Ground Rod Hammer Drill

I m sure the drill couldn t take much of that abuse but it was over 90 degrees at the time.

Ground rod hammer drill.

It did not have any bits to do this. The drill is the way to go. I have a makita demolition hammer with a ground rod driver attachment. It took longer than with the big roto hammer but less effort than swinging a sledge hammer.

The dewalt ground rod driver sds max shank features fully hardened steel body for durability. Note that because it s just a smooth pointed rod a ground rod doesn t need to be rotated. It takes longer to roll out the cord and set up the hammer than it takes to drive the rod. It is ideal for installing ground rods parking bumper stakes.

At the electrician i worked for we had a spline drive rotary hammer drill that we used to drive ground rods. The hammer drill could not be set to hammer only so it tried to spin the rod some. From then on you can drill an eight foot hole in about a minute to two minutes. Using your hammer drill or driving tool gradually drive the rod vertically into the ground.

The hammer weighs around 40lbs and i can drive a ground rod through rock in one minute. As someone who has sunk them both manually and with the hammer drill. The demo hammer almost always works. You need to drive your rod all the way into the ground.

I drove in 5 rods in 2015 and in august 2016 was putting in 14 more. Milwaukie hammer drill and a hole saw without a pilot bit. Pull the drill out and just drop the ground rod in. The rod just drops right out of site with water gushing into the air.

All except the last can be picked up with one hand. The electrical code states that it must have 8 feet 2 4 m of contact with the ground so you need to drive it all the way down. This was a pretty tough install with all the rock i encountered. Forcing the drill can plug the end or in some cases bend the conduit.

I could have never completed this job without the bosch rh432vcq 1 1 4 inch sds plus rotary. When driving ground rods i ve gotten lucky with one of the lighter duty tools. The downside is 800 00. It only takes a minute of two to get the hang of it.

The drilling action of a hammer drill or rotary hammer buys you nothing. I highly recommend it. My average time is less. Driving a ground rod into the ground can take a long time and can.

This is compatible with sds max demolition hammers and rotary hammers with chipping function.