We have a range of hammers from battery to a unit that comes on it's own trolley. You won't have a lot of success driving ground rods with a light weight hammer, the one we like for that is almost too heavy for one person to lift.
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:56 PM, MDElectricSolar . <mdelectricso...@gmail.com > wrote: > I purchased one of the larger Makita roto hammers, after the bosch was > just too light to drive ground rods, the Makita has NO problem driving a > ground rod in most soils. Can't go wrong with Makita, they make the best > tools. > Mike Nelson > MD Electric & Solar > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:27 PM, frenergy <frene...@psln.com> wrote: > >> Jay, >> >> Several years ago I saw a review on 7-8-9 or so Rotary hammers >> (accepts SDS, max bits) in the Journal of Light Construction and their top >> one was the Hitachi DH40MR, so I bought it and have been happy with it. I >> too thought it was the tool for installing ground rods, they even supplied >> the "bit" for that purpose. After many drives, I have found that nothing >> beats a hand held sledge hammer though. I'm glad I got it for the many >> other things it does beautifully. It came in a hard case that holds many >> bits...have drilled many 1 1/2" holes in concrete, digs clay/dirt etc great. >> >> Living in the bush of NE CA, I usually go to the enemy for >> specialized tools....Amazon. >> >> Bill >> Taylorsville >> >> >> >> On 1/6/2016 1:29 PM, jay wrote: >> >>> HI All, >>> >>> Any recommendations for a demo hammer, and where to get. >>> >>> I don’t use it much, but for digging holes, and installing ground rods. >>> >>> Standard 15 amp 120v unit. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> jay >>> >>> peltz power >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out or update participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > > -- > Michael & Jessica Nelson > MD Electric & Solar Inc. > Office: 707-884-1862 > Cell: 707-684-0064 > *We prefer to have ALL documentation E-mailed ** prevent paper > waste**please think before you print* > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Chris Mason NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ Solar Design Engineer Generac Generators Industrial technician www.cometsolar.com <http://www.cometenergysystems.com> 264.235.5670 869.662.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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