On 12/14/2012 7:01 PM, croy wrote:
The last time I put in a ground rod at this house, it took
me a full day with a pipe-style post-pounder, and another
day to recover. The soil here is about an inch thich over
serious hardpan.

I've decided that I need another ground rod, closer to the
service entrance panel, to keep the GFCI breakers from
tripping needlessly.

I'd be willing to buy a power tool to do this, if it doesn't
cost more than $50 or so, and would do the job in 1/2-hour
or less. Does such a beast exist?


You can rent a big hammer drill with a ground rod driver attachment or a
small electric jackhammer which will do a good job driving a ground rod. ^_^

TDD