[Towertalk] Ground Rod Pounding

[Dick Green]

When you use the Cadweld steel cap, the rod will not mushroom at all. The
cap does, but that's no problem.

73, Dick WC1M

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Counselman
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:33 AM
> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: [Towertalk] Ground Rod Pounding
>
>
> Kimo Chun, KH7U, sent me the following addition to this thread:
>
> "I also found that Erico (Products?) (the maker of "CadWeld"
> products which I've used to weld my rods to ground wires and
> tower rebar) sells tool steel "caps" about 6" long that fit
> over standard ground rods - you buy the appropriate size.
> Then you can use any of those fence pounders or hammers
> and not mushroom the head of the rod. Though, I wonder
> if you really "rail" on them... will they be easy enough to
> get off the top of the rod when it does "mushroom" however
> little? I guess that's when a little "persuasion" does the trick.
>
> "The importance of not mushrooming depends on whether
> you plan on using CadWelding or equivalent means to
> attach the wire. The single use welds or the graphite
> forms require the rod to be relatively intact."
>
> 73 de Chuck, W1HIS
>
>