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GROUND ANCHORs -advice needed
John Clayton:
Ah -I was intending to buy one of those -but I won't now!
I wonder if you could use a waffle board with a load of stakes hammered through it? The winch hook would have to attach to either:
a) the stake at the front
b) or a tree strop wrapped round the middle of the waffle board (with the board orientated perpendicular to the cable i.e. as if it were the top of a letter 'T')
Saffy:
I still wonder where your going that needs a ground anchor.
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: John Clayton on December 30, 2011, 14:25:47 ---Ah -I was intending to buy one of those -but I won't now!
I wonder if you could use a waffle board with a load of stakes hammered through it? The winch hook would have to attach to either:
a) the stake at the front
b) or a tree strop wrapped round the middle of the waffle board (with the board orientated perpendicular to the cable i.e. as if it were the top of a letter 'T')
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Interesting idea... not sure perpendicular would be best approach. Shorter side may be more resistant to pulling forces.
This kind of thing from my old scouting days seems like a useful method... the model shown uses wodden stakes and has too low a rating for vehicle recovery... but can't help thinking that replacing wood with steel would improve the performance. The equipment required would be easy to stow as well.
John Clayton:
--- Quote from: Saffy on December 30, 2011, 20:52:30 ---I still wonder where your going that needs a ground anchor.
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I did a lot of off-roading in the Falklands last year and there are almost no trees there (just peat bog). However, that's an extreme example and I'm permanently back in the UK now. therefore, I'd guess that there are probably trees available in many instances. BUT, it's the occasional times when there aren't and you are sunk up to your axles e.g. marshes that I'm worried about. I'd rather have an anchor in the boot and not need it than vice versa...
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: Skibum346 on December 30, 2011, 20:54:17 ---Interesting idea... not sure perpendicular would be best approach. Shorter side may be more resistant to pulling forces.
This kind of thing from my old scouting days seems like a useful method... the model shown uses wodden stakes and has too low a rating for vehicle recovery... but can't help thinking that replacing wood with steel would improve the performance. The equipment required would be easy to stow as well.
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I've seen one of those on a Dave Bowyer video, very effective. It's also owrth noting that the Army style of rail and peg (whcih can be chained together) were around when my dad did his national service and are still in use, if it's not bust don't fix it they say, well that design hasn't been bust probably since the 1940s.
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