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21. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: K2JAS@worldnet.att.net (Roger L. Elowitz)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:23:06 -0400
As for getting the big rods down easily..... There once was a ..... Oh! Skip It! But really folks.... If you're not in a great hurry, a hose left slowly watering the area for a few hours (really slow
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00540.html (9,472 bytes)

22. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: jon.zaimes@dol.net (AA1K jon zaimes)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 03:06:31 -0400 (EDT)
A former neighbor introduced me to a "post hole driver" years ago. It is basically a two-foot length of pipe with one end closed. The internal diamter needs to be bigger than the pipe you are driving
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00541.html (10,525 bytes)

23. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: w7zrc@micron.net (Rod Greene)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 97 06:27 MDT
Steel fence post driver works well. I have used it many times in the past and we have clay and hard pan here to penetrate. Caution The pipe cap hasn't worked at all for me. The caps are cast as I rec
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00549.html (9,107 bytes)

24. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: mikemr@nwlink.com (Michael Mraz)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:32:42 -0000
I rent a Bosch electric jackhammer and take the breaker tip out of the hammer. The socket in the bottom of the hammer is about an inch in diameter and it fits over the top of the ground rod with room
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00554.html (9,035 bytes)

25. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: w5hvv@aeneas.net (Roderick M. Fitz-Randolph)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:42:46 +0000
_______________________________________________________________________ Jay, after spending 2 days alternately pounding and resting, I figured a way to accomplish the same thing with ease. I went to
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00555.html (11,690 bytes)

26. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: w5hvv@aeneas.net (Roderick M. Fitz-Randolph)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:42:58 +0000
________________________________________________________________________ I fell prey to that old practical joker's ploy before I discovered the hydraulic mining approach. The problem with what Madis
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00556.html (9,638 bytes)

27. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: dick@merlin.libelle.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:00:53 -0700
I've tried two different ones and our High Sierra hard pan killed both of them. :) The top of the rods mushroomed nicely and the hammers got nice and hot, but the rods stayed half-in and half-out of
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00559.html (9,127 bytes)

28. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:23:57 -0700
Good idea - I do the same thing. Our electric jackhammer is a 38 pound Makita, so it is not always easy to hold in the air! FOr those who are not aware of this device, it is also known as an electric
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00565.html (9,329 bytes)

29. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: mainhart@juno.com (Richard T. Mainhart)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:23:12 EDT
On Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:51:52 -0500 "eedwards@oppd.com" Clamps do not make as good a connection as exothermic welding (it isn't soldering at all). Clamps loosen due to a variety of reasons, cold flow
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00572.html (9,802 bytes)

30. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: mainhart@juno.com (Richard T. Mainhart)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:23:13 EDT
On Thu, 17 Apr 1997 23:24:45 -0400 Jamey Brookover One way that was taught at a Lightning Protection Seminar I attended was to rent (borrow, buy) a hammer drill. This is an electric (usually) drill u
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00573.html (10,867 bytes)

31. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
Author: K4OJ@aol.com (K4OJ@aol.com)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:46:51 -0400 (EDT)
The Bosch demolition hammer that Mom got Dad for Christmas (mebbe it was a birthday) a few years back is a dandy, and it had available a "chuck" for driving rods....you start off on top of your step
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00581.html (8,444 bytes)


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