Fellow Tower Talkians:
I just checked their web site and the MSRP is $119.95 which does make it a bit
pricey.
Tom, WW5L
PS: But again I just passed the idea along.
--- On Thu, 10/16/08, RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz@q.com> wrote:
> From: RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz@q.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "Sluggo" Ground Rod driver
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 3:45 PM
> A local electrician I use had a tool for driving ground rods
> that his father made.
> He got some Well Pipe, welded a piece on top and welded two
> handles on it.
> It drove an 8' ground rod into what's laughingly
> referred to as soil around here
> as easy as you please. A few taps with a hammer completed
> the task.
>
> BTW, I am in Southern Arizona.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:32:21 -0700> From:
> andersonww5l@sbcglobal.net> To:
> towertalk@contesting.com> Subject: [TowerTalk]
> "Sluggo" Ground Rod driver> > Fellow Tower
> Talkians:> > In the October issue of "Electric
> Contracting Products" page 26 is a product announcement
> of a new ground rod driving tool "The Sluggo-Ox"
> from Sluggo Ox Corp. As a note I have NO financial
> conntections to the company that manufactures it, or any
> other connection to the company, other than I subscribe to
> "Electric Contacting Products" magazine.> >
> It slips over both 5/8 and 3/4 inch ground rods, weighs 7
> pounds, and has a 3 inch circular striking surface. It
> claims to prevent the "mushrooming effect" of
> using a sledge hammer on the top of the ground rod.> >
> Their web site is www.sluggo-ox.com> > Again I have no
> financial interest in the company that makes this device and
> I've mushroomed many a top of a ground rod installing
> them until I bought a fence post driver at a farm supply
> store, but there
> is always about 2-3 feet I still can't drive into the
> ground with the fence post driver. > > Another
> interesting ham-related product in the October issue page 24
> if you subscribe, again I have no financial interest in this
> company either, are cable ties with a snap off leader where
> you don't have to have a pair of snips or cutters, or a
> knife to remove the excess. Its called a "Catamount
> Twist Tail" billed as "the only tool less cable
> tie in the industry" (their words not mine). Supposedly
> just takes a bend, bend, twist motion to remove the tail.
> > > Website is http://www.tnb.com and it comes in both
> white and UV resistant black and 7 and 11 inch lengths. No
> prices were given in the product announcement. Try the web
> site. > > These products are purely passed on as a
> possible install problem solution for many hams. I just got
> my copy of the magazine today and thought I'd pass these
> ideas on.> > 73 de Tom, WW5L> > >
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