Thanks for the good advice. I've seen the tube things with two
handles for inserting fence posts. I'll put out the word I'm
wanting one for a couple days.

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Christopher A. Young
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: On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:09:08 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
: wrote:
:
: The furnace has both a neutral and a ground. I know -- I
checked.
: Is 8 foot the standard? I was in Home Cheepo last night, and
they
: do sell 8 foot ground rods. Is a shorter rod acceptable? Eight
: feet sounds like a lot of sledge hammer work.
:
: Sledge hammering a ground rod above your head is a great way to
get
: hurt. I've done it. After that I learned that they make
T-post
: drivers. Much safer and easier. You only need the hammer for
the
: last 18 inches or so. Yes, you really should use an 8 footer.
Shorter
: ones are for tv antennas, electric fence grounds, and other
oddball
: stuff.
: