These are the unsung Heroes of Broadcasting and ill bet they don,t get the big money the so called stars of radio and television get ,These are the real heroes .

I have nothing but 100% respect for people that perform jobs of this nature. I worked in a chemical plant and have been 200 feet on distillation columns so I have a rough idea of what they do.

Just before they head down after finishing they get an "Oh, wait a second. While you're up there can you change the light bulb?"

I knew a guy who ran an installation crew. When he was in Africa doing a job, Orangutangs would come out of the jungle to see what was going on. Eventually they climbed on the tower and hung out with the crew, just hanging by their arms, swinging and swaying at 1000 feet up. No fear. He said, "I wanted to give them wrenches and get them to work, they were naturals."

@HiramFufa-ot6ni

Ай бұрын

There are no orangutangs in Africa.

I'm going to get a full body harness to wear while I watch vids like this

I worked in construction for many years. Whenever we saw the "Iron Workers" come onto to the site and do what they do, we were always amazed and in awe of their Fearlessness. These guys are more fearless!

@la7dfa

Жыл бұрын

You lose your depth perception at about 100ft. So it is just a bit windier higher up. I have been climbing up to 200m, and it did feel safer than some small towers with fewer security measures.

@deborahchesser7375

Жыл бұрын

@@la7dfa your right, I’ve been up a few times, after 100’ feet it’s not much different. Looking down an elevator shaft is pretty wild too.

@skipjack5964

Жыл бұрын

I helped erect free standing towers back in the 80's for att and we build them in sections on the ground we took 2 cranes and flip them upright then we took the crawler crane then we stacked them one on top the other highest I went was 300 and 5 feet. We had a winch truck and block and tackled the microwave dishes to the tower.

@eezyclsmooth9035

Жыл бұрын

@@skipjack5964 Thanks for input. In Houston, TX many towers are located in one particular area. Many years ago a tower was being erected. A local resident happened to be filming the job. What he captured was a Horrific and Tragic accident. As 1 of the final section was being hoisted up several hundred feet up. A bracket on the cable failed. There workers on the section, sadly they did not survive. I will Always have a deep respect for Tower Workers.

@richpayton7162

Жыл бұрын

For several years I worked on towers up to 304'. I'm sure climbing this antenna's height could seem scarier, but if there was a vertical velocity mishap, the results would be similar and final. Nice view from near the apex...

I used to do this, things are alot easier doing work down from the top of the tower once there's a gin pole involved its a whole lot more work and alot more dangerous mad respect for these guys

@asdf9890

Жыл бұрын

I never have seen a gin pole, immediately thought that's a very intelligent design/work aid.

I've got the exact pair of blue handled grips in my toolbag , but the highest they have ever been or ever likely to go is 25 feet ,,, I feel proud of myself for just watching the whole video ,,jeez these guys are really something ,,they have my full admiration,,

Mad respect, i hate to do this kind of metal&metal bolts,heavy weights works on the ground, cant imagine the patience to do it in a way like that above the clouds, no time for a coffee and very limited space to lay of your tools and confined by safetly lines etc. Stay safe and thanks for the work.

I'm a crane operator, I don't mind heights, as long as I'm looking UP at them. Those guys are CRAZY!

I imagine the guys really good at working from these heights don't brag about it much. Thanks for posting. Awesome video.

@asdf9890

Жыл бұрын

The ones that do probably don't last long. They get asked to do one sketchy assignment and they quit and go get a job touching the dirt!

BULLMOOSE PRODUCTIONS...That is freaking awesome! Love the tribute to the Bullmoose himself, Teddy Roosevelt! 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸

Rigging the gin pole always amazed me. Years back we'd ride the tugger basket, it was air operated, had a friction brake the tugger operator controlled so you talked real nice to him unless you had new kid in the basket you wanted to scare the piss out of.

It's amazing these towers can hold so much and carry these guys on that also. Prolly cause the only thing they carry is a lack of fear. Yall rock.

The people who do this work ( TV broadcast towers) are a exclusive club.

No...not even once..utmost respect to all who do this.

So cool to have the basket travel up a guy wire like that - saves the guys climbing so much!

@the_towerhand1873

9 ай бұрын

Not up a guy wire. It's a tag line rigged to the tower along with the load line.

I gotta give huge credit to these guys. I’ll fly open cockpit biplanes and things like that no problem, but this. I don’t think I could do what these guys do.

You feel like you are up there with them and my fear of heights make my palms sweat.

Excellent video. Wish I had been up there.

I know that having the tools tethered would slow things down and be a pain but the possibility of one falling is certainly increased with no tether...dangerous. Gotta hand it to iron workers though, fearless!

