Tnx!
Actually, I have it easy here (Minnesota). I've put down a bunch of ground
rods in two different locales. 18 in. of loam, then sand all the way down to
bedrock, wherever it may be. I run the hose on the spot if the ground is dry.
All I have to do is lift the g.r. and jam it down and that gets it in a couple
feet or even three feet. After that it easily pounds in.
But I put a couple g.r.s by the fence in the backyard and had a heck of a time
getting them in. There had once been a forest of old buckthorn trees and other
brush, which I had removed. The roots were have still there. The g.r.s would
hardly move. I went out every day and pounded on them for awhile, and
eventually I finally got them through the roots. So it's good to know a way to
make a g.r. pounder. I think there's a couple dumbells around here somewhere
with the old collars and set screws, maybe I'll find them when I clean up my
basement.
Tnx,
73 de Orcy WØQT
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Coleman
To: Orcena Lyle
Cc: britech@earthlink.net ; 'Tower Talk Reflector'
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods
On Oct 25, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Orcena Lyle wrote:
> What were the collars like and how did you attach them?
Dumbell collars -- from the weight set. These are old and have a
setscrew. Newer ones have a lever or knob.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Coleman
To: Orcena Lyle
Cc: britech@earthlink.net ; 'Tower Talk Reflector'
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods
On Oct 25, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Orcena Lyle wrote:
> What were the collars like and how did you attach them?
Dumbell collars -- from the weight set. These are old and have a
setscrew. Newer ones have a lever or knob.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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