ground anchor build

hi,heres my diy ground anchor build,after seeing the 100 pound price tag for one i decided to make my own,and it weighs in a lot lighter than the usual 15 kgs,,mine is just over 7 kgs,by using light box,with bracing and butt welding to bring the strength back up...

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• UKSNIPER1
• SNIPER
• BORDERS4X4CLUB
• RANGEROVER
• V8
• uksniper1

[quadsontour]

Well done! Do you have a movie where you tested your ground anchor?

[uksniper1]

@quadsontour

hi mate,thanks,

no sorry i never got any video of us using it,and ive sold it on now as im using the heavy duty version of it.

atb,wayne.

[akaeldin]

first of all buy a better welder , second you need a trailer to haul that thing around, i built one that is 30 lbs and is only 1 foot tall and 1 foot wide works great easy to remove.

[uksniper1]

@akaeldin

LOL first of all ive been a welder,fabricator and mechanic for 25 years now and i know if a welder works and suits the jobs im using it for..second no trailer needed here i have a propper offroader,she carries it around on the front no probs,,no wanna be plastic covered light weights here,the ground anchor you built sounds cool,you got any pics etc?

cheers...

[kc8ntp]

@uksniper1 Yeah, I don't know what he is talking about, since the welds look like they have good penetration to me! I have been a fabricator and mechanic about a long as you, and your job looks good to me! Plus, I am now an engineer and I would trust this for a light-duty vehicle! I also like the way you reinforced the hole for the clevis. Yes, I could have mathematically designed one that would be better on paper, but would it work better in the real-world; probably not.

[uksniper1]

@kc8ntp

hi mate,,hey thanks for the comments,and kind words too..

regarding training,,,i spent 4 years in a garage doing full body restorations on classic cars,,including lead filling etc,

2 years at collage for the welding,and mechanical studies,

3 years fabricating/welding high pressure gas/air tanks,

1 year at walford collage for agricultural machinery,

and of course all the race/rally cars ive built for people,including race motorcycles(i used to race too),

and now offroaders..

[uksniper1]

@uksniper1

including designing an building my v8 full expo rangerover,of which i fabricated roof-rack,suspension mods,bumpers,exhaust system,engine mods etc,lighting,electrics,,everyt­hing was done by me,,no garages,dealers in any part of it...

cheers again mate,,take care,,and all the very best....wayne.

[Futheckusername]

@uksniper1

If you are a welder what amps where you running and what type of electrodes cause the welds look pretty cold and a bit of cold roll (on the plate of the anchor anyway). Looks good anyway.

[kc8ntp]

I looked at it a little closer and your angles look great. In the engineering world we love to use triangles to reinforce, and your land anchor had so many -- and in the right places -- it would be super strong versus the size. I know you said that you were a fabricator, but do you have any formal engineering training?

[uksniper1]

@uksniper1

yours,the detachable shovel sounds cool..i look forward to seeing it soon,,all the best,,wayne..