[TowerTalk] Installing Ground Rods was (Tower Wench)

["K8RI on Tower Talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>]

I still like the good old water drill. It's cheap and easy to use.
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm  I've posted it before, 
but I think it's germane to this discussion.
It works well in sand, clay, or clay  . IOW, soil without a lot of rocks.

Another possibility, although I've not tried it would be a hammer drill. 
Some are large enough to chuck up a 5/8" rod.
 It'd be an interesting experiment.  Again, as virtually any other method, 
wet soil makes the installation easier.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com 


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