[TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods

[NI7T]

the easiest tool for ground rods is a medium sized hammer drill and a ground
rod bit made for the purpose..I rent them from my local tool rental shop..I
have seen them at Home Depot tool rental as well ..the bit is about $60 if
you buy your own..I have done 10 8'  ground rods for my tower install in an
afternoon..my subsoil is shale and difficult to sink rods in...
Mike Reagan
NI7T
Price, Utah
http://www.preciscom.net/ni7t

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Martin" <kg5u at hal-pc.org>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods


>
>
> > Another way is to use a fence post driver available at many
> > Lowe's and Home Depot store or nearly any farm and ranch
> > supply store.  It is a 2-3 foot piece of pipe sealed on one
> > end with handles on the side.
>
> Before I found the one-gallon-of-water-method, I took an empty one-gallon
> paint can, a two-and-a-half foot length of water pipe, a water pipe tee
and
> some concrete.  I attached the tee to the pipe, suspended it with string
in
> the can so the tee was about 3 inches above the can bottom, poured in the
> concrete, and let it set up.  It made a nice homemade pile-driver for
ground
> rods in the gumbo that is the Texas Coastal Prairie soil.
>
> 73,
> Dale, kg5u
>
>
>
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