Hey Everyone! With all the fancy tools available these days, I get a lot of DM's from apprentices asking what they should buy... Lineman tools aren't cheap and many of them are provided by your employer. If you're starting a new job, starting with a new company or an apprenticeship, don't worry too much about what to buy until you have a better idea of what the company will provide. If you're told to show up with your hooks, belt and tools; the tools shown in the video are pretty much the bare minimum of what you want to have on your belt!
@rupe53
Жыл бұрын
one thing the new guys need to be taught is keeping their tools maintained. That means cleaning and lubricating moving parts as necessary. I worked outside for 25+ years and it doesn't take long for your pliers (etc) to get rusty when it's soaked in rain for a week.... and the nearest hardware store is 15 miles away or closed on a weekend. Also... mark your personal tools so you can spot who else might be using them.
@maximilianoandresemmerbelm9657
27 күн бұрын
I am about to start an apprenticeship as a linesman in Australia and mate I can't thank you enough for your content! I have been watching your videos and I am really excited for what is coming. Keep up making new videos, they are so helpful and informative! All the best !
@kens.3729
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support and for helping keeping the Lights ON and getting our Valuable Service Restored. 👍👍
@jolyonwelsh9834
5 ай бұрын
I wish people would give me the respect I deserve. As an inside electrician most people want me to do hack work for free.
@mackfisher4487
Жыл бұрын
Klein tools scene 1850 I like the red, but the logo of Klein stamped on your lineman players, a linemen on pole servicing open wire lines. Klein supplied tools to Western Union constructing the first telegraph line across the US next to the Union Pacific R&R. I Like a little history in my tool pouch.
@PLEBEJones
6 ай бұрын
There's always New history to be made. #milwuakee
@TimAussem
Жыл бұрын
Klein & channel lock make very durable tools also
@AldoSchmedack
10 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@robertmailhos8159
Жыл бұрын
Great idea to do a video on the tools that you are going to have when you are becoming a lineman
@davidwestervelt6050
Жыл бұрын
I like that you mention the screwdriver as a tool. I seem to use mine pretty hard also. I think they would last longer if we used them for the intended use lol. It is better to buy a good tool. Some tools are disposable. I know I will just destroy them. It is nice to be able to get a new replacement if you can with a tool warranty. I ripped the head of a craftsman at a house in a door jam. Well, I did recover both pieces. The customer was very glad to see. When I was traveling, and stores were not so close. I kept some new replacement tools in the truck in a special bag than had new tools only. These were things that really helped to move the jobs along. I did have some things I burnt up and broke. These were varying cone bits, special hole saw bits, screwdrivers, and Philip bits. At that time some of the stores were 45 minutes away. It really can affect the job if something breaks or gets lost. Now that I work near my home. I don t really do this as much. But over the years I try to keep a small stash and a budget. If makes things go faster, it really is worth the money. I am surprised that you don't support your tools with shoulder straps. I found out later it really helped my back pain to use a pair of suspenders to balance the weight on my tool belt. Especially a heavy belt like worn for line work. Hopefully it helps someone. Marking your tools helps in many ways. Sometimes you might even get them back if lost. Reflective tape for finding them at night. I try to keep stock of things being used. Make sure they get back in their place at the end of each job. It gets expensive losing them. I have for gotten a company tool. I hated explaining that. I had no idea where it was. This was a special too. We did get another. Now I watch it like a hawk. Along with all my other tools. So be safe out there and really enjoy your content.
@JimwombatLand
2 ай бұрын
Kline 9 in plyers , 12 in adj wrench , big hammer, skinning knife, good pair or two ..gloves , channel lock plyers , safety glasses.....
@TheUtilityExpo
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy the show, Aaron! Hope you have a great time.
@AlanTheBeast100
Жыл бұрын
Wow - I like the realistic metallic look of the insulation on those adjustable wrenches! Morse with a continuity tester. Hard core!
@HeirPlain
10 ай бұрын
Tools I have on me on a daily basis for the ground are fairly simple; Lineman pliers(Kleins), slip groove pliers(channel locks), a skinning knife, a 4 in 1 ratchet(click click), measuring stick, and tape. Bucket and climbing tools on the other hand are quite vast and expensive, hammers, ratchets, various sockets and adapters, different drills and other battery operated tools like crimpers and grinders. Great video!
