[TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods

[D. Leath]

Have electricity close by? Good, you won't need a generator. Rent an
electric jackhammer from your local equipment rental store. Half day should
be enough. Strategically place an 8' stepladder close to the started rod,
set the jackhammer on the rod and guide it down. The weight of the hammer is
enough to work the rod right on down. You had the hard part done, ...
starting the rods.

Dave N5SDO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim McDonald" <n7us@arrl.net>
To: "CADXA" <cadxa@listserv.tempe.gov>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods


> I'm trying to sink 8' ground rods using a heavy, blue, post hole setter
from
> Home Depot.  Worked great on one, but I'm now putting them around a tower
> base and there's caliche, a very hard layer, down about 5'.  Is there any
> type of power tool I could rent to do the job?
>
> Since I now have two down 5' or so, I probably could give up and cut them
> off, though I'd rather not.  I know there are other type of grounds
besides
> rods, but I'd like to use the rods if I can.  Thanks.
>
> Jim N7US
>
>
>
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