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Looks good.
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25th Apr 2006 3:45 pm
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
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Re: Ground Anchor
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Yes looks very compact, This would be a very usefull peice of kit if it works well. did you measure the loading on it before it moved ?
How did you test it ?
29th Apr 2006 9:50 pm
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Penguin - Fantastic pictures......forgive me...I don't know a great deal about winch's as yet but Christ this looks as though it would disembowel you at 20 paces. How safe is it under stress ??21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
29th Apr 2006 11:02 pm
Penguin
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first testing has been done in sand.
First time I had the park-break on, and did not completley entered the pins in the ground.
D3 moved for a couple of cm's, and then the anchor moved up, and tried to pull out the pins. (Stopped the winch before this happend)
2nd test, pins all the way down, winch the D3 without parkbrake and slightly up-hill.
Nothing moved.
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Where I'll test after digging the D3 stuck
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30th Apr 2006 8:25 am
Hodgesaargh
Member Since: 28 Sep 2005
Location: northants
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the one I made had 6 pins 20mm diameter that go 600mm into the ground, I used the same grade of steel but welded an eye on top so when hit with a hammer it does not bend the top over more.
one member here has one of mine and hopefully will report on its use later
5th May 2006 6:06 am
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 1168
Ground Anchor
Hodgesaargh wrote:
the one I made had 6 pins 20mm diameter that go 600mm into the ground, I used the same grade of steel but welded an eye on top so when hit with a hammer it does not bend the top over more.
one member here has one of mine and hopefully will report on its use later
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5th May 2006 9:30 am
Hodgesaargh
Member Since: 28 Sep 2005
Location: northants
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pix and full specs were posted some time ago of both the spade type and rail / pin and one regular here has a rail and pin anchor.
Rail and Pin Type Ground Anchor for winching, recovery, off road suitable for off roading as well as recovery work rail and pin anchors work in almost any ground conditions from dry sand to rock hard stuff,
they take longer to deploy than spade types and take up less space
comprises of 6 pins of SJ 355 high tensile steel bar which can penetrate the ground by up to 64cm ( 25" ) with an eye on top to aid removal using the section of pipe supplied and two rails of 6mm thick steel with a length of 91.5cm ( 3' ).
the finish is galvanised for long life. the weight is aprox 18KG without packaging so collection is preferable or postage will be £14 for parcelforce 48 ( if paying by paypal it will have to be sent by special delivery at extra cost to comply with their rules ).
Spade Type Ground Anchor for winching, recovery, off road A very heavy duty folding anchor suitable for off roaders, fast and easy to deploy and takes down into two compact pieces for stowage. these are mainly suitable for conditions of soft ground ( which is where you are most likley to get stuck ). the spike to aid starting is made from 20mm diameter SJ 355 high tensile steel with a forged point on it, the spade is 5mm thick and 33cm wide by 38cm deep when folded the spade part is 57cm long, 33cm wide and 27cm high and the top bar is 122 cm long and 4cm by 7cm. sizes in inches are as follows spade folded 22.5" long including spike, 13" wide and 10.6" high, top bar is 48" long and about 1.5" by 2.75" the finish is galvanised for long life the weight is aprox 20KG without packaging so collection is preferable or postage will be £14 for parcelforce 48 ( if paying by paypal it will have to be sent by special delivery at extra cost to comply with their rules ).
5th May 2006 7:01 pm
Hodgesaargh
Member Since: 28 Sep 2005
Location: northants
Posts: 85
in case anyone is interested I will be working on a smaller lighter spade suitable for winching competitions soon but it will not be fully folding.
any questions just mail me
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