It only takes a minute of two to get the hang of it.
Ground rod hammer drill.
The style of the shank should match the style of the hammer chuck.
The rod just drops right out of site with water gushing into the air.
The electrical code states that it must have 8 feet 2 4 m of contact with the ground.
Works for both 1 2 inch and 5 8 inch rods it sure beats swinging a sledge hammer.
Please contact your local home depot or dewalt at 1 800 433 9258 for any further assistance.
Make sure you put the drill in hammer only no rotary action and your are set to go.
Drive the rod into the ground.
From then on you can drill an eight foot hole in about a minute to two minutes.
You need to drive your rod all the way into the ground.
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Pull the drill out and just drop the ground rod in.
Sds plus coupling mates right up to my cordless hammer drill and is excellent for driving copper clad steel ground rods in the field.
Forcing the drill can plug the end or in some cases bend the conduit.