Thread: Winching anchors

What do you carry 'just in case'? And what works best for a variety of ground conditions?
My current winch is a manual puller (Tirfor), but might graduate to a 12V winch soon.
cheers

I have a massive flat steel frame in the shape of a 7
100x25mm plate steel

3 huge holes on the long side to drive steel bars through with a sledge hammer
Another large hole and an eye shackle on the other leg

Not modern or nifty
But it works

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I have a massive flat steel frame in the shape of a 7
100x25mm plate steel

3 huge holes on the long side to drive steel bars through with a sledge hammer
Another large hole and an eye shackle on the other leg

Thanks,sounds like just what I'm after. I think I get it, but any chance of a photo?

@luckey I'm horizontal after some unscheduled stitches in my leg today

I hope to hobble out there in the evening to feed the calves and will get a Pic

Another version of the deal Akaroa1 mentions is two plates of about 8x100 flat bar about 1.0 - 1.2M long, with 3 or 4 holes of about 45mm spaced along them. Lay them in a "V" with a shackle through th both holes in the base of the V, and drive builders waratahs of about 400-600mm through the rest of the holes. Go bigger on everything for big 4wds like landcruisers etc

This is my Portable Tree

There's another set of bars somewhere with flanges to hook the ladder jack under to pull them out
I made this one around 35 years ago
Been thousands of kms and used in anger rarely
I just have a big plywood bin of recovery gear, turfor, this and sledge hammer that goes in the back when I intend getting well off track

Three star pickets/waratahs, waratah driver and waratah puller works really well...

http://www.anchorright.com.au/produc...nd-anchor-prt/
I’ve carried one of these for 8 years.
Has worked every time I’ve needed it.
Sometimes it might take a couple of goes to get it to bite, but not a drama.
Easy to deploy and retrieve.


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I was going to suggest the same - find a 2nd hand Sarca anchor size 3 or 4 (not the piddly little ones but the fluke is the same) and a lightweight shovel. Once started and buried, these will hold a surprising amount of pull weight. Possibly the only thing with them is the angle of the shank might be too flat but it does depend on the fluke more than the shank. If they do bury themselves fully, a shackle on the back of the shank in the little hole with a chain or sling on it and when you've driven past yank it back out.

The ground needs to be up to it though, and there lies the issue with carting ground anchors. Stony or rocky ground, or very wet sloppy stuff and you have carted a lot of weight for not a lot of advantage. Sometimes though they are the only choice.

Mine has an adjustable pull angle, an eyelet at the back to pull it out, but most times I’ve just driven right to it and it pulls straight up out of the ground easily.


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Originally Posted by LBD

Three star pickets/waratahs, waratah driver and waratah puller works really well...

I carry a 10lb hammer and 5 waratahs about 600mm long.Been stuck about 6 times over the last 20yrs.My 9000lb Super Winch has saved my day.

Originally Posted by akaroa1

This is my Portable Tree

There's another set of bars somewhere with flanges to hook the ladder jack under to pull them out
I made this one around 35 years ago
Been thousands of kms and used in anger rarely
I just have a big plywood bin of recovery gear, turfor, this and sledge hammer that goes in the back when I intend getting well off track

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My one is packed in the truck now for a weekend mission in the high country.
Don't expect to need it
But it goes along anyway when you know you are going to end up a long way from help

This is what I use, lightweight and so far works well.
The tongue is 6mm, the pins are 1/2" pipe with eyes to assist in removal welded on. Total weight less than 20 kg.

the old telephone pole screw anchors worked well cut down to say 4 feet likely hard to get now though

You can buy a modern version of them - can't remember what they were called but fire had them as part of the 'roof access kits'.