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Posted by blueman on August 19, 2006, 10:09 pm
> > Anyone know the fastest/easiest way to install these 8' rods? It's a pain
> > in the ass pounding them 3/4 of the way down, hitting a rock or other and
> > then pulling it back out. Thanks
>
> They are a PITA.
>
> Last time I did it "right", I used a fence post driver (a capped section of
> pipe with handles) to start it and get the rod 6' under. At that point,
> the fence post driver hits the ground. After that it just used a good
> sized sledge hammer.
You are lucky. Only the first 1-2 feet were easy for me :(
> In my case, the rod would seem to "lock up" and I would not see any
> measurable progress after several blows. But eventually I got it down (and
> actually below ground level.
I had the same experience. First 1-2 feet were easy.
For a while, I kept pulling back and starting again...
Then, I realized that persistence worked... each blow of my 3 pound
sledgehammer moved the rod almost imperceptably. But after a good
workout of about 30 minutes, I finally go the rod all the way down to
the last inch or two.
> You might consider putting on the ground
> clamp before you start with the hammer. After a zillion blows, the head
> might mushroom a little.
How true! I learned the hard way and had to use my grinder to shave
off the mushroom.
> There ain't no easy road!
Yup...
> I suspect that I hit down rocks on the way down and the rocks had to shift
> or break up before I could progress. If you have a big enough rock
> formation down below you are SOL and will have to used some other "approved"
> method like putting the rod in lengthwise.
>
> >
> >
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