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Subject: [TowerTalk] Ground rod drivers.
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:54:56 -0500
At 11:30 PM 1/17/01 +0000, t colbert wrote:
>
>I've had the screw-on pipe caps come off when driving ground rods.  The
>threads
>
>cut into the pipe weaken it such that the metal gives way.
>
>
>Rod drivers can be rented, or if you are frugal like me, weld a strap
>over the
>
>cap and on to the body of the driver.  

Or borrow one from a local farmer.  For that matter, they only cost ~$15
for a real one.

73, Pete N4ZR
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