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Bob:
Things are well, except for the HHH, hazy, HOT & humid.....hit 105.3 at jobsite Sat.

The rod thing is 310+/- that have to come out! From gens, tents, lite towers, etc., at the PGA Championship. Can't have a rod catch a fairway mower now, can ya???

We're going to try an old Klien cable grip,(Chicago) with a web sling, or a chain...and a R/T forklift.

See ya

John

Conduit measuring tape, GB ST40 for heavy wieght, TT31 for light wieght. I Use a few rolls of light wieght stuff on larger conduit jobs blown/sucked through. (Vaccum or compressor for med lentgh, both for long runs.)
http://www.gardnerbender.com/Products/product_list/pdf/01GB_FISHINGHANDLING.pdf
(Bottom of page 12)

Personally I'd like to have an Apprentice that would turn up on time at 5am.
If I can.......

Footage (or half metre) markings on wire, so you can easily calculate how much wire was used on a job. That or an on-site off the roll wire printer which can be programmed for that, and wire numbering as well.

Switches, especially 3-way, in the form of: https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/Forum1/HTML/006219.html
Not for the benefit of rough/finish electritians, but for the home owner, so they can replace the switch without ruining connections.

4 wire cable, and 2 and 3 wire made for switch loops (with blue in addition to, or instead of white).

Plug in ceiling/wall light fixture fitting, for the same reason of the plug-tail recepticle/switch.

NEMA 3A dimmable incandescent lighting recepticle configuration.

Quite possibly overkill for most applications, but such a beast IS manufactured for interfacing 120VAC wiring to intrinsically safe switch loops in hazardous areas. 3 screw terminals on the 120 side (line,load, neutral), and 2 terminals on the control side that energize the load when shorted together. Here's one manufacturer's version,which I have installed a few of:
http://www.gemssensors.com/SpecTemplateStandard.asp?nProductGroupID=152

NJW, thank you for the pointer. It's not quite the plug-in device I was looking for, but it's definitely something I'll file away for future use.

You all seem to want a ground rod puller I want a ground rod that I can hook up to the hammer drill so I can get in past the hard pan around here. I get tired of jack hammering a ground rod in 6' and having it stop there. A hardened end and drill tip I could get it all the way down. Before I get bashed there is not a place in San Diego that you can get the proper OHM reading on a ground rod; it is to dry/sandy/sandstone. Rod (who spent 6hrs beating a dead horse because the boss is from New York)

Spline or SDS-MAX?

Rod, I've thought the same thing, ground rods with hardened tips and SDS shafts would sell great here in Arizona. How about welding up a rig 8 feet long with a bit on the end, then just pre drill the hole first before pounding in the rod? You could fill the hole with water first.

They make Rod Driving attachments in both Spline, and SDS. Sometimes a rotohammer, even some of the larger ones dont have the drive or throw to get past rocky soils. On occassion I have used a 40LBS Demo Hammer/ Jack Hammer, and I figure if it wont go down with that, it wont. Its only slightly unwieldy getting up the ladder with it.

Hey! Here's an idea, maybe Hilti could make a Powder Actuated Rod Driver. Using belted .50 HP shells in full auto. Na, that could be dangerous.