[TowerTalk] Removing ground rods (Paul Beckmann)

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

I have both a post popper and a "farm" jack.
The post popper has a "jaw" that grabs T
posts.  Completely useless on a ground rod,
or anything else besides T-posts. The farm
jack is vastly superior, do to its much
greater mechanical advantage.

I like the 1/4 inch hole idea.  I would first
insert the rod through a link in a chain, then
drop some washers over the rod, and then insert
a grade 8 bolt and fasten the chain to the jack.
I haven't tried it myself, but I have tried
and failed with the usual ideas like vise grips, etc.

What will work is soil dependent.  Here we have
clay that expands and contracts.  Once it contracts
on a ground rod, the grip is incredible.  YMMV...

73
Rick N6RK

On 3/30/2021 3:56 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
> There is a thing called a post popper for manually removing T-posts from 
> the ground.  It should do a good job too.
> 
> Patrick        NJ5G
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>> Drill a 1/4in hole in the top of the ground rod perpendicular to its 
>> length. Feed a loop of wire through it and use a high lift jack to 
>> “jack” it out of the ground. Works every time.
>>
>> Don Walser
>> N7IFO
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