Driving Ground Rods

[Greg Swartz]

We use a small electric jack hammer or chipping hammer. I used to buy the grd rod driver bit but it absorbs too much of the energy, so now we just stick the mouth of the hammer right on the rod and it drives rods into our almost solid rock soils and clays quite nicely.

Bob on the left coast.

I've done that and had the ground rod end get so chewed up I had to beat the hammer off...

(Maybe I was pressing too hard too... the ground rod wasn't bending too much though...)

 

[Greg Swartz]

I have seen guy hook up a Hole Hawg to a ground rod and drill them in this is not recommended by me.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brady Electric]

Driving ground rods

Driving ground rods

I guess I'm the dinosaur here.....I use a 6' ladder and a sledge hammer.

I have to admit I use the same. Would like to see a picture of the $700 driver.