[TowerTalk] Yanking out ground rods
K8RI on Tower talk
k8ri-tower at charter.net
Sat Nov 12 15:20:15 EST 2005
Two pipe wrenches to form a "T-handle"
If they can't be pulled out by hand using the pipe wrenches, put a floor
jack (with suitable support) under each wrench handle out far enough so the
pressure will cause the wrenches to grip tighter. (this is not for small
pipe wrenches)
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
>I have a number of ground rods that I need to pull out of the ground.
>
> They are 5/8 inch copper clad steel. They are about 3.5 feet in the
> ground with about 6 inches exposed.
>
> I cannot pull them out by hand and I have no way to grap them to use
> some type of mechanical advantage.
>
> Any ideas welcome
>
> Thanks and 73, Tom W2SC 8P1A
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