Crazy operation!

I can tell this is a pretty cool job

That lift must be strong carrying all of the weight of those guys massive balls into the sky. In all seriousness those in this profession are greatly appreciated heroes. Communications is what drives this world.

Great work! Thanks for filming and sharing this. I bet the worst part was putting those fibre glass panels back over the sector antennas!

@The_DuMont_Network

29 күн бұрын

There is no film involved. It's an electronic camera.

@MikeDent

29 күн бұрын

Thanks for the correction. I’m just off to hoover the front room.

Florida man doing the job in Beach Shorts.

That’s was crazy!! Have y’all ever done this exact type of thing before?? You probably make great pay but it’s not enough!!!

I met up with two crews doing work to the transmitter tower here in U.K. at Croydon - not so famous as the one a few miles away at Crystal Palace, London but probably serves more people through the many signals sent out. Despite being sited on hills, both of these installations are babies compared with this one! Great work between all the guys - I was wondering how much load that derrick rig would take especially has its head block would never reach directly over the antenna - some deft chain block pulling going on. That mounting plate is some piece of kit compared with the tower sections eh?

Compliments from a retired rigger who can relate to this. Watch one helicopter project I was on. Top off kaukau 1990.

Good job, work safetly always.

thats a whole new meaning to having guts !!!!!

Very well done! 👏 Subbed.☘️👍

Rotating the antenna? Re-directing the radiation pattern? How many degrees was it "clocked"?

Does the tension on the guy wires have to be adjusted on the side opposite the lift?

I'd have a real hard time trusting my life to a single discolored steel cable..

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Excellent FE proof video. 😉

I would not have been able to move even one finger at that height. Frozen in fear!

@mattjack3983

2 жыл бұрын

Its definitely not for everyone, that's for sure. I was a rigger for several years, and whats crazy is before that, I had an intense fear of heights. I got over it tho with some "exposure therapy", and I really enjoyed my time working in the sky. Learning how to completely trust your harness, and understanding that its going to do exactly what its supposed to do, and its not going to allow you to fall, was a big part of me being able to calmly and confidently work several hundred feet in the air.

@scottwheeler2494

Жыл бұрын

Once you are above 20 feet it does not matter how high you go… a fall is gonna kill you. My grand father and father were both iron workers. My grandfather had incredible balance. Even a 70 he could walk a chain link fence. He worked before OSHA and all the safety regulations. It was each man for himself. There were lots of black stamps in his union book (they signified a payment into a fund to payout to a dead man’s family). They paid with their bodies… both had multiple surgeries to repair their backs and necks by the time they retired. But it was damn good paying work, especially during the depression for my grandfather.

I built a 1200 foot tower in Florida for branch erection it had a 360 platform All sections came from FT WORTH tower. I loved building towers in Florida. 🤠👍

@getredytagetredy

2 жыл бұрын

Bravo

@justicekrista5665

Жыл бұрын

Flip you a fish

@skipjack5964

Жыл бұрын

You built or did you help build

"How was your day, hon?" "Oh, you know, the usual. Got hoisted up in a cage to the stratosphere, and stuff. What's for dinner?"

My friend also told me about some instances of what happens if they accidently drop a wrence or a nut or bolt.If dropped, they yell "headache", so that noone under them looks up. He said one guy caught a 9/16 wrench across his face and it opened up real good. Another time, someone dropped a wrench, and it hit someones car parked at the bottom, and went through the engine.

@richpayton7162

Жыл бұрын

When I and my crew were rigging a weather tower on Vandenberg AFB in the mid-eighties, we had a very young and green junior (his first job out of school) engineer who wouldn't climb and basically tagged along, milling about smartly down on the terra firma. It took about 20 min. to reach the top at 304'. When we got about half way up he would try to take a nap in the Dodge Prospector work vehicle. Nope, about every ten minutes he got a wake up call with a golf ball sized piece of duct seal to the roof of the vehicle. Rang like a bell and so did he. He had a good sense of humor though, so it was all in good fun. And yes it was done safely, the truck and its contents survived.

@The_Red_Off_Road

8 ай бұрын

There is no way it went through the engine. Maybe through the engine bay, but it’s not going to make it through an engine. Terminal velocity is around 130 mph.

@joeanon5788

8 ай бұрын

The weight of a chrome plated 9/16 open end box wrench must be around a 1/2 pound, now at 130 mph, someone would have to calculate the kinetic energy of such a wrench and then calculate the strength of a cast iron engine block, and of course the engine is only so thick in places..... just relaying what they said, I was not there.@@The_Red_Off_Road

@OttoByOgraffey

6 ай бұрын

*no *one . Two words. Noone is the lead singer for, 'Herman's Hermits.' Peter Noone.

