Ground anchors

solarman216 · 06-10-2018, 01:07

As title, anyone had any experience of these, I got one a while ago and was dying to try it out, but it was pretty much useless, first time we drove it in it was not deep enough, second time Zac had a few swings with the hammer but as soon as the rope got tight it started to shift a large chunk of soil, perhaps I was expecting too much, we were in the mire that needed a pretty much full power winch out (6 tonne pull), so maybe it may work if just on slippy stuff with no dig in, fortunately on this occasion there was a convenient tree that saved the day, Rick

06-10-2018, 01:07	#1
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Ground anchors As title, anyone had any experience of these, I got one a while ago and was dying to try it out, but it was pretty much useless, first time we drove it in it was not deep enough, second time Zac had a few swings with the hammer but as soon as the rope got tight it started to shift a large chunk of soil, perhaps I was expecting too much, we were in the mire that needed a pretty much full power winch out (6 tonne pull), so maybe it may work if just on slippy stuff with no dig in, fortunately on this occasion there was a convenient tree that saved the day, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.