How do you get a ground rod to 6 feet ?
On Aug 23, 11:58*am, Dave Lemper wrote:
The soil in central Texas is called Caliche with a lot of clay,
CaCO3 & shale. *Attempting to drive in a ground rod
yielded only a mushroom on top & blisters on me.
Local tool rental place has concrete bits, but maximum
length of 18 inches. *Possibly longer bits are available in
a larger city.
Renting a back hoe is out.
Any suggestions appreciated. *
Dave *WB3DWE * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I know the stuff you are talking about, it will even jam up a
Ditch Witch
When I was in San Antonio with the USAF we made a spade
bit out of metal rod and welded the spades on the side.
We stared the hole with a post hole digger, filled it with water.
then drilled down into it. After drilling a couple of feet we were
able to pound in the ground rods
Im thinking using a real spade bit with an extension may work.
Jimmie
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