i used a good pair of vice grips.  twist back and fourth and pull up at the 
same time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: Cleaning ground Rod


>I pulled one out once with a jack.  Wrapped a heavy chain around the rod
> and clamped it in several places.  The jack was a 4 foot tall mechanical
> jack  I used to keep in a 4 wheel drive.  It used climbing pins to move
>  up an I beam as you work the handle.
>
> I suppose this  could have gone seriously wrong if something had snapped
> or failed.   I think it's this kind of episode that killed my chances
> for MENSA membership.
>
> 73 Steve KW3A
>
> On 7/19/2013 9:17 PM, Alan R. Downing wrote:
>> Power companies generally use copper rods, and usually more than one to
>> ground mini-pad mounted 12470 volt transformers.  To remove unwanted 
>> ground
>> rods, it is generally much simpler to dig down several inches right 
>> around
>> the old rod, and cut it off below grade with a cutting torch or hacksaw. 
>> If
>> you really need to remove it, large slide hammers can do the trick, or 
>> you
>> can tighten a large C-clamp to the rod and put a small bottle jack under 
>> the
>> clamp.  Obviously, some creativity is needed.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
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>> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
>> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 5:42 PM
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>> Subject: Re: Cleaning ground Rod
>>
>> How do you get a ground rod out of the ground?
>> What kind does the power company use?
>>
>>
>>