Ground anchor for my Troll

[solarman216]

These came today all ten of them, been looking for them for a long time, these are just how I remember them, now got to source a bit of heavy tube about 4 inch in diameter weld a loop on each end and drill ten holes, hope to test it Sunday at new P & P site near Slindon, supposed to be opening for first time, called Slindon Valley, Rick

[elty001]

These came today all ten of them, been looking for them for a long time, these are just how I remember them, now got to source a bit of heavy tube about 4 inch in diameter weld a loop on each end and drill ten holes, hope to test it Sunday at new P & P site near Slindon, supposed to be opening for first time, called Slindon Valley, Rick

If they can get a challenger tank out of the s**t I'm sure they will get you free.
Only thing they don't supply is the muscle to knock them in and pull them back out again.

[solarman216]

Knocking em in will be easy, I usually have muscle available, and getting em out will be a winch job once I get close to em:clap, Rick

[solarman216]

Just noticed they have this stamp on em, genuine army, Rick

[terranosaurusdoug]

Nice one Rick, I like your nails too :D

[solarman216]

Maggie says glad you like em, bally thing would not stay still while I took pic, Rick

[Davey Boy]

Just noticed they have this stamp on em, genuine army, Rick

That's the Swedish Army stamp Rick.:thumb2
To find 10 of them is quite something!

[solarman216]

The guy I got them from has loads, Swedish steel, good one, Rick

[Davey Boy]

My father-in-law has one of these sets.
It’s old, but the rods look the same.
He has a piece of 3”x3” angle iron about 3ft long with a ring on one end.
It has holes along it alternately on each side with the iron laying on the ground with the rods driven in on the angle each side if this makes sense, with the ring on the end ready to take the Winch hook.
He’s a farmer.
D

[solarman216]

The flaw with using angle is that the only the top of the rod is being pulled making it liable to achieve an angle and then be pulled out easier, with a good sized bit of tube with two holes per rod the rods will tend to be held straight, Rick

[johnb5177]

Would be really interesting to see it set up for use......:thumb2

[Davey Boy]

Fair point Rick.
How big is your tube?
:)

[solarman216]

Just got it today, freeby as it was lounging in the skip, still in the motor so take pic tomorrow but it is around 100 mm box about 6 mm thick 1.2 Mt long, quite heavy, just got to find something to make the loop out of and drill some holes, Rick

[solarman216]

Would be really interesting to see it set up for use......:thumb2

Once it is finished I will post a pic of it with all the pins in as it would be in the ground, Rick

[elty001]

A company called flatdog make the type of anchor you are building Rick.
10530

[solarman216]

Thanks Elt wait till you see mine, Rick

[elty001]

Thanks Elt wait till you see mine, Rick

Looking forward to seeing it:thumb2
Even more so a vid of it in action:thumb2

[solarman216]

Ground anchor in the making, finish it of tomorrow, Rick

[solarman216]

Started the long task of drilling holes

[solarman216]

Turned the shank down so it will fit my chuck this was the largest I could get locally 25/32

[solarman216]

But they did have this reamer which is perfect size

[solarman216]

3 holes done, did drill the others to full size they just need reaming to get the angle but all 4 batteries are now needing charge, it is a 36v DeWalt handled it easy, decided to put two pins in the center line straight down but like the others with a small backward angle, from this pic you get the idea

[solarman216]

Side view, hopefully you can see the the small back angle, all loaded on the motor ready for tomorrow, if I need it I can finish it on site, Rick

[elty001]

Brilliant stuff Rick.:thumb2
I bet your dying to get stuck to try it out:lol

[jonny]

looks like a medieval torcher device

[Banshee]

looks like a medieval torcher device

They had it sussed back then!!! Keep it simple

[solarman216]

Well as the site proved uninteresting, I decided to take advantage of the lovely day and a quiet spot to deploy my home made anchor, drove in the 4 pins that I had holes for

[solarman216]

Winch attached

[solarman216]

Winch done, with 4 wheels locked, pulled the motor about 4 ft, anchor moved but was still holding, and with only 4 pins out of the 10, so quite impressed

[solarman216]

Skid to prove, all 4 wheels the same, so yes I am happy, also getting the pins out proved easy with a bit of ingenuity, and for next time a small bottle jack will make it a dream, well happy, John Morgan (organizer)watched and asked if I will be trying it in the outback (Slindon) I said you bet, Rick

[terranosaurusdoug]

Thats a great result

[Banshee]

Propper Job Rick!!!!!!!

[solarman216]

Here it is almost finished, just needs shortening a little so I can fit it in the rear draw slider, a handle welded on the side to make it easier to pick up and a coat of paint

[solarman216]

Side view, Rick

[terranosaurusdoug]

What was the ground like where you tested it?, did the spikes go in easily?

[solarman216]

What was the ground like where you tested it?, did the spikes go in easily?

Fairly hard, 8 to 10 hits each spike and stopped about 6 inches short as did not know how hard they would be to remove, would have been another 2 to 3 hits to drive them home, Rick

[solarman216]

To be fair and honest the pic you see after winching was the second I took as, soon as I saw it moving I put them in to the max, Rick

[elty001]

Side view, Rick

Proper Job:thumb2

[terranosaurusdoug]

Fairly hard, 8 to 10 hits each spike and stopped about 6 inches short as did not know how hard they would be to remove, would have been another 2 to 3 hits to drive them home, Rick

I think 8-10 hits is good, what size hammer did you use?

[solarman216]

About 3.5 Kg Rick