Yep, just used the Hi-Lift jack to remove an old Tri-Ex MW-50 off of the
studs. This same arrangement is used to remove posts of all sizes...
http://www.hi-lift.com/products/index.htm
At 04:55 PM 06/12/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>One way some folks I knew removed ground rods was to use a piece of
>heavy chain, a car jack (the old fashioned bumper jack, not one of those
>scissors ones that comes on many cars now, and a good pair of Vise Grips.
>
>Slip one link of the chain over the ground rod, clamp the vise grips at
>the lowest point on the exposed section of rod above the chain, and hook
>the remainder to the the jack. Just jack the thing out of the ground
>and keep lowering the chain and Vise Grips until the rod is entirely out
>of the ground. Yes it does work.
Dino...k6rix@earthlink.net
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