@rodrickbourque
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Have fun over there!
@WilliamHaggerty
Жыл бұрын
As an employer(electrician, not line worker), I now have a tool list for new hires so that the expectations are set early on.
@jeffreykornspan9053
Жыл бұрын
Nice video Aaron and I'm sure the new Linemen will appreciate it. Stay safe!
@kctyphoon
Жыл бұрын
I highly suggest the Jameson Hawkbill skinning knife, and a Bell Tools style line hammer with the pole step removing hole in it. That hole also works great with the GMP 06796 Anchor Extractor - which is basically a small round handle pry bar. The GMP pry bar fits right inside the hole on a Bell tools style line hammer, which easily allows you to slide the hammer head on the end of the pry bar, and instantly double your leverage when trying to rip stuff out of a pole. Those 2 tools were made for each other. The Milwaukee stuff is nice, esp the ratcheting line wrench - but there are some things that have been used for decades cause they already work well. My only complaint on the milwaukee line wrench is it doesnt have a "lock" feature like the old Lowell wrenchs do - which is great for when you have to hold the head of a bolt on the back side of the pole, while using an impact to remove nuts on the front. Theres no fiddling around making sure the ratchet is set in the right direction. On the old Lowells you just push the selector to the center postion and you can tighten/losen whatever you want using the impact and wrench without ever having check what direction the wrench is set to cause it can just lock into a non ratcheting position with a flip of switch. I personally prefer having a couple sperate ratchets and deep sockets in the bucket truck. The deep sockets push the ratchet handle away from and off the cables so nothing above or below it can interfere with trying to tighten or loosen hardware.
@notsoserious0944
Жыл бұрын
Nice! A good video for me would also include FR cold weather gear. The stuff we get issued is crap.
@mikeznel6048
Жыл бұрын
I’d love to go to the utility expo but I don’t think it’s wise to take off work this week.
@kat2641
Жыл бұрын
When I started out?? They had the tools and you were only allowed to to use “ their” purchased tools 😮😢 you couldn’t have or use anything that was not provided… Not sure how it works now days I am no longer in the trade. This old man at heart still has it in him but these old legs and arms are just plum wore out… But love all the SWEET tools available to linesmen/lineswoman now days…. Definitely labor an body saving…. Miss the feeling of being in the air and my hair standing up😊
@JC-ek3sj
11 ай бұрын
Great knowledge. thank you!
@ismaelabregana8907
Жыл бұрын
I love to watch your videos sir❤ .. keep safe always👊
@JackElectrician
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Videos
@noneofyourbiz6885
Жыл бұрын
Milwaukee has really taken the lead in the tool arena
@JCWren
Жыл бұрын
Although not a tool per se, I'd think recommendations on boots would be in this list :)
@supperwelder
11 ай бұрын
a review on volt meters would be nice😊😊
@AldoSchmedack
10 ай бұрын
Fluke hands down unless you have a ton of cash and can buy even better stuff.
@loganparks5441
Жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on climbing gear and boots as well? I’m looking to start my apprenticeship and I have no idea on climbing gear 😂
@koda7820
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been collecting since I was 9 and have just about every tool used by a lineman, believe it or not the only things I don’t have is a foldable ruler and a wire skinner Lol, when i become a lineman I won’t need anything.
@unwired1281
Жыл бұрын
👍👊 Local 1 retired and loving it‼️
@garybrenner6236
Жыл бұрын
I swear by Milwaukee tools, " Nothing but heavy duty"!
@nicholaskukushin6626
Жыл бұрын
Milwaukee makes reliable tools indeed. Thanks.
@capnjimmy7357
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron 👊
@McChungus1234
Жыл бұрын
Hey bob, could you do a POV of hanging conductors with a belt hoist? Sorry if that’s dumb
@random832
Жыл бұрын
I am surprised that the adjustable wrench and the heavy ratchet wrench don't have insulated handles.
@JimwombatLand
2 ай бұрын
good pair or two climbing boots .......
@jd3497
Жыл бұрын
Not even a mentions of Klein.
