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    Jul 1, 2008, 11:29 AM
    Grounding rods
    Is there anyway that sombody tell what is the length for ground rods for trailers ,someone told it should be like 8 feet long ,but I find it difficuilt to get that length of the ground rod under the ground ,is there any other way,another person told me that I can connect three shorter grounding rods together to act as an 8feet one
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    Nov 22, 2008, 06:23 PM

    This is dangerous but sometimes done. The ground rod uses the moisture in the ground to do its job. Not long ago during a drought we were digging with a backhoe and noticed that even in clay we had powder at 4 feet. You can rent a tool that will drive the ground rod. It is like a hammer drill without a drilling action. All good electricians own one.
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