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Offline tracker8v4x4

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earth anchor
« on: March 17, 2008, 03:08:17 PM »
has anybody used these do they stay in the ground alright and do u kno of any cheaper/better ones
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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2008, 03:10:51 PM »
Are you talking about Pull-Pals? I have seen them used and they seem to do alright. I don't have or carry one because there is usually plenty of trees or other rigs around I can attach to...
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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2008, 08:21:26 PM »
That is way cheaper then I have seen elsewhere.  I may have to pick that up.

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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2008, 10:13:00 PM »
looks a lot easier than burying your spare.
so far i've only hung on rocks, a jack has always worked- so far.
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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2008, 10:21:50 PM »
  I dont know, but to me that looks a little flimsy. It should be a little wider at the spade and go in to the dirt a few more inches.  IF in some loose dirt or wet dirt that thing could let go and become a missile.

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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2008, 12:38:34 AM »
i was reading the reveiws and some people did say it wasnt made to good when they got it and other said it worked great so i just wantedto see if anyone else has tried one

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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2008, 07:56:51 AM »
  I dont know, but to me that looks a little flimsy. It should be a little wider at the spade and go in to the dirt a few more inches.  IF in some loose dirt or wet dirt that thing could let go and become a missile.

The same opinion here, that could kill a radiator real quick!!! :laugh:

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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2008, 05:41:06 PM »
  I dont know, but to me that looks a little flimsy. It should be a little wider at the spade and go in to the dirt a few more inches.  IF in some loose dirt or wet dirt that thing could let go and become a missile.

I was thinking close to the same thing. A lot of the reviews for say that it is really thin metal. Looks like they really designed just for ATV's. Our zuk's are light but, not that light.
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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2008, 08:36:41 PM »
but they show it pulling that big ford truck with it only a few inchs in the snow :laugh:

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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 08:01:46 AM »
seems like 2 steel 30" concrete stakes would take up less space and give you more pulling ability
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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2008, 10:20:49 AM »
i have some old fence posts laying around the farm i was thinking aboout using but idk how hard they would be to pound in deep enogh

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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2008, 06:17:49 PM »
The guy in the UK that has the chopped up Vitara had a great thread on his web sight about building his own earth anchor.  But sadly it is beyond my google skills I have at the moment.  If nobody beats me to it I'll post it later tonight.  :)
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Re: earth anchor
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2008, 10:42:30 AM »
The guy in the UK that has the chopped up Vitara had a great thread on his web sight about building his own earth anchor.  But sadly it is beyond my google skills I have at the moment.  If nobody beats me to it I'll post it later tonight.  :)


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His is a similar style to the pull pall. What bothers me about the one shown is that its not designed to dig in harder as its pulled.
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