been putting up some steel in freezing temps

01-16-2021, 05:24 PM

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been putting up some steel in freezing temps

feelsgoodman, sky-tradie checking in..

perfect time of year to be back in onterrible, everythings locked down and i'm all the way in timmins

put up a square boom with a capstan and some rope, brought up with 3 lifts --
section 1: just a single block
section 2: single block to a fleet block to get it up the far face of the tower
section 3: heaviest section required two parting the line as well a fleet to get it up the far face

square booms aren't very common, first one I ever put up.

hows my outfit boyos

and the before and after (actually after then before)

https://imgur.com/gallery/drHUKwt

01-16-2021, 05:35 PM

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that sounds terrifying

01-16-2021, 05:36 PM

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How much range does that thing give for the 5G gamma rays?

Notsrs, mirin as always.

01-16-2021, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted By eatyourspinach⏩

that sounds terrifying

putting up the steel is the fun part, it's a rush
all done with rope and a capstan, had to 2-part the heaviest section.. the rest was just done with a single block and one with a fleet block to get up the other side of the tower

Originally Posted By bigdownunder⏩

How much range does that thing give for the 5G gamma rays?

Notsrs, mirin as always.

heh tymen

no view from the top this time, it's nothing special.. just a lot of snow

01-16-2021, 05:43 PM

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bump

01-16-2021, 05:49 PM

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I'm a painter that's afraid of heights, sounds scary.

On a good note you should come home with plenty in the bank since the strip joints are closed.

Next step is figuring out how to have 4 day weekends all summer... hint, you won't get there unless you are signing your own paychecks.

Work hard, play hard bro.

01-16-2021, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted By ezra76⏩

I'm a painter that's afraid of heights, sounds scary.

On a good note you should come home with plenty in the bank since the strip joints are closed.

Next step is figuring out how to have 4 day weekends all summer... hint, you won't get there unless you are signing your own paychecks.

Work hard, play hard bro.

I usually put in 3 weeks straight 12s and take a week off\
or do 5 weeks straight 12s and take 2 weeks off and go on a vacation somewhere with all the money I bank

work pays for all my food and hotels

one day i'll sign my own paychecks, but for now i'm fine with being a grunt.. I like to work hard and work often

01-16-2021, 05:57 PM

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Mirin gonads, no way in hell you'd catch me up one of those brah. Very interesting

01-16-2021, 06:00 PM

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locked down again for the chinese sniffles

01-16-2021, 06:02 PM

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Mirin, sky tradie.

I don't recognize that tool near the chalk(I think) though, what is it? The blue one, it looks to big to be a lanyard, or at least bigger than any I've used.

01-16-2021, 06:04 PM

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Do you think the job would be easier if you were 6ft?

Spoiler!

jk brah stay safe

01-16-2021, 06:05 PM

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At least you have freezing temps.

Been so fkin mild here, can't ice fish or snowmobile worth a fuk

01-16-2021, 06:08 PM

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So crazy dude, can’t say I could do that job lol
Stay safe brother, always pulling for ya

01-16-2021, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted By Jandels⏩

Mirin gonads, no way in hell you'd catch me up one of those brah. Very interesting

thanks brah, it has its moments

Originally Posted By HairyWBush⏩

locked down again for the chinese sniffles

kung flu

Originally Posted By ramimotemem⏩

Mirin, sky tradie.

I don't recognize that tool near the chalk(I think) though, what is it? The blue one, it looks to big to be a lanyard, or at least bigger than any I've used.

it's a tool pouch/bolt bag not a chalk pouch; I think what you're looking at is my pull strap ring, it's a loop I attach my pull strap hook, I run a 5m rope. The ring and belt are attached to a seat that sits under my ass, I wrap my pull strap rope around something and hook it back to myself and I plant myself on the seat. You can adjust your height and drop down up to whatever the length of your rope allows.

Originally Posted By LtGoose⏩

Do you think the job would be easier if you were 6ft?

Spoiler!

jk brah stay safe

would definitely benefit from being shorter brah

01-16-2021, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩

At least you have freezing temps.

Been so fkin mild here, can't ice fish or snowmobile worth a fuk

at least you aren't sitting up in the air with a clear view of a lake covered in ice huts and snowmobile trails packed with sleds.

i mean the view is nice, but I'm not doing any of that brah

Originally Posted By Krackerjacked⏩

So crazy dude, can’t say I could do that job lol
Stay safe brother, always pulling for ya

thanks brah

01-16-2021, 06:21 PM

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Alpha AF. I admire your bravery srs. Stay hard

01-16-2021, 06:24 PM

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mirin job srs

01-16-2021, 06:24 PM

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How risky is this?

01-16-2021, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩

it's a tool pouch/bolt bag not a chalk pouch; I think what you're looking at is my pull strap ring, it's a loop I attach my pull strap hook, I run a 5m rope. The ring and belt are attached to a seat that sits under my ass, I wrap my pull strap rope around something and hook it back to myself and I plant myself on the seat. You can adjust your height and drop down up to whatever the length of your rope allows. h

Noiice, stay safe brah

01-16-2021, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩

How risky is this?

statistically, extremely

but a lot of it is people choosing to free climb instead of staying tied off

if you're smart, pay attention, and tie off 100% then you're less likely to experience something fatal. **** still happens though, structural failures and things like that -- your harness only stops you from hitting the ground, you'll still smash off anything below you or whatever you go swinging into and some of those towers are pretty crowded with chit you wouldn't want to go flying/falling into.

http://wirelessestimator.com/content/fatalities

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OP is spreading Bill Gates covid with his 5g lizard people technology right Eod?

he swears it

01-16-2021, 06:36 PM

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Mirin brah. Would rather get all this snow than the 24/7 rain here

01-16-2021, 06:37 PM

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You ever witness any close calls or experienced one yourself directly related to the cold?

