[TowerTalk] Install ground rod

Mike Fatchett W0MU w0mu at w0mu.com
Wed Mar 26 15:29:09 EDT 2025


I have had really good luck with a post pounder for T posts and then 
turning it upside down to get it to ground level.  We have mostly sandy 
soil with some clay.  Hammer drill seems like the way to go.  I have one 
but not the attachment.  I guess I should look for one.

W0MU

On 3/26/2025 12:19 PM, William Greaves via TowerTalk wrote:
> Agree that bigger is quicker. I've used three different sized rotary hammers into clay soil with about 45 min for the smallest hammer to 5-7 min for the largest. Largest size might be available for rent locally and will be a definite time-saver.Bill K9GN
> -------- Original message --------From: Jack Brindle via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> Date: 3/26/25  11:37 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: Tim Vandagriff <wa5yom at swbell.net> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Install ground rod SDS hammer drill with the ground rod bit. Either Plus or Max version of the drill will work. After I got an SDS-Plus, the time for installing ground rods went from an appreciable portionof an hour to just a few minutes.73,Jack, W6FB> On Mar 26, 2025, at 11:12 AM, Tim Vandagriff <wa5yom at swbell.net> wrote:> > Any suggestions on the best ground rod installation tool?Thanks TimWa5yom> > > Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPhone> _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk______________________________________________________________________________________________TowerTalk mailing listTowerTalk at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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