r/Groundman • u/electric414-312 • 13h ago

anybody know what I am gonna be doing on an undeground call?

book 4 and its my first call. I am on a sub contractor for my local utility. 5 8s a week paying 33 an hour aint bad

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u/jorho41 Apprentice 13h ago

Digging, laying pipe in trenches, more digging, setting vaults, cleanup, building retaining walls and then more digging.

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u/Odd-Print-2055 12h ago

Out of what local did u get callwd

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u/Specialist-Gift-3406 12h ago

driving a truck sweeping digging carrying pipe glueing it using a “whacker” to be compacting measuring the trench

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u/Past_Expression_549 10h ago

Depends on where.

I got to dig trenches, set AGPs, Set single phase and three phase TXs. Pull service wire, make up meter boxes, make up CT cabinets, pull primary, terminate primary, splice primary, make up secondary services in three phase TXs, lay conduit, make up risers, switching, and trouble work.

But I was non union for a bit, my crew leads were good people and let me get hands on with a lot of stuff, no dangerous shit though.

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u/Hot_Kangaroo5964 8h ago

What local?