I would love that job!, that's something I would enjoy so much I'd never miss a day of work!!.

@justicekrista5665

Жыл бұрын

Go apply then

@sonquatsch8585

Жыл бұрын

@@justicekrista5665 yeah u cant just want to do it, you gotta have brains

That belch at 8:30 tho, bet it was heard five miles away !

I had to re-watch the start of the video because I didn't really grasp how that yellow extension was attached and raised. Now I get the idea, but there should have been more video covering how it got up there.

@ridingwithralseek1224

Ай бұрын

You'll have a climber most likely climb the entire way with a rope and at some point you split the weight like when you climb your partner lifts up the rope beneath him so you're only climbing with 100 feet worth of weight instead of 300 feet

@ridingwithralseek1224

Ай бұрын

Someone will also climb with a block, which the rope slides through. Then they'll rig cable to the rope, replace the block for the one with the cable and hoist the gin pole up, I don't know the rest as I've not worked with gin poles but getting it up there would be the same as hoisting other objects.

is this yellow structure that lifts the men up there permanent? Or was it fixed to the antenna for the ourpose of this job and will later be removed? At 8:25 I can see the beginning of this structure, but I still can`t figure out wether this is a permanent part of the antenna (for maintenence) or not.

@billneese5166

Жыл бұрын

The yellow structure is a gin pole. They are temporary and consist of one or more sections. In this instance, the gin pole is used to secure the antenna in place. General information at wirelessestimator.com/content/industryinfo/317

Jumping the pole. Whoop ! Coming up easy. When the squeeling stops. Uh hold your load operator. Something is hung up. Bang! Bang! Coming down easy !!

We had to do this all the time, to the TV antenna on the roof - but not since we got cable.

Paul teutul sr working the cable?

That there is what ya call the wedding cake. Get ya some of that !!

I get the willies watching tower people work on these things.

Two concerns (1) still seeing lots of corrosion near and at the joint. Thought they said they were removing it? (2) Those bolts have to have a torque spec. Who is measuring it? Banging on a wrench with a hammer doesn't really torque anything.

@getredytagetredy

2 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@adraedin

2 жыл бұрын

I was also curious why it appears they aren't measuring torque...just setting it tight and assuming it's right seems a bit sketchy.

@MikeDent

Жыл бұрын

There’s only one torque setting for those bolts , TAF

@justicekrista5665

Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed you're not the supervisor, oh I forgot you're in mommy's basement on the computer night and day

@richpayton7162

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeDent rotflmfao !

Awsome😊

I had a tower company come to my house to repair my ham radio antenna that a hurricane twisted. They were only up about 60'. I ask if they had been on any tall towers lately. They said they just came from a 2,000' tower South of Houston.

9:12 100% safe just went out the window 🤣🤣🤣 ... There was probably a safety man with binoculars couple miles down the road having a stroke 🤣🤣🤣 ... Be safe man

@alekseicalhoun856

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was pretty stupid. Unless he had another tether below we can’t see, in which case it’s not too bad buttt doesn’t seem like it lol

@savagenomore

Жыл бұрын

he snapped onto the cable of the basket

wtf after watching this I'll never be right again lol Though never was to start with 🍺🤣👍 amazing job!

Wow.

This is horrifying! I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack just watching this.

I did this for 13 years and even though I miss the work life I don't miss the partying life that came with it 😔😔😔... Is that Barry Oliver aka " Uncle Barry " at 7:12 ???

Scary. But not scarier than the lady standing on top of the Burj Khalifa for a tourism ad. I bet she was thinking "Can't this just be done with CGI?"

@richpayton7162

Жыл бұрын

The drone vs. Falcon races held there were really cool. Racing from the top to the ground, I think the Falcons always won those events. Goes to show you, Man will race just about anything that moves against just about anything else that moves. And place wagers on the outcome lol.

How many feet up is the antenna?

@billneese5166

Жыл бұрын

Height Above Average Terrain is listed as 1,014 feet, but that includes the antenna and top beacon.

DANG!!!

Wow

yeah. i don't fancy that!

What was the weight of the part they rotated? This job looked pretty sketchy, but I guess they followed a precise procedure to make it happen :D It was a very well performed teamwork

@Im_With_Stupid

29 күн бұрын

8 tons.

I think I would rather do the job than watch you all working up there! Seen that clouds rolling in and thought "Time you weren't there!" It's a job you need nice days for! Good to see it though, it is a job that most couldn't do :-))

@abovetheclouds2159

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, work was stopped twice due to lightning in the area. Summer in Florida - It's gonna rain...

