Hello All,
Well besides the water hose method that's been posted here another sure
fire way to get your ground rod(s) in is to get a bunch o - ham -
buddies to volunteer by coming over and showing you how they would
drive the(m) ground rods in. You surely won't have any sore arms.
'73
de Bubba
Eric Gustafson wrote:
>
> Hi Mike(s),
>
> 'Round these parts, the proper name for that device is "T-post
> Driver". Its the thing that makes barbed wire fencing feasible
> in a lot of cases. I'm sorry. In my earlier post I sort of
> assumed that everyone knew what a T-post driver was... Its a
> device to guarantee that both arms are equally sore. Not just
> the one...
>
> 73, Eric N7CL
>
> >From: Michael Lamb <n7ml@imt.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> >Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:11:04 -0600
> >
> >Hello Mike,
> >
> >I use a standard steel fence post pounder (basically about a
> >three inch diameter steel pipe about 2 1/2 ft long with one end
> >having a round lid welded over it and handles on the sides). You
> >can purchase one from a farm and ranch supply or borrow one from
> >your friendly neighbor rancher. I drove in the ground rods for
> >all my beverage antennas in record time using this device and of
> >course I use it for steel fence posts for beverage support poles
> >too.
> >
> >73/Mike, N7ML
> >
> >----------
> >From: MBecker@aol.com[SMTP:MBecker@aol.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 10:33 AM
> >To: towertalk@contesting.com
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Driving Ground Rods
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >What is the best way to drive in my 8 ft. ground rods? A big hammer?
> >
> >Mike
> >KT3U
>
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