Use Vicegrips and twist and pull.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: Cleaning ground Rod


> 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 [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> 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?