Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver
I bought one of those only to realize that the bit was SDS Max, while the drill was only SDS Plus. :-\ - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: George Skorup geo...@cbcast.com To: af@afmug.com Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 11:46:58 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver There's a ground rod driver attachment for most roto hammers, definitely for SDS Max, maybe SDS Plus. You'd want to use this in almost every case since it doesn't mushroom-head the end of the rod like a sledgehammer. On 5/19/2015 10:49 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote: blockquote Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It was pretty cool. Jaime Solorza -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. /blockquote
Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver
Nevermind. I would need cordless. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
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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
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Wonder how it would work with just a bulldog? Almost as heavy, and
pretty much the same speed, etc.
bp
part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
On 5/19/2015 8:57 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote:
Demolition hammer drill with ground rod in chuck. Here are our other
toys..
Jaime Solorza
On May 19, 2015 9:50 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm
thatoneguyst...@gmail.com mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com wrote:
is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck?
On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza
losguyswirel...@gmail.com mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote:
Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too
hard. It was pretty cool.
Jaime Solorza
--
If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see
your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of
the team.
Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver
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
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I was looking around on Amazon last night. Looks like Dewalt makes one for SDS Plus. On 5/20/2015 6:38 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: I bought one of those only to realize that the bit was SDS Max, while the drill was only SDS Plus. :-\ - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com *From: *George Skorup geo...@cbcast.com *To: *af@afmug.com *Sent: *Tuesday, May 19, 2015 11:46:58 PM *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver There's a ground rod driver attachment for most roto hammers, definitely for SDS Max, maybe SDS Plus. You'd want to use this in almost every case since it doesn't mushroom-head the end of the rod like a sledgehammer. On 5/19/2015 10:49 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza losguyswirel...@gmail.com mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote: Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It was pretty cool. Jaime Solorza -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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
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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 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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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: 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver
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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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: 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
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My uncle was an electrician and showed me that - on my own house one day. He said (and I have no idea if true or not) that hammering a ground rod in the ground changed its potential and therefore it was no longer a good ground rod. -- Larry Smith lesm...@ecsis.net On Wed May 20 2015 15:47, Mathew Howard wrote: 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/B000LDGBG 8 Or a hand sledge: http://www.amazon.com/Estwing-MRF3LB-11-Inch-SureStrike-Drilling/dp/B0043 3SC4Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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
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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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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
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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 Housemailto:cr...@totalhighspeed.net Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:08 PM To: af@afmug.commailto: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.commailto: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 Howardmailto:mhoward...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:47 PM To: afmailto: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.commailto: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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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 Skorupmailto:geo...@cbcast.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:30 PM To: af@afmug.commailto: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.commailto: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.commailto: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 McCownmailto:ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.commailto:af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver How much? From: Jaime Solorzamailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:42 PM To: Animal Farmmailto: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
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I remember a very vulgar version of that song in high school. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 3:24 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:08 PM To: 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 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 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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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: 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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 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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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: 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
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That is when you cut them off and put a split bolt on the end... whose ever gonna know... From: Craig House Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 3:08 PM To: 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 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 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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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: 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
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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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:08 PM To: 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 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 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=hiie=UTF8qid=1432154165sr=1-1keywords=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: 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 Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM To: af@afmug.com 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
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There's a ground rod driver attachment for most roto hammers, definitely for SDS Max, maybe SDS Plus. You'd want to use this in almost every case since it doesn't mushroom-head the end of the rod like a sledgehammer. On 5/19/2015 10:49 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza losguyswirel...@gmail.com mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote: Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It was pretty cool. Jaime Solorza -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
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Go to Hilti store directly and take cash ..works! !! 1300 drill for 900!!! Jaime Solorza On May 19, 2015 10:01 PM, Rory Conaway r...@triadwireless.net wrote: Time to put my Christmas list together. Rory *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza *Sent:* Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:58 PM *To:* Animal Farm *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver Demolition hammer drill with ground rod in chuck. Here are our other toys.. Jaime Solorza On May 19, 2015 9:50 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm thatoneguyst...@gmail.com wrote: is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote: Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It was pretty cool. Jaime Solorza -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
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is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote: Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It was pretty cool. Jaime Solorza -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
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Time to put my Christmas list together. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:58 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver Demolition hammer drill with ground rod in chuck. Here are our other toys.. Jaime Solorza On May 19, 2015 9:50 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm thatoneguyst...@gmail.commailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com wrote: is that just a rotary hammer wit the ground rod in the chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Jaime Solorza losguyswirel...@gmail.commailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com wrote: Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It was pretty cool. Jaime Solorza -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
