I use something similar to that but in SDS-Max for a much larger drill.
I used a hex adapter and socket in my hammer drill years ago when I was wiring my garage, it worked but was extremely slow going.Not sure an impact tool would work very good either, but it is worth a try. Buy a cheap impact rated socket adapter and 5/8 deep impact socket and let her rip.
I may or may not have ever locked the trigger on my SDS Max drill with a cable tie and walked away to do other things while the drill drives the ground rod.I used a hex adapter and socket in my hammer drill years ago when I was wiring my garage, it worked but was extremely slow going.
I suspect results with an impact gun will be similar, regardless it sure beat swinging a sledge standing on a ladder on uneven ground.
That is how I did it. Last 18 was tough tho!Yep, fence post driver. Just have to sledgehammer the last 18"
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I welded a peice of spring steel to a broken sds bit then welded some steel conduit to that took 5mins and about $0.20 of welding rod, might start renting it out if i can get $9 a day for it, any takers?My local rentals shop has a ground rod driver compatible with the SDS Max hammer drill. $8.99 for the day
This is correct. Hence the large concrete ballast block to hold down ground array in place of 36 inch deep sonotubes.Around here, the ground is loaded with “Folsom potatoes”. Let’s just they ain’t organic. If you hit one, stop, move it and try again. No fence post driver, jack hammer driver, sledge, curse or prayer is going to put a ground rod through those.
I am jealous!Just clay here , haven't seen a chunk of rock in almost a decade. Just dig a small hole fill it with water and by the end of the day you can tap in 9ft of rod with a toffee hammer.
Don't be foundations on pretty much every building are almost non existent even massive piles sink we ended up building the whole house on a 24"floating slab the locals were very confused as they normally deal in 3inch slabs and pig wire used as rebar.I am jealous!
bolt on ground when in use onlyWhy do you want to put in a ground rod? You aren't putting in additional ones at a property that already has an existing building ground, are you? If so, let us know exactly what you're planning to do, so we can stop you.
I'm not grasping what you're doing there.bolt on ground when in use only
Wow your that far ahead in thinking I'm still focused on trying to work out what the ball is attached to the cable on the right.I'm not grasping what you're doing there.
Do you have more than one ground rod installed at your property?
If so, how far apart are these ground rods?
Are the rods used for systems that are completely independent of one another, with no connecting wires between them?
Need a close up but it looks like a makeshift clamp to connect the wires.Wow your that far ahead in thinking I'm still focused on trying to work out what the ball is attached to the cable on the right.
Bit it's spherical unless they didn't have a bolt and used some form of threaded ball joint.Need a close up but it looks like a makeshift clamp to connect the wires.
I think it's two wires with terminal ends. One of them has a bolt through it, the other isn't connected. When he wants to couple them, he is attaching a nut on the other side of the bolt with both terminal ends touching each other.Bit it's spherical unless they didn't have a bolt and used some form of threaded ball joint.