Ground Rod Hammer

You need to drive your rod all the way into the ground.

Ground rod hammer.

Sometimes it will not be enough then a couple of hits with a sledge and it starts moving again. Reinsert ground rod withdraw and repeat. Drive the rod into the ground. Asked by andrew july 23 2020.

Dia temporary and permanent ground rods the sds plus ground rod driver is a great tool for residential and commercial grounding applications. Bosch helps you accomplish this important electrical task with the steel ground rod driver for sds max demolition hammers. Made with a deep socket and designed specifically for driving ground rods small stakes and pins into the ground. Demolition hammer 1 flat chisel 4 floor scraper 2 ground rod driver 3 moil point 1 narrow chisel 1 quick connect 1 round hex spline 1 sds max r hammer steel 1 scaling chisel 10 slotting tool 1 threaded 1 view all.

I would never give up my dewalt. Ground rod driver is an ideal solution for driving common ground rods for electrical circuits into soft soil. The sds plus 5 8 in. Ground rod into the earth takes some extra oomph.

Designed to drive and 5 8 in. Plunging an 8 ft. Push the rod into the ground withdraw it. Being in north carolina the clay soil here has a lot of r.

Socket diameter is capable of driving up to a 3 4 in. I ve put 5 or more grounding rods in by hand so i decided to do a video about it with some tips. Will this fit a 35lb hilti demo hammer like the te1000 or te 1500. I use a dewalt sds max rotary hammer drill with a ground rod bit.

Using your hammer drill or driving tool gradually drive the rod vertically into the ground. Driving a ground rod by hand using water works well. Online shopping for tools home improvement from a great selection of twist drill bits masonry drill bits boring drill bits countersink drill bits more at everyday low prices. We have rocky ground here.

You can generally get the whole length in the ground without using a hammer. Rod stake or pin.