHey Willard, I worked in Asia for a couple years. Some things like rugged work boots or other gear are not necessarily common where it appears they should be.
DeleteI saw a crew of two in the Philippines that had an aluminum ladder in the road resting against a power line and nothing else supporting it all the while they had a plastic chair in the middle of the street by the ladder to warn motorists to not run them over.
-Snakepit
really don't think there's much need for hard toes in this type of work zone.worked construction 37 years and at times steel toes were invaluable. other times they were just dammed uncomfortable.main safety concern here is crushing injuries to hands or falls.
DeleteBeen there... done it... built towers and did some red iron work as well.... remember working the plains states on 1200' + towers building them, changing out guiy wires, hanging antennas etc...
ReplyDeleteLost a few friends then quit... don't miss it at all
Any idea what kind of tower it is? I don't think I have ever seen one like it.
ReplyDeleteJust a real quick, NOPE!
ReplyDeleteAfter the first 20 or 30 feet, most likely you're DOA anyway, so it might as well be fifteen hundred......
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