@Eddie_TheTechnician
Жыл бұрын
Why is it so hard to become a lineman !? What do you recommend someone like me to get into the trade? Thanks keep this good videos coming…
@austinanderson8485
5 ай бұрын
If you really wanna do it get in however you can weather that be going to line school or signing the books with a union both have their pros but both get your foot in the door once your in learn as much as you take ask all the questions and you will go far
@virt1one
Жыл бұрын
please follow up with gloves, goggles, mask, jacket, other PPE
@JimwombatLand
2 ай бұрын
Kline 9 in side cutters ....
@Rfsoc
Жыл бұрын
To bad I will be in Kentucky a week after you are there lol
@alexhudson2621
Жыл бұрын
Any chance you’ll make it to the international lineman’s rodeo?
@brendanmassaro9595
Жыл бұрын
@Bobsdecline Hi Bob, I am going to be making my first pole climb today in Austin TX and I wanted to record it so that I can compare how well I will have improved from my first climb to the last climb of my training course. I may also want to post it to youtube eventually.I was wondering do you had any advice on the best way to film line work? I have a gopro I can use but I have no idea on placement or angles and you seem like the perfect person to ask. Also would you be comfortable sharing an email with me that I can contact you for these kind of questions?
@chrisl4059
Жыл бұрын
How is work going, Aaron
@assassinlexx1993
Жыл бұрын
Kline tools has entered the chat.
@sjokomelk
11 ай бұрын
Am I as a European the only one confounded by the thought that you have to show up to work with your own equipment and tools? Surely the employer have to provide you with everything you might need to both be safe and be able to perform the tasks you are set to do. Even as an apprentice. I would show up in my normal everyday clothes and two empty hands, and expect them to provide the rest.
@Bobsdecline
11 ай бұрын
Depends who you work for, many companies do. There are some private companies that don't provide everything.
@sjokomelk
11 ай бұрын
@@Bobsdecline It might be a North American thing? I have seen car mechanics here on KZitem too that bring all their own tools to work, and take them with them if/when they quit their job.
@Bobsdecline
11 ай бұрын
Ah yes, especially mechanics! Everyone I know I'm that trade purchases all their own tools 😟
@AldoSchmedack
10 ай бұрын
Milwaukee rocks, Dewalt stinks. The rest are all in middle. Never had a single issue with Milwaukee. I also like Klein a ton. Some items are made near me.
@djangosmith592
Жыл бұрын
Kleins and Channel Locks 😅
@Bobsdecline
Жыл бұрын
Lol! It's funny; Klein pliers have dominated the market for so long, that Lineman pliers in general have adopted the name "Kleins"! Definitely an excellent product and highly recommend! Where our company switched over almost exclusively to Milwaukee tools, it's nice to see they finally released some great hand tools! So far zero complaints with the switch 💪
@bornandraised66
Жыл бұрын
Gotta get them glow in the dark kleins for them late night days if you were to put them down you can find them😂 Have dropped about 4 pairs working trouble and wished I had them up in the air everytime
@PRR1954
Жыл бұрын
""Klein pliers have dominated the market for so long, that Lineman pliers in general have adopted the name "Kleins"! @@Bobsdecline "" Kleins were old when this was written, WWII battlefield radio repair: ""....The tools used for practically all the repair jobs here consisted of an 8" screw driver, a G.I. knife, a small 10c screw driver, a pair of lineman's kleins and last, but not least, .....ultra-modern ..soldering iron.. two carbon electrodes mounted firmly in 50 caliber cartridge cases and two leads with battery clips attached.... "" Radio News, May 1944 Klein did a lineman plier repair in 1857 and had a line of (telegraph) line tools in the 1860s. The Chicago Grip (wire grab) is very old. Klein has been making them for well over a century. In the 1910 ads, it "knows when to stay shut and just when to open up", also "the loop never drops below the horizontal". I handled one in 2018 and little has changed because it Does The Job.
@jd3497
Жыл бұрын
@@Bobsdecline Milwaukee, because it was cheaper, not necessarily better.Mil-sucky entered the hand tool market years back will an entire line of cheap crap from china. I remember their rep touting the linesman pliers as better than anything on the market and only $12.
