[TowerTalk] Removing ground rods

[Paul Beckmann]

The T-post puller that Joe suggests is a great approach. You'll need to
figure out a choker or some other connection to the hook that would
normally hook onto the T-post. If you set up a choker (a wire or chain with
a loop on one end and a slip knot on the other), make it reach ground level
when the handle is fully up. Because the choker will slide down the ground
rod on the upstrokes, you should be able to walk it out of the ground.

--Paul, wa0rse


*Paul Beckmann*
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On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 9:51 AM Joseph DeVincentis <jd at ko8v.net> wrote:

> I've done two things.
>
> 1.  Use a fence post puller similar to this:
> https://amazon.com/T-Post-Puller-Fence-Post-36/dp/B088SV1MPD/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=fence+post+puller&qid=1617115713&sr=8-5
>
> 2.  When that doesn't work, use an angle grinder with a cut off wheel and
> cut it off about 6" below the surface and abandon it.
>
> Joe,
> KO8V
>
> On Mar 30, 2021, at 10:44, N4ZR <n4zr at comcast.net<mailto:n4zr at comcast.net>>
> wrote:
>
> Anyone got an innovative way of getting 8-foot ground rods out of the
> ground? I'm taking down my 160M RX and TX setups for the summer and have
> one stubborn one.  I've tried the visegrips and even tried to use my car
> jack to press against the visegrips, but the ground is too soft and uneven
> for that to work.
>
> --
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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