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Re: [TowerTalk] Install ground rod

To: William Greaves <wwwgreaves@aol.com>, Jack Brindle via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Install ground rod
From: Tim Vandagriff <wa5yom@swbell.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:50:04 +0000 (UTC)
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Thanks for the suggestions.I am dealing with Oklahoma red clay...absolutely 
awful....I have a few more to install and definitely can't continue with the 
sledgehammer route. TimWa5yom


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On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1:19 PM, William Greaves <wwwgreaves@aol.com> 
wrote:

Agree that bigger is quicker. I've used three different sized rotary hammers 
into clay soil with about 45 min for the smallest hammer to 5-7 min for the 
largest. Largest size might be available for rent locally and will be a 
definite time-saver.
Bill K9GN

-------- Original message --------From: Jack Brindle via TowerTalk 
<towertalk@contesting.com> Date: 3/26/25 11:37 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Tim 
Vandagriff <wa5yom@swbell.net> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com Subject: Re: 
[TowerTalk] Install ground rod 
SDS hammer drill with the ground rod bit. Either Plus or Max version of the 
drill will work. 

After I got an SDS-Plus, the time for installing ground rods went from an 
appreciable portion
of an hour to just a few minutes.

73,
Jack, W6FB


> On Mar 26, 2025, at 11:12 AM, Tim Vandagriff <wa5yom@swbell.net> wrote:
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> Any suggestions on the best ground rod installation tool?Thanks TimWa5yom
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