Thread: sand/ground anchor

Originally Posted by Quiggers

A Land Rover that floats? Got a problem with the high tide? Only yoking...

If you really need a sand anchor, you (should) already have one on board DRUT.
The spare tyre, in a hole deep enough, will do the job.

And as reads said, any anchor needs to be well dug in or they'll pop out.

But the ramps are a top piece of kit, use them to get you some traction, before you need to use them as an anchor.

That was very funny downundersteve, they're two aisles from the bofors and howitzer shells row........right and up from the Abrams tanks accessories division..... (or Hummer tie rods)

GQ

Its more of a case of Justin (just in case). I have been bogged on the inland side of Fraser Island on an incoming tide , flat beach and no winch points, no time to dig the spare in so was in a spot of bother. Lucky the other car I was with, which had gone ahead and didnt have a UHF, and the driver had no 4wd experience re looking after your partner vehicle in convoy etc, got sick of waiting for me and came back and managed to drag us out. Hence I live again. Experience has taught me that sometimes speedy recovery is necessary. .....and we had to drive the incoming tide as noother choie to get back to camp.

Originally Posted by Michael2

Anything buried crossways in the sand /soil will provide greater resistance (hence anchorage). For example a log buried in a shallow trench crossways will anchor better than if it was hammered into the ground as a post.

Unless you need the speed of a ready made anchor for competition work, why not make a sand ladder / ramp that can take the weight of the car for bridging deep ruts and you can bury that crossways to form an anchor.

I use a couple of lengths of aluminium grating for sand ladders (weigh 9kg ea), they can take the weight of the Land Rover (hence used as ramps & bridges) and I can also use them as an anchor, though I've yet to actually try that one yet. Plus they're a good grate to step of for showering over dusty soil . They can lay on the roof rack and I can pack on top of them easily.

Depending on your needs and the nature of your travels, you may find that something light and versatile is easier to carry and affords more opportunities for use.

got sum pics??? sounds like a great idea. I have 4 old ww2 steel jobs (cut down) that weigh a ton which I can only use on trips where the truck is not too packed.

Originally Posted by DRUT

Its more of a case of Justin (just in case). I have been bogged on the inland side of Fraser Island on an incoming tide , flat beach and no winch points, no time to dig the spare in so was in a spot of bother. Lucky the other car I was with, which had gone ahead and didnt have a UHF, and the driver had no 4wd experience re looking after your partner vehicle in convoy etc, got sick of waiting for me and came back and managed to drag us out. Hence I live again. Experience has taught me that sometimes speedy recovery is necessary. .....and we had to drive the incoming tide as noother choie to get back to camp.

been there and done that once and it will be once only . Had water coming fast towards me and on a hide tide and 40mtrs away was the high tide mark. Rangie stuck half way up its doors in a silt sort of mud. Teach me to **** out about on a boat ramp and drive of the side of it at high speed

Hence why i have the ground anchor. Very quick and easy to unfold and put up, as you walk away with the cable. I did not buy it for beaches and sand. Mine has seen lots of action in winch challenges where speed is everything. And belive me mine has seen lots of action, and is still fine . First time i used it i was at the bottom of a cliff with a 120foot hill climb that had to be winched up (as it was a cliff). My co driver had to walk around to the top as too steep to walk up. On the radio he told me he had put the ground anchor down and time to start winching and find out if it works. Worked fine but scary to do that sort of winch climb with it for the first time

Okay, I'm with you on that one DRUT.


Get someone else to take along a 'yota, they apparently make reasonable anchors......lol


GQ

How well would a Danforth boat anchor work?



Ron

Originally Posted by Quiggers

Okay, I'm with you on that one DRUT.


Get someone else to take along a 'yota, they apparently make reasonable anchors......lol


GQ

yota????? more info pls

Originally Posted by DRUT

yota????? more info pls

Toyota

Ron

Originally Posted by spudboy

Take a look at these...

This is the Land anchor:
http://www.anchorright.net/productCa...p?id=aus&cid=4

This is the Sand/Rock anchor:
http://www.anchorright.net/productCa...p?id=aus&cid=1

I've seen demos of the Sand Anchor and it is a most impressive bit of kit and not that expensive (about $250 I think). It outperformed all the traditional types of anchor by miles, and the hoop on top makes it automatically turn over and start gripping again if it comes loose.

Cheers
David

Leave the PRT alone its the most useless POS on the planet...

Mike Smith runs Dynamica in Vic, you'll find his advert in the back of 4wd monthly.