Just hit 500 drop terminals in 6 months flat

Everyone talks about pacing yourself but I went hard from day one. Last Tuesday I rolled past 500 terminals installed since January. Foreman said I'd burn out by April but I'm still going strong. What's the most you guys have done in a single season? I'm curious if 500 is normal or high.

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rowan72525d ago

Yeah @kelly_nelson95 nailed it with that 300-350 per year stat. My buddy Dave tried to match a 500 pace and ended up with tendonitis in his wrist by month four. Took him three months of light duty to get back to normal. Bodies definitely decide for you.

kelly_nelson9528d ago

I actually saw a study a few months back that said the average installer does around 300-350 terminals a year, so hitting 500 in six months is definitely on the high side. Not everyone has the stamina or the right working conditions to keep that pace up, especially if you're doing commercial work with all that crawling and ladder climbing. Good on you for proving your foreman wrong though. I think the real test is whether you can keep that up for another six months without the quality slipping or your body giving out. But hey, if you've got the routine down and you're still feeling good, that's impressive no matter how you slice it.

grantadams28d ago

Got a buddy who did low voltage for a big hospital chain, had a foreman who was always on his back about speed. First three months he was barely cracking 250 terminals because he kept having to redo runs in these cramped ceiling plenums. Then he switched to a new building crew and hit 480 in four months. Foreman offered to buy him lunch if he could keep it up for the next quarter. Next month he put his back out lifting a ladder and was out for two weeks. By the time he came back the pace had dropped and the foreman never brought it up again. Bodies have a way of deciding these things for you, don't they.