[TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods

[Orcena Lyle]

Tnx!

Actually, I have it easy here (Minnesota).  I've put down a bunch of ground rods in two different locales.  18 in. of loam, then sand all the way down to bedrock, wherever it may be.  I run the hose on the spot if the ground is dry.  All I have to do is lift the g.r. and jam it down and that gets it in a couple feet or even three feet.  After that it easily pounds in.

But I put a couple g.r.s by the fence in the backyard and had a heck of a time getting them in.  There had once been a forest of old buckthorn trees and other brush, which I had removed.  The roots were have still there.  The g.r.s would hardly move.  I went out every day and pounded on them for awhile, and eventually I finally got them through the roots.  So it's good to know a way to make a g.r. pounder.  I think there's a couple dumbells around here somewhere with the old collars and set screws, maybe I'll find them when I clean up my basement.

Tnx,
73 de Orcy WØQT




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Coleman 
  To: Orcena Lyle 
  Cc: britech at earthlink.net ; 'Tower Talk Reflector' 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods



  On Oct 25, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Orcena Lyle wrote:

  > What were the collars like and how did you attach them?

  Dumbell collars -- from the weight set. These are old and have a  
  setscrew. Newer ones have a lever or knob.

  Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
  Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
               -- Wilbur Wright, 1901

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Coleman 
  To: Orcena Lyle 
  Cc: britech at earthlink.net ; 'Tower Talk Reflector' 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods



  On Oct 25, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Orcena Lyle wrote:

  > What were the collars like and how did you attach them?

  Dumbell collars -- from the weight set. These are old and have a  
  setscrew. Newer ones have a lever or knob.

  Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
  Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
               -- Wilbur Wright, 1901



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