Yeah... rocks kind of spoil it. The dirt around here is generally to hard to push them in by hand without water.
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Craig House <cr...@totalhighspeed.net> wrote: > 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 <ch...@wbmfg.com> 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 <mhoward...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:47 PM > *To:* af <af@afmug.com> > *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 <ch...@wbmfg.com> 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 <geo...@cbcast.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:30 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *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 <ch...@shelbybb.com> 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 <geo...@cbcast.com> >>> 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 <ch...@wbmfg.com> >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver >>>> >>>> How much? >>>> >>>> *From:* Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:42 PM >>>> *To:* Animal Farm <af@afmug.com> >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver >>>> >>>> >>>> Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It >>>> was pretty cool. >>>> >>>> Jaime Solorza >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >
