[Towertalk] driving ground rods

[Carl Smidt]

I built one also.

Used an 8" long piece of solid steel rod, 3" in diameter. Drilled a 5"
longitudinal hole in its centre, just large enough to accommodate the
standard size 8' ground rod. Slip it over the top of the rod and start
driving. Works great and drives the rods down in no time using a regular
weight sledge hammer.

73,  Carl   VE9OV


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr@arrl.net>
To: "n1nk" <n1nk@cox.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] driving ground rods


> On 4/17/02 4:58 PM, n1nk at n1nk@cox.net wrote:
>
> >where next?  and thanks for all the tips and info related to my current
> >tower project.
>
> I built one.
>
> My ground rod driver consists of 1 foot of galvanized steel pipe nipple,
> with couplers at both ends, with one end sealed with an end plug. On this
> I've slipped 15 lbs of weights and collars from an old weight set.
>
> I use it to drive ground rods within a foot of the ground, then finish
> the job with a sledgehammer.
>
> My driver has put in more than a dozen ground rods. None has taken more
> than 5 minutes to install.
>
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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