Originally Posted by RailfanRon:
You can also buy a steel post driver from a farm store and eliminate the second man. They're pretty cheap but you'll still need a sledge hammer for the last foot or so.
Ron
Another option to the post driver is to rent a heavy duty hammer drill.
I use a Makita heavy duty drill That can drill or act as a jack hammer.
It has a selector on the side of it for drilling or hammering only.
I use a ground rod driving bit to put the rods in. It doesn't spin the rods it merely
Hammers them in ,in about 3 or 4 minutes it'll put an 8 foot rod in the ground.
Word of caution . This is a law in all 50 states you have to call your state underground utility locating service hot line. It doesn't matter if you've been living there since before houses were invented and don't think there's any thing in your way . It's the law.
Here in Virginia it's called Miss Utility and it's FREE. You call 48 hours prior to doing any digging and they will mark the ground with paint to show you where the power,phone ,natural gas ,cable TV, water and sewer are.
The 800 number for your state should be in the front in your phone book.
The concept is simple .Call and you'll see where the utility's are and no worries
Don't call and hit a cable and get out your wallet cause you will be billed for fixing it.
David