[TowerTalk] "Sluggo" Ground Rod driver

[Rich Hallman - N7TR]

The link below is just one of several commercial adapters for ground rod
to Hammer drill connection.  These are on ebay as well.

http://www.equipment2u.com/family/Ground_Rod_Driver_3_4IN_3_4_Hex/37090?
trk=frgl


-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Anderson
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:39 AM
To: Roger (K8RI); Richards
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com; RICHARD SOLOMON
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "Sluggo" Ground Rod driver

If you want a 1" hammer drill, check with Harbor Freight on line or your
local store.  They often have them for around $69.00 on sale or with an
online coupon.  To get the online coupon you have to sign up (at least I
did) for their online weekly ads.  Then you need a special bit where the
rod will slip inside the bit to "drive" it properly.  Haven't seen the
bit at Harbor Freight, but they are available.

Tom, WW5L




--- On Fri, 10/17/08, Richards <jruing at ameritech.net> wrote:

> From: Richards <jruing at ameritech.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "Sluggo" Ground Rod driver
> To: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com, "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
> Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 6:59 AM
> Amen, Bruddah!
> That is what I have used... you can get a light weight one
> at
> Lowes Home Depot Shack or the like foir about $15, but I
> rented
> a really heavy one for an hour once to pound in five rods
> at my QTH.
> Just picking it up and letting it fall was real work,  but
> they all went
> in quickly enough.
> 
> I am liking the hammer drill idea this year...
> 
> ==================  K8JHR  ===================
> 
> Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> > 
> > You are describing the basic "fence post
> driver" used on farms 
> 
> One of
> > those will give you shoulders and arms like a body
> builder<:-))
>
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