Not here I can spend 30 minutes trying to drive a ground rod and generally bend them up before I get them as deep as I had planned
Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2015, at 16:04, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, until you hit a rock. In moist dirt you can even lean on them and put > them in by hand without any water. > > From: Mathew Howard > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:47 PM > To: af > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver > > An electrician once showed me how to install ground rods using nothing but a > cup of water... not the fastest way, but it did work. > >> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> I always used a lineman’s hammer: >> http://www.amazon.com/Estwing-E3-40L-EstWing-Linesman-hammer/dp/B000LDGBG8 >> Or a hand sledge: >> http://www.amazon.com/Estwing-MRF3LB-11-Inch-SureStrike-Drilling/dp/B00433SC4Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1432154165&sr=1-1&keywords=hand+sledge >> >> For installing ground rods. Never much of a problem. Hold the rod with one >> hand and hammer with the other. >> Don’t miss. >> >> From: George Skorup >> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver >> >> You get all the good toys. >> >>> On 5/20/2015 3:28 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: >>> http://www.stanleyhydraulics.com/products/ground-rod-drivers >>> >>> Regards, >>> Chuck >>> >>>> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I've got a hydraulic ground rod driver... I think I ended up getting 2 of >>>> them for $300 at auction. We already have a hydraulic power pack for >>>> other things...so it works well. It's also specifically for ground rods, >>>> not a rotary drill with an attachment. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Chuck >>>> >>>>> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 1:28 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Dewalt has a battery operated model. Their HEPA vac models are pretty >>>>> cool too. We have a smaller Makita, but if I was going to buy today, it'd >>>>> be Dewalt. >>>>> >>>>>> On 5/20/2015 8:29 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: >>>>>> Nevermind. I would need cordless. >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Chuck McCown >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver >>>>>> >>>>>> How much? >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Jaime Solorza >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:42 PM >>>>>> To: Animal Farm >>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver >>>>>> >>>>>> Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It >>>>>> was pretty cool. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>>> > >
