Removing rod from ground?
Post Fiend
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From: Atlanta GA
How about cutting it off close to the ground, dig a few inches deep right around it and hit it with a 12 pound sledge hammer. Probably drive it the rest of the way in.
> theres a peice of rebar in my front yard the state left there and i cant pull it up
Well, it is probably a survey marker and it might be illegal to remove. I would leave it, makes having a survey redone MUCH cheaper if it is a marker. You can still drive it into the ground though.
> theres a peice of rebar in my front yard the state left there and i cant pull it up
Well, it is probably a survey marker and it might be illegal to remove. I would leave it, makes having a survey redone MUCH cheaper if it is a marker. You can still drive it into the ground though.
Posting Legend
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A smooth ground rod is hard to get a hold on. Rebar is easy. Try wrapping a chain around it. Then just pull it out with a high lift jack. A ground rod usually has a steel core with a copper plate that would make it difficult to weld.
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Originally Posted by sierraben
tdister did say "rebar", and 1/2" (#4) at that.
Me? I'd wrap a chain around it and pull it out with my 81 F150; in compound low.
I love beer.
Me? I'd wrap a chain around it and pull it out with my 81 F150; in compound low.
I love beer.
Rebar is easier to hold on to but then if a tree root has grown around it it can make it tough.
If it doesn't pull then cutting it off below ground is easiest.
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From: wi
when we pull the poles out that hold our dock in at moms we use a cherry picker to pull strait up.wrap ya a chain around it 5-10 times making an X pattern put the long end to the picker and jackem out'a there
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I use a bumper jack, a length of chain, and vise grips to keep the chain from slipping on the rod.
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