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21. [Towertalk] driving ground rods (score: 1): Author: smidtca@sprint.ca (Carl Smidt); Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:56:07 -0300; I built one also. Used an 8" long piece of solid steel rod, 3" in diameter. Drilled a 5" longitudinal hole in its centre, just large enough to accommodate the standard size 8' ground rod. Slip it ove; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg01081.html (9,403 bytes)
22. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: MBecker@aol.com (MBecker@aol.com); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:33:21 EDT; Hi All, What is the best way to drive in my 8 ft. ground rods? A big hammer? Mike KT3U -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00419.html (7,836 bytes)
23. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry Kutner); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:55:55 +0000; I've tried a bunch of things, and always wind up back with a sledge hammer. We have a lot of shale 4-6 ft down, so I once tried a Bosch 60 lb. electric jackhammer with a ground rod driving bit. Went; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00421.html (8,824 bytes)
24. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: n7cl@mmsi.com (Eric Gustafson); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:00:02 -0700; Mike, There are several methods to use depending on the nature of the earth you are driving them into. Soft humus or reasonably soft homogeneous clay, by all means use a hammer or T-post driver. If y; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00422.html (9,265 bytes)
25. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:38:09 EDT; << What is the best way to drive in my 8 ft. ground rods? A big hammer? >> Most feed stores and home centers have fence post driving tools. They are a capped piece of tubing with two handles. Also us; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00428.html (8,497 bytes)
26. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: aljaras@snet.net (NA1I); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:03:12 -0400; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --D5E7F2ACC71E55ADFE6AD67D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello dere, Well I tried hammers sledges etc. But th; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00433.html (10,566 bytes)
27. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: n7ml@imt.net (Michael Lamb); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:11:04 -0600; Hello Mike, I use a standard steel fence post pounder (basically about a three inch diameter steel pipe about 2 1/2 ft long with one end having a round lid welded over it and handles on the sides). Y; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00434.html (9,291 bytes)
28. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: kz5qdx@communique.net (Douglas Bradford); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:20:55 -0500; 2 Coke bottles of water and jig it down. I have bn doing that for many years. 73 Brad KZ5Q Long Live CW -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.co; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00435.html (8,990 bytes)
29. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net (Dick Green); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:56:09 -0400; I did my 12 8-ft. rods with a hand sledge. It made my arm sore, but it worked. If you plan on doing several rods, or expect to do more in the future, a ground rod sleeve is a good investment at abou; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00440.html (9,435 bytes)
30. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: n7cl@mmsi.com (Eric Gustafson); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 18:44:12 -0700; Hi Mike(s), 'Round these parts, the proper name for that device is "T-post Driver". Its the thing that makes barbed wire fencing feasible in a lot of cases. I'm sorry. In my earlier post I sort of as; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00441.html (9,728 bytes)
31. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: al.jaras@meriden.k12.ct.us (NA1I (aka Bijou Bubba )); Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:05:16 -0400; Hello All, Well besides the water hose method that's been posted here another sure fire way to get your ground rod(s) in is to get a bunch o - ham - buddies to volunteer by coming over and showing yo; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00444.html (10,928 bytes)
32. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: no6x@inreach.com (Mike); Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 03:52:03 +0100; I don't know what the masses will think of this one, but I use 10 foot sections of copper pipe, attached properly to a garden hose and you have a water propelled jet rod that sinks just nicely into t; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00454.html (8,509 bytes)
33. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: Chris91111@aol.com (Chris91111@aol.com); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 23:47:35 EDT; I use a stake pounder ( a 3' steel shaft that weighs around 15 lbs) that is available at home depot. By far this is the best way I have found to pound ground rods, political sign posts, and scientifi; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00455.html (8,227 bytes)
34. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: wa6ibu@earthlink.net (Paul Booth); Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 22:05:07 -0700; Mike, This is the way I've done it, obtained from a hints and kinks article: 1) dig a conical (or funnel) shaped hole about a foot deep \/ 2) take a gallon of water and pour it in, let it sit about 5; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00456.html (9,575 bytes)
35. [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods (score: 1): Author: W7NN@aol.com (W7NN@aol.com); Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 03:38:26 EDT; << What is the best way to drive in my 8 ft. ground rods? A big hammer? >> Mike: Head to the local farm store and buy a T-Post driver. These are made of heavy pipe with handle on the side and sell fo; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00458.html (8,335 bytes)
36. [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods (score: 1): Author: w2up@itw.com (Barry Kutner); Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:25:12 +0000; Hi Towertalkians: I recall dscussion several months ago about driving ground rods. Somone mentioned using an electric jackhammer. I've called a few rental places, and what I've come up with is this:; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00389.html (7,864 bytes)
37. [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods (score: 1): Author: steve@gamecash.com (Steve Weisbrod); Date: Mon, 15 Sep 97 17:25:00 -0600; Hi Barry You can get a fence pole driver from Home Depot for about $20. I bought one of these but found starting a hole and then poring in about a quart of water and the go right in by hand. Just wor; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00391.html (8,852 bytes)
38. [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods (score: 1): Author: ku7y@sage.dri.edu (Monte Stark); Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:52:59 -0700 (PDT); Hi All, I made a driver for my ground rods. I used a pipe that would slide over the ground rods without too much play. Inside that pipe I welded a steel rod that was about the same OD as the pipes ID; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00395.html (8,033 bytes)
39. [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods (score: 1): Author: kn6di@IDT.NET (Daniel H. Arney Jr.); Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 05:36:53 -0700; Barry, depending on your soil condition has a lot of bearing on how. I set all 32 of my 8' X5/8 rods with a 5# hammer and holding them. If you have some hard soil or tough sub strata you might take a; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00411.html (9,233 bytes)
40. [TowerTalk] Driving ground rods (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Tue, 16 Sep 97 09:29:33 -0400; I built a manual ground rod driver. It consists of 12" of 1" galvanized steel nipple (thick wall water pipe with threads at both ends), a couple of pipe couplers, a pipe cap (goes inside the coupler; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00414.html (9,365 bytes)

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