I had the idea to use an old flat foot from a broken trailer jack as a ground anchor. The adjustable ones where there is a row of holes for the adjusting pin. Place horizontally on the ground. hammer foot into the ground, and pound rebar into each hole. Quick, light, easy setup and break down...
You gotta do what you feel comfortable doing... each to his own... more than one way to skin a cat.... you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself..
The buzz boys went off about me using a skid loader to pull... saying that it would be better to use the machine as an anchor and set...
I guess the above post is a perfect example of what makes me such an argumentative fellow... This is an extremely important tool to have available for pulling heavy backleaners and such.. Being able to dial in exactly the angle of the pull line is crucial. Combine that with the pulling power...
Having some sort of earth anchor that was easy to set and remove would be a great addition to the tool box.. If you are going to set up a system anchored to two trees, its going to be faster, safer and stronger to simply use a redirect rigging block positioned on an adjustable tether anchored to...
As long as there's a good tree, you can just use a rigging block as a re-direct and adjust the length of the tether, and then pull with equipment. Simple set up and very effective... shown at 2:20 below
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