@mattjack3983

2 жыл бұрын

@@abovetheclouds2159 yeah i was just thinking thats probably pretty common there in Florida.

@nivaldafarias6091

Жыл бұрын

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@nivaldafarias6091

Жыл бұрын

@@abovetheclouds2159 ASFHHHJYU 567Y5YU88876

No way y’all are posting so many violations 😭 my boss would be pisseddd

I have crazy respect for these guys, they are THE Few. Everytime I drive to work, I drive past 3 of these monsters and I often look at the top and think, someone's climbed up there. Insane to me, but to those guys and girls, it's just another day at work. Sidenote: 15:48 you can just see the curvature of the Earth! Amazing. I always hope to see someone working up there when I drive by. How often do crews go up on antennas?

@skeeter197140

Жыл бұрын

Easy. Don't want to anger the Flat Earthers. Lol!

Talk about trust in the gear you are using eg the high lift crane its not going to fail and if it does you wont even know about it ,professionals in action and a team that doesn't even on an individual 2 team basis look around and see if their fellow team members are there you just know they are, kudos to crane operator also the first link in the chain job well done , enough said ,hello from Australia....@25:59 we have gone 2 far its time to get some bolts in this ......................

I've used a slugging spanner to take off a nut; never to put one on.

must be a right bitch of a job when there's any kind of weather other than fine sunny and calm imagine it being cold frozen with ice and snow or at night up north an waiting on the weather to break nice and calm

What are the black tubes that run down the center of the tower?

@Im_With_Stupid

2 ай бұрын

Transmission lines - routing for the signal the antenna is broadcasting.

@The_DuMont_Network

29 күн бұрын

Transmission lines for feeding the signal (Radio Frequency energy) from the transmitter in the building to the antenna. Think of them as signal pipes.

@mattd1142

26 күн бұрын

@@The_DuMont_Network thank you 😊

That antenna will make hundreds of millions of dollars.

B*lls of steel is what these guys have. It should be a name your price job. Much respect.

bruh the kid chilling on edge of the basket making my hoop twitch

It's good to see they're wearing hard hats in case they fall.

Life on the end of a fishing pole

It's never the fall that kills you.... it's the sudden stop!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I stopped watching it for about 5 minutes and then came back, To post this message. Everybody that reads my comment should do this. If you want to know just how dangerous climbing towers really is then do this. Google these words. “ what is the percentage of death pertaining to men that climb towers for a living?” Also this. “About how many men die each year that are TOWER CLIMBERS????”

I been 100 feet on a pole with the old school safety with no fall protection, but that was high enough, I'm good.

How much does this pay ?

No room for them to carry any fear!

I am confused. What is the need to rotate this antenna? Looks omni-directional.

@norms3913

Жыл бұрын

It needs to line up with the bolt holes

Who put it on backwards in the first place 🤣🤣

@andrewcourt5156

8 ай бұрын

It is only backwards in the morning, by the time the afternoon comes, the world has turned enough for it to be facing the right way !

Who borrowed my bullpin at lunchtime? @ was an AB pin too...dammit.q

And I get giddy on a thick carpet.

This is called meat on the hook.

Does the quality of the TV programmes transmitted from the antenna reflect the qualities of the technicians involved?

@The_DuMont_Network

29 күн бұрын

Incorrect installation or adjustment of the antenna will affect signal strength and reception quality. It can also lead o heat damage and even fire.

The direction of the antenna is rotated, this is a mistake at the beginning of the first installation or something else. It would be strange if there was an error in the direction of the antenna and it was corrected later

Stephanie Gavin

Not enough money on earth to get me up there.

My recliner moved and I about pissed myself

Sit on it and rotate!

i shudder to think if the hellicopter engine failed

8:28 😂😂😂

That guy on the left looks like rich overbee

@KSparks80

2 жыл бұрын

Better than seeing Rich Underthee. Just my opinion! lol

It's all fun and games until the air temp drops below freezing. No thanks!

@justicekrista5665

Жыл бұрын

And my word if they're Above the Clouds shouldn't the air and oxygen be much thinner?

The tower has both red lights and strobes. First I've seen that.

@The_DuMont_Network

29 күн бұрын

Sometimes strobes are added after tower construction. The red lights are also useful as backup.

Question...sSSSSsss... Who are these guys? How did they start out? How can they be so young ( early 20s??) and be so adept at this very precise work? How much do these guys get payed?¿ because it's not enough - And how do you think this shit up??!

STILL WELDING,40 YEARS, SEE THE YOUTH SAY EZ...$$$$$ GOOD LUCK!

Prob call it a Gin pole, cos you'd wanna consume an entire bottle of Gin after a day working on one.

These guys are way too comfortable up there.