Ice/cold turn a 4 hour job into 8?

Also, you ain't done yet?

01-16-2021, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted By AshWar⏩

Mirin brah. Would rather get all this snow than the 24/7 rain here

yeah I'm happy I moved to van but definitely prefer the snow lol

Originally Posted By lllEZRAlll⏩

You ever witness any close calls or experienced one yourself directly related to the cold?

Ice/cold turn a 4 hour job into 8?

Also, you ain't done yet?

I've been in some sketchy icy situations but no close calls yet, ice/cold definitely slows us down a bit but we still go hard and have tight deadlines -- the lack of daylight is what really slows us down.

I've had to scale ice covered beams to get around a tower with nothing to grab on to, that was legit a bit scary -- even though you're tied off, you really don't want to drop and go swinging 300' in the air. It was a big self support tower, guy towers are more compact for climbing but you still have massive steel booms to scale at the top to get to the equipment / lines and they get covered in ice too.

We'll be done tuesday lol

01-16-2021, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩

yeah I'm happy I moved to van but definitely prefer the snow lol

I've been in some sketchy icy situations but no close calls yet, ice/cold definitely slows us down a bit but we still go hard and have tight deadlines -- the lack of daylight is what really slows us down.

I've had to scale ice covered beams to get around a tower with nothing to grab on to, that was legit a bit scary

They teach you guys how to get your adrenaline back down in these type of situations?

01-16-2021, 06:49 PM

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Do you guys get any kind of hazard pay or anything like that for working in adverse weather conditions?

How do you avoid frostbite and chit?

01-16-2021, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted By lllEZRAlll⏩

They teach you guys how to get your adrenaline back down in these type of situations?

any older guy watching a new guy go through it will talk you through it but this is one of those sink or swim industries, you're forced into uncomfortable situations and learn from them
if anything the adrenaline keeps you focused

Originally Posted By LordBroly⏩

Do you guys get any kind of hazard pay or anything like that for working in adverse weather conditions?

How do you avoid frostbite and chit?

wear a lot of layers, a lot of the guys have gotten frost bite once or twice lol. Your hands toughen up and get used to the abuse but if it gets too bad you can just get off the tower.
no special hazard pay for adverse weather conditions and it takes pretty extreme conditions to not climb and depending on what needs to get done.
eg. we weren't allowed to continue our steel work on that tower (the icy one with nothing to grab onto) if the wind was over 35kmph because the tower would be at risk of collapsing, we were replacing structural steel from the base of the tower up.

lightning is obviously a no go

(here are pics from that job, the tower that was covered in ice, we were also working in -40 some days)

01-16-2021, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩

any older guy watching a new guy go through it will talk you through it but this is one of those sink or swim industries, you're forced into uncomfortable situations and learn from them
if anything the adrenaline keeps you focused

wear a lot of layers, a lot of the guys have gotten frost bite once or twice lol. Your hands toughen up and get used to the abuse but if it gets too bad you can just get off the tower.
no special hazard pay for adverse weather conditions and it takes pretty extreme conditions to not climb and depending on what needs to get done.
eg. we weren't allowed to continue our steel work on that tower (the icy one with nothing to grab onto) if the wind was over 35kmph because the tower would be at risk of collapsing, we were replacing structural steel from the base of the tower up.

lightning is obviously a no go

(here are pics from that job, the tower that was covered in ice, we were also working in -40 some days

Fuk, those are great pics. You guys definitely get to see some pretty amazing chit from up there. Also that madlad doesn't even have shades on lol.

As for layering up, I guess that's the only solution. I'm not surprised that people have gotten frostbite out there, especially if you're dealing with high winds. Cold hands when you're out and exposed is the fukking worst though. I've heard once you get frostbite that your tolerance also decreases pretty dramatically.

Do the towers get looked over before climbing or periodically to ensure they're still safe? How do they make sure that the metal doesn't warp/crack/etc. over the years?

01-16-2021, 07:06 PM

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I guess the positive side of the freezing weather is that the snow would cushion your fall should you slip off op (god forbid SRS).

01-16-2021, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted By LordBroly⏩

Fuk, those are great pics. You guys definitely get to see some pretty amazing chit from up there. Also that madlad doesn't even have shades on lol.

As for layering up, I guess that's the only solution. I'm not surprised that people have gotten frostbite out there, especially if you're dealing with high winds. Cold hands when you're out and exposed is the fukking worst though. I've heard once you get frostbite that your tolerance also decreases pretty dramatically.

Do the towers get looked over before climbing or periodically to ensure they're still safe? How do they make sure that the metal doesn't warp/crack/etc. over the years?

honestly I hate high winds more than anything when working, I've had to stack 3200lb sections in high winds and it takes 3 guys to man handle it in place, with one hanging off the section using all his body weight to swing it.

towers are periodically inspected by engineers, tower crews will also report anything unsafe

I work with the guys who are called out to reinforce, modify or take down any towers deemed unsafe
we also stack a lot of new towers.

usually when we add more steel to a tower, we end up having to reinforce it as well