Ok, so I've got this far in the modification of my ground anchor. So far the costs are R140 for the 2 6mm plates and R150 to get most of the welding done.
(Then the dude who could weld stole tools & was found out and he bailed)
Ok so managed to get it done at a friend that does fabrication.
Meanwhile I've found a place and a way to mount it on the front of the Landy together with all the other winch tackle... That was a bit of a brain-teaser as I want to keep things in the same place...
But before I construct the brackets to mount it, I still need to do trials to see if it will self bury. If it does, and continues to "grou in en onder die grond-vlak" then I'm expecting to get about 2000 Kg hold, based on the surface area in soft sand...
Then I've saved around R6000 (excl shipping costs) to purchase a Pull-Pal" ground anchor from the States...
Now where can I test it???? Where is there soft sand near my house????? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I had my eyes on the truck arrestor bed in Alberton, but they've gone and built a bleeding new road through it...
DARN!
Warren
Look for another one of those sand stoppers, are they deep ?
Dunno... But I would stop at the edge, extend the winch cable and try in the soft sand... Otherwise I might get myself into a whole heap of recovery work EEK!
They must be at least 3/4 of a truck wheel deep I'm sure...
Warren as jy hom getoets het laat ons weet neem aan die eerste probeerslag het nie gewerk nie
Hi C..
Die oorspronklike een, wat ek nou grooter gemaak, was wel n werkende, sagte-grond, grond-anker. Reg vir my voorige 4x4 wat by die middle-gewig klas van 4x4's ingeweeg.
Maar die Landy is n bul van n heel ander klas, (swaar-gewig) en ek weet sonder om die anker te vergroot sou dit te lig in die broek wees...
Ek doen al lankal naavrag maar soos ek ge-pos, is daar geen anker hier be-krybaar, en om een te kry sal ek moet invoer, en dis n bullike klop geltjies..
Toe kry ek die idee om te vergroot (te danke aan iets wat ek op Google gesien), bietjie sommetjies gemaak en ingeval. Maar dis nie te se n ge-modified ding gaan soos die oorspronklike een werk.... Lyk of dit gaan werk... maar.... Nou ja, soos hulle se "the proof of the "worsies" is in the eating" Ne...
Warren Stof Donkie kom saam met my Bloekompoort toe met sy landie julle twee gaan lekker gesels ons twee het tesame heel wat 4x4 toere agter die rug en hy is ook ń groot tegniese man
Would have liked to be present when you test it the first time.
Soos Chuck sê as hy nie werk nie kan jy darem artepels plant of twee doelig gebruik