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Re:If your gonna be stoopid, you gotta be tough.

We mock what we do not understand. Anyone who would pound a rod in rather than letting a drill do the work for you is clearly in the stone ages or too cheap to buy a good one. The drill you want is a Hilti TE-75. 0-1500 BPM at 50 ft. lbs. You can pick up a good used one for $300-$500.

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>I was hoping for an educated technical answer ie: ft. lbs. per blow sufficient to drive through bedrock and chunk rock quickly using a ground rod driver attachment (yea, they make those). There are hammer drills with up to 40-50 ft.lbs. per blow/1200 per minute, that can do the job faster. Thanx for the responses Fred, Barney, and Mr. Slate, but I'll stick with my own research. Don't bother suggesting a hacksaw. Say hi to Wilma for me. :-)
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>> Your'e asking for some ribbing here. Hammer drill a gnd rod? The easiest and most economical way I know to "DRIVE" a gnd rod is a steel pipe with a cap ie.. 1" galvinized or you can buy a gnd rod driver at Grayson's, Grainger's, or Meyers elictrical supply house.
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>>>I'm looking for efficient, economcal hammer drill to drive 8' ground rods. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mark.
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