[TowerTalk] Ground rod drivers.

[Avila, Edward]

DAMN guys.....I just bought a stake driver at ACE Hardware in town for $15
brand new......may be I could .....I can't image metal pipe and a cap
costing much less? HI

k6sdw

-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Smith [mailto:n4zr@contesting.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:55 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground rod drivers.


At 11:30 PM 1/17/01 +0000, t colbert wrote:
>
>I've had the screw-on pipe caps come off when driving ground rods.  The
>threads
>
>cut into the pipe weaken it such that the metal gives way.
>
>
>Rod drivers can be rented, or if you are frugal like me, weld a strap
>over the
>
>cap and on to the body of the driver.  

Or borrow one from a local farmer.  For that matter, they only cost ~$15
for a real one.

73, Pete N4ZR
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