Bloke climbs 2 000ft tower to change a lightbulb.
Man changes light bulb on tower for 20000.
Jan 5 2015 this content is imported.
For rapid city native kevin schmidt there s nothing odd about climbing 1 500 feet in the air to change a light bulb.
In this video which is perhaps not for those with fear of heights this tower technician scales a 1500 foot tower to change the lightbulb snapping a selfie when he gets to the top.
Then with a pair of harnesses he climbed up to the peak of the tower.
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That is one of the duties that radio tower bulb changers more commonly known as radio tower climbers or tower technicians perform on their job.
The video was shot at the kdlt tv analog tower near salem south dakota.
Nick who works for national tower controls in the us hopped on a lift for the first 1 9000ft.
Todd horning 1 778 986 views.
How many crazy people does it take to change a light bulb.
The worker at the tower earns 20 000 to change the bulb once every six months.
They are also responsible for installing testing maintaining and repairing other equipment on towers.
And a third wrote.
I d laugh if he drops the new light bulb.
Imagine climbing up a 1 700 foot radio tower to change light bulbs.