I live in Kansas in an area that has some of the worst clay that I have ever had to deal with. It's sticky gooey terrible stuff, sticks to everything like epoxy! Trying to drive eight-foot ground rod
Go rent a hammer drill and purchase a ground rod adapter for installing ground rods. Makes quick work of installing an 8' ground rod. I had 5 ground rods installed in less than 30 minutes. We have cl
I did just that - borrowed a hammer drill - after 30 minutes it got me maybe, maybe 1/2".... I went back to hammering. It was more effective. The clay and sandstone here is terrible. More than likely
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 11:39:12 -0600
I found that really difficult to drive rods would tend to bend when hit really hard with a sledge so... I cut a couple lengths of tubing, one about a foot and the other a couple feet. They are sized
I found that really difficult to drive rods would tend to bend when hit really hard with a sledge so... A co-worker made them, when we were doing remote radio sites. A "slide hammer" ? Maybe you can
Check out Rohrer Man-Saver pneumatic drivers. Designed for driving T-posts and steel fence posts up to 2+ inches in diameter. Operates just like a manual post driver that you lift and drop on the top
Author: Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 20:23:52 +0000 (UTC)
That's a light-duty rotary hammer. The 60# demo hammers I've used many times are MUCH bigger, and work MUCH faster. If you ask for a hammer drill, this is what Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor will give you
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 18:19:20 -0500
Have you tried a fence post driver? Much easier than a hammer and no need to aim. 73 Roger (K8RI) Gary Go rent a hammer drill and purchase a ground rod adapter for installing ground rods. Makes quick
In known rocky areas I have found that you should drive them in on an angle. It gives them a chance to deflect. I found driving them into soil filled with river rocks to be much easier when slanted.
Driving them in at a slant is a new twist to me but sounds like a good idea for rocky land. I've tried the hammer drills also a "T" post driver which worked pretty good to about 4 feet. Then had to g
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