then ip20's all around! ________________________________ From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver
Feels like I hit a rock. I'll just give it a few whacks with the sledge. "And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude." From: Craig House<mailto:cr...@totalhighspeed.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:08 PM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver 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<mailto: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<mailto:mhoward...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:47 PM To: af<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:geo...@cbcast.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:30 PM To: af@afmug.com<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver How much? From: Jaime Solorza<mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:42 PM To: Animal Farm<mailto: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
