[SMCARA] How do I...

Mon May 10 10:54:02 EDT 2010

Tom,

  There are a wealth of ways to get these out of the ground...

  The easiest way is one that I've used a few times.  Install a standard ground clamp near the top, borrow any hydraulic-assisted device (backhoe, small tractor with a three-point hitch, bucket loader, etc. and tie the two together.  Up it comes... but there usually is some costs associated with this solution (unless you have a friend who owns one of these devices who likes beer).

  Another way is to 'leverage' the power of mechanical advantage.  See the picture at this site (http://www.amicatech.com/amicaroddriver.html) to see what I'm talking about.  Basically, using the ground clamp I mentioned above, tie to a long steel pole (5-6' or longer) with attach point about 1' from end.  Use the longer portion to pull up.  You may have to grunt a little depending on how long (or short) the longer portion of the pole is.

  Let me know if it works.

  Vr, Pete (WA3UMY)

-----Original Message-----
From: smcara-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:smcara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Shelton
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 10:32
To: SMCARA Reflector (E-mail)
Subject: [SMCARA] How do I...

I have two 6-foot long copper ground rods in the ground and I have since moved my antenna and need to get them up and out of the earth.  Only about 4&1/2 feet are in the ground and I've tried everything.  I hit them with a sledge hammer to loosen them up.  I can spin them around with a pipe wrench.  But as far as pulling them up, they won't budge.  Any ideas or special tools I need.  Tammy already said that driving them all the way into the ground is not a viable option - they've got to come up...

Tom Shelton 

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