The Linesman Tension Load Tool Should Be A Tool To Rely On

By Bonnie Contreras


People who work with power cables need to know their tools will not let them down. The linesman tension load tool is one of the tools these people rely on. Like all their other tools these workers need to be sure they are light, easy to carry but still tough and reliable.

Being a linesman is a highly specialised job. Not only do you have to have the full electrical know how and skills for the power side of the Job, you also have to have a head for heights and develop a skill for climbing. Once up there on a post or pylon the worker needs to know that his tools will not let him down.

Once a worker has climbed up a metal framework or is suspended from a pole he needs access to his equipment easily and quickly. They carry everything they need in belt pouches, or hanging from their belt and so the items need to be small, light and tough. Working in these conditions the workers can not afford faulty or weak items.

Working on repair and maintenance is usually pretty straight forward but in these cases the weather is a big factor and can make the job very dangerous. Travelling around to damaged cable sites can often mean that they are working in dreadful conditions. This is due to the fact that weaknesses and faults only come to light once the weather turns bad.

To the workers who scale around at these heights in high winds, freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions, it is all in a days work. Although a lot of us would cringe at the thought, they are out there, keeping the power flowing. The bravery of these men and women is absolutely astounding.

Their working lives consist of continually traveling from one problem spot to another sometimes covering large distances. They go to some of the remotest and roughest parts of the country. It can be long periods between visits home to family and loved ones. This makes it a very hard life and yet we owe these people, for the power that they make sure we continue to receive, giving us comfort and warmth in the harshest weather.

In the depth of winter when frost and snow brings down power cables leaving whole communities without power, in the dark often without heating. Sometimes cables are torn from their supports by high winds and hang perilously over roads and rivers. Then there are times when really low temperatures put extra strain on the cables and they brake or develop faults. These are the times when these brave people are out in force putting the country back on its feet.

During these times the linesman tension load tool is most in demand and it has to come up to the mark. Taking the strain as torn supports are replaced and holding in place a new cable while it is joined for permanent use. These tools need to be strong and consistent in their reliability.




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