Driving ground rod with bucket?

[CobyRupert]

This pictures shows the "normal" path that "shock" current takes in its LOOP from the fencer's "hot terminal" to it's "earth terminal". Using earth for a major part of the loop circuit. When the ground is dry and a poor conductor (with high resistance) the current is reduced.

Now imagine if a grounded conductor (connected from the fencers "earth terminal" and nearby ground rod is connected (not insulated) to every steel post. The arrows representing current flowing through the ground only needs to travel to the nearest post (in actuality would travel to many of the nearest posts through multiple paths). Thus dry ground or poor soil isn't that big of a deal.

 

[/pine]

FWIW...A simple rod driver can be made by welding 10# sledge hammer head to a section of 1.5" iron pipe...

 

[GLyford]

With 1/2" ground rod, going into sand, within 50' of my compressor, I've used one of these (no bit, the end slips over the 1/2" ground rod):



Walked it in like nothing. Your soil conditions may vary...

 

[TrackerOwner]

This is what I use to put in posts and ground rods... $30!
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-in-x-9-in-x-24-in-Metal-Fence-Post-Driver-901147EB/205960880

Me too. A post driver makes the job easy, then use your hammer for the last couple of feet.

 

[TerryR]

I saw one of these in action today:


A parking lot stripping and sign outfit was using it to drive sign posts. Put it on top of the post, swing the post upright, and it went right in. The lower controls let the operator run it with the power head overhead on top of the post. Very slick.

 

[PILOON]

Guess I cheated when I drove my 2 9ft rods.
I borrowed a Kango climbed on a step ladder and rode the rods down, and I had hardpan as a soil.
Each rod took all of 4-5 mins to sink.
One took a bit longer and I suspect I either split a rock or that rod might be somewhat bent from going around a bigger one.

 

[greggyy]

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This pictures shows the "normal" path that "shock" current takes in its LOOP from the fencer's "hot terminal" to it's "earth terminal". Using earth for a major part of the loop circuit. When the ground is dry and a poor conductor (with high resistance) the current is reduced.

Now imagine if a grounded conductor (connected from the fencers "earth terminal" and nearby ground rod is connected (not insulated) to every steel post. The arrows representing current flowing through the ground only needs to travel to the nearest post (in actuality would travel to many of the nearest posts through multiple paths). Thus dry ground or poor soil isn't that big of a deal.

It is really the voltage that matters, bugger all current and very short, or we all would be dropping dead......