[TowerTalk] Ground rods

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Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:52:38 -0800
From: "Dr. Howard S. White" <drpaper at msn.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tools for Installing Ground Rod?
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My soil is very, very hard clay which makes it a
perfect tower base... 
in fact we had to jack hammer it out to build the
base...

... Strong constructions workers hitting the top of
the 8' ground rods 
with Sledge Hammers they were able to drive 1 in about
4 feet and one 
about 5 feet...  neither is deep enough.... 

Any suggestions on what mechanical or power tool to
use to drive ground 
rods further into the ground.  Plus I want to put in a
few more....
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Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6  ex-AE6SM 
KY6LA
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Hi Howard,
You can find a fence pole driver at Tractor Supply
Co..
The hammer is a pipe with two handles welded onto it,
or if can find a piece of heavy wall pipe and put a
pipe cap on it will also work.
Joe K1NCO