Ground Rod Hammer Drill

Pull the drill out and just drop the ground rod in.

Ground rod hammer drill.

Drive the rod into the ground. From then on you can drill an eight foot hole in about a minute to two minutes. Works for both 1 2 inch and 5 8 inch rods it sure beats swinging a sledge hammer. The sds max shank ground rod driver will fit a sds max drill.

Make sure you put the drill in hammer only no rotary action and your are set to go. Forcing the drill can plug the end or in some cases bend the conduit. 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. The style of the shank should match the style of the hammer chuck.

It only takes a minute of two to get the hang of it. The electrical code states that it must have 8 feet 2 4 m of contact with the ground. Using your hammer drill or driving tool gradually drive the rod vertically into the ground. Sds plus coupling mates right up to my cordless hammer drill and is excellent for driving copper clad steel ground rods in the field.

The rod just drops right out of site with water gushing into the air.