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From: ccc@space.mit.edu (Chuck Counselman)
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 10:32:24 -0500
At 9:02 PM -0800 11/27/02, Richard Karlquist wrote:
>Everytime this subject comes up,
>someone mentions the water pipe
>method.  Around here, that works
>wonderfully for a few feet until
>you hit the "cemented hard pan".
>Which is waterproof.
>Then you get out the fence post
>driver.  1/16 of an inch per blow
>if you're lucky.  I've already
>worn out one fence post driver
>(eventually poked a hole in the top).

Here in northern New England the ground is full of rocks.  I've had 
_great_ difficulty driving ground rods.  I need to drive more of 
them.  What should I do?  An impact device _much_ more potent than a 
manually operated 20-lb. "fence post driver" or hammer is required to 
bust through this stuff.

-Chuck, W1HIS

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