Pin half wing crossed guns6/1/2023 ![]() High pot: To apply high potential to electrical machines or equipment, normally during insulation testing. (Usually involves anything falling from a pole above.) Groundhog: A lineman’s helper (also called a “grunt”). Gopher: A “go for this, go for that” helper. Goat skin: A tarp for covering unfinished work overnight. (Includes a short wood pole section, buried as an anchor – any kind of earth anchor.)ĭiaper: A rubber blanket pinned on overhead construction (seal-a-conn covering connector).ĭigger bar: A long, round steel bar with a two-in chisel on one end (also called an “idiot stick”).ĭip pole: A transition pole for going from overhead to underground distribution (also called a “riser pole”).ĭog bone: A special EHV yoke plate that looks like a bone (vibration damper).ĭoor: The fuse tube on open-type cutouts (the actual door on enclosed-type cutouts).ĭrifter: A lineman who wants to see the world.Įagle-eye: Leveling cross-arms by sight with no measuring instruments.Įlephant ears: The arc chute on certain types of cutouts for extinguishing the arc while breaking load (a triangular bracket).įlower pot: A universal bushing well (pad-mount transformer). (Always working on the installation of new transmission lines.īroomsticks: Phase spacers, used to keep phases from contacting each other at midspan.īull pen: Where the crew gathers before and after work.īull wheel: A reel device used to hold tension on a transmission conductor during stringing operations.īulldog: A “come along” wire grip for holding a conductor or strand under tension.Ĭandlestick: A fiberglass downlead bracket.Ĭandy-grabbers: Channel lock pliers (also called cheaters)Ĭattle guard: A plastic or metal guy guard.Ĭhicken tracks: An epoxirod tri-unit (also called a “crow’s foot”).Ĭhicken wing: A steel post insulator standoff for distribution construction (also called a “turkey wing”).Ĭhili bowl: An oversized pin-type insulator.Ĭhristmas tree: A pole-mounted auxiliary arm used for lifting conductors.ĭead man: A wood pole with a U-bracket fitting for setting poles by hand without a truck. ![]() Use the links below to navigate the list of lineman lingo.Īlley-arm: A side arm brace that’s used when a cross-arm is not balanced on both sides of a pole but only extending out on one side.īaloney bender: A wireman who works with heavy cable.īanjo: A shovel, straight blade and long handle.īoomer: A lineman who leaves one job to get to the next job. While guidelines for linemen terminology vary geographically within the industry, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite Lineman’s Slang Dictionary terms below. One of the many reasons electrical linemen are unique is that through decades of making sure folks have access to safe and reliable electricity, they’ve developed the talk of the trade. There’s a lot of work that goes into keeping the lights on. Lineman Lingo from the Lineman’s Slang Dictionary “Legends on the Line” is a series that stretches from National Lineman Appreciation Day (April 18) to Lineworker Appreciation Day (July 10), in honor of the brave linemen and linewomen who climb above and beyond to power our world.
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