@lewy1
5 ай бұрын
Hard to beat Klein, I remember a long time ago a snap on sales man tried to get our foreman to buy their 9” pliers, he broke them right in front of him doing something routine.
@Mxp88
7 ай бұрын
They're pretty ridged 😂
@alan.macrae
Жыл бұрын
👊👊👊
@ron827
Жыл бұрын
What ever you do, DO NOT buy your tools as Horrible Freight.
@lordgman1
Жыл бұрын
Most Harbor Freight hand tools are decent enough, especially if you're just starting off in any trade. Every master tech I've ever meet kept a set of Harbor Freight wrenchs and sockets as a backup
@johnclyne6350
Жыл бұрын
I had heard a lot from what turned out to be cheap people telling me they were good tools? I spent about $100 on some tools & an inexpensive bench grinder. I used the bench grinder from Horrible Tools & it couldn’t keep up with cleaning rust off a lawn mower blade. After about 15 minutes I drove my 12 pound sledge hammer through the top & the cast aluminum exploded. The case was 10 times the size of the armature. A real piece of crap. I used the diagonal pliers to cut string trimmer line. It couldn’t cut through that? A few other things. Each one as disappointing as the last. Instead of bringing it all back. I just tossed everything in the garbage. Lesson learned! Never buy cheap tools. Especially Horrible Freights!
@JCWren
Жыл бұрын
I think this is too broad a statement, as HF carries several lines of hand tools. The Pittsburgh stuff is pure garbage. The Quinn line is fairly decent, and the Icon line is VERY good.
@johnclyne6350
Жыл бұрын
@@JCWren I was in HF only once 10 years ago. I only saw Pittsburgh Tools there. There were no other distinctions of tools while there. Once was enough for me. I’ll never go back unless I’m required to be there as per work.
@tumelin
Жыл бұрын
Harbor freight doesn't really carry any lineman specific tools. Some of their newer stuff specifically the Icon branded line is pretty nice and I would say is up near tool truck quality (Snap on, matco etc) but none of it is geared towards lineman work and is mostly for auto repair.
@michac3796
Жыл бұрын
Srsly? NONE! As your Employer should provide you with all the tools and protective gear you'd need for the Job. This Video is well meant but sending the wrongest message.
@lordgman1
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately that's just not how it works in a lot of the real world. Plus the employers that do provide tools may not provide the best tools
@johnclyne6350
Жыл бұрын
Depends who you work for? If your an apprentice who works through a union hall? You’ll be required to buy your own tools. I work for a very large utility in New England. They just don’t have enough tools to outfit every truck with hand tools let alone battery tools. I lost a voltmeter & a Burndy crimping tool in one afternoon. The apprentices were reaching into my tool till without my knowledge & took those items out & never put them back. I notified my direct supervisor that they went missing. That was 8 weeks ago & I’m still waiting for replacement tools. Imagine not having a voltmeter on a power company truck?
@rupe53
Жыл бұрын
@@lordgman1 in this case, employer tools will be approved or listed for utility work. There's just too much liability to screw around.
@PRR1954
Жыл бұрын
@johnclyne6350
Жыл бұрын
@@PRR1954 Yes, in a perfect world the employer should provide all the tools necessary to do the job. However that is not the case. Case in point. I’m now a trainer. I was lucky to bring my truck of tools with me to my new job. However some tools are just not available from the company I work for. I took our apprentice’s out to my locker & I took my private tools out to show them which tools the compact provided in one pile & another pile of my own tools. My tool pile was three times larger than the company tool pile. They were blown away! They think like you do that the company should provide ALL the tools. I told them that specialty tools to make our job easier are not provided. To fill that hole it’s up to the employee to buy them.
@scrotiemcboogerballs1981
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing hope you guys got through the storm you had come through not too long ago
@danemclaren5678
10 ай бұрын
Huh I keep seeing your comments on the various Canadian channels I watch, must be similar tastes
@Bobsdecline
10 ай бұрын
Hah that's pretty cool
@Bobsdecline
10 ай бұрын
Few outages here Scrotie, nothing too crazy. The first 6 hours or so there was a ton of 911/fire calls
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