[Antennas] How I can drive 10' ground rod in

Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:06:57 -0600

Both Lowes and Home Depot usually carry this item for driving metal fence
posts.
AF2HD

At 09:47 AM 02/18/2002 -0500, Joe Giacobello, K2XX wrote:
>The more elaborate ones are available at the hardware store (at least in farm
>country) for about $17. They're well worth it.
>
>73, Joe
>
>Tom Bates wrote:
>
>> Greetings to the group...
>>    When electricians install 10 ft ground rods ( that they haven't cut
short ! )
>> they use a pipe with a cap on one end.  They put the pipe over the
ground rod,
>> and lift and then slam it down so the cap hits the end of the ground rod
and
>> drives it in like a pile driver.  Some of the more eleborate ones have
handles
>> welded on the sides and weight added to the pipe for more "battering ram"
>> effect.
>>   I have also seen an attachment for a "rotary hammer drill" which turns
the rod
>> while driving it in.
>>   73,   Tom  AA1NZ
>>
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73
Bob Wilder, AF2HD / AFA2HD(USAF MARS)
TSgt, USAF (Retired)
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