rusty_tlc
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Were you just trying it or did you need it?
Pullpal
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Were you just trying it or did you need it?
It would be a fitting addition to the UZJ100, AKA the land yacht.
very good!
me likey that
thanks!
Josie'sLandCruiser
Stop calling it a "FJ."
Hi All:
Read an article earlier this year in a Aussie 4x4 'zine wherein they tested two or three anchor devices not unlike the Pull-Pal. The magazine writer was not very impressed with the results of these tests.
Regarding the Pull-Pal specifically, no they did not test it.
Regards,
Alan
Read an article earlier this year in a Aussie 4x4 'zine wherein they tested two or three anchor devices not unlike the Pull-Pal. The magazine writer was not very impressed with the results of these tests.
Regarding the Pull-Pal specifically, no they did not test it.
Regards,
Alan
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Sure would like to test one before I commit to that much $$$.
Pull Pal, very unique tool, Have one used it several times in the SAND, works really well, If done correctly you are freed up in minutes, improperly you are buried. Bought mine prior to price hike you now see posted on the website.
Grench
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Another option... If it were actually sold in the US. From what I can tell it is not.
http://arb.com.au/recovery-gear-other-by-arb.php
Someone prove me wrong. This thing looks cool.
http://arb.com.au/recovery-gear-other-by-arb.php
Someone prove me wrong. This thing looks cool.
F'n hummer really needed it..
Grench
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More info on that one.
http://www.anchorright.net/products/productCategoryLandAnchor.php?cid=4
http://www.anchorright.net/products/productCategoryLandAnchor.php?cid=4
rusty_tlc
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rusty_tlc
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A lot of guys (including me) around here use an old discarded tractor axle (usually about 1-1/2" dia. and 36"-42" long).
Weld a steel ring on the top to give a larger striking area and handles on the side to aid in removing it from the ground, sharpen one end of course.
In sand, clay and other soils devoid of big rocks....you can use a sledge hammer (shorten the handle if you wish) to drive it into the ground at about a 20 deg. angle away from the direction you want to winch to.
Its amazing how much you can pull on it and not dislodge it. I've seen the pullpal "anchor" type set-ups and have been unimpressed with them unless you just need a little "tug" to get you going.
Most places here, there is something to winch to (I've got 150' of cable). But, there are fields here that are quite large and made up of "sugar sand" or red clay with no tree around for hundreds of yards.
A few good whacks with the sledge will put 42" of steel into the ground. You then use the handles to twist it back and forth to remove or just winch it out when you get up to it.
I'll post a picture tomorrow if anyone wants to see one. I've used it for a pry bar, winch anchor, to hang deer up between trees when field dressing, anything a long bar would come in handy for. Best of all, it was virtually free. Lots of places will give you old broken axles. A little time spent sharpening one end and welding some handles on... is all it takes.
Weld a steel ring on the top to give a larger striking area and handles on the side to aid in removing it from the ground, sharpen one end of course.
In sand, clay and other soils devoid of big rocks....you can use a sledge hammer (shorten the handle if you wish) to drive it into the ground at about a 20 deg. angle away from the direction you want to winch to.
Its amazing how much you can pull on it and not dislodge it. I've seen the pullpal "anchor" type set-ups and have been unimpressed with them unless you just need a little "tug" to get you going.
Most places here, there is something to winch to (I've got 150' of cable). But, there are fields here that are quite large and made up of "sugar sand" or red clay with no tree around for hundreds of yards.
A few good whacks with the sledge will put 42" of steel into the ground. You then use the handles to twist it back and forth to remove or just winch it out when you get up to it.
I'll post a picture tomorrow if anyone wants to see one. I've used it for a pry bar, winch anchor, to hang deer up between trees when field dressing, anything a long bar would come in handy for. Best of all, it was virtually free. Lots of places will give you old broken axles. A little time spent sharpening one end and welding some handles on... is all it takes.
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very interested in seeing what that looks like, how it works if you have some pix.
How much does it weigh?
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Don't have any pix of it in action (though I've used it numerous times). I wired brushed and painted it just awhile ago....so it won't look so ugly when I post pics. It's been used and/or laying in the back of my Bronco for 15 years. So, when the paint dries...I'll get you some pics posted.
Mine is 42" long (about the same length as the pull pal) weighs 17.5 lbs. (about 1/2 what most PP weigh), cost me nothing (compared to 350-500 dollars for the PP).
It works best in any soil that will allow you to drive the tool down the full depth. I've only used it one time in "Sugar Sand" and worked fine, but you're not generally very stuck in sand (if you know when to quit) so I don't have much data on how well it works there.
It works good in mud as long as you can find some "bottom" within the first 12"-18", that is how I use it the most. In hard to medium soil....you can pull like crazy and not dislodge it. It stores easily and cleans up a whole lot easier than the PP. You do have to carry something to drive it into the ground with, but I always have a sledge or engineer's hammer on my rig anyway.
Using it is easy, hook your winch line/hook to it, drive it into the ground up to the handles (angled away from the vehicle about 20 degrees), go back to vehicle, winch yourself out.
You can use it to help anchor yourself while winching someone else out.
I used mine once to make a hard angle pull on my Bronco. Got sorta wedged between a tree on my back bumper and had a big stump just ahead of me on a muddy hillside I slid down. The only tree to winch to was ahead to my right. I needed to go forward and to my left to avoid high centering on a stump.
I set up the axle/tool to my left, hooked my snatch block to it, then ran the line over to the tree on the right. Was able to pull my Bronco hard to the left and avoid the stump. I did this under power just to make it easier, but the anchor point was solid enough that I could have done it in neutral.
You can find lots of uses for it.
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rusty_tlc
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Anyone who drives a Cruiser should have a BFH in their tool kit at all times anyway. It's necessary for removing cone washers.
I guess if you were regularly driving on soft sand it may be worth haveing....
If your not going to be using it a lot however, do it the old fashioned way!
Step 1:
Dig a hole
Step 2:
Remove spare tire/rim from vehicle and put in hole
Step 3:
Attach winch cable to spare rim/tire - usually with a chain bridle
Step 4:
Fill in the hole and winch yourself out
Its hard work, but it will get out out of trouble
Sean
If your not going to be using it a lot however, do it the old fashioned way!
Step 1:
Dig a hole
Step 2:
Remove spare tire/rim from vehicle and put in hole
Step 3:
Attach winch cable to spare rim/tire - usually with a chain bridle
Step 4:
Fill in the hole and winch yourself out
Its hard work, but it will get out out of trouble
Sean
My dad made a knockoff PullPal, looks almost identical, and the thing works. I've seen him use it in mud a couple of times. He gave it to me, so now I have the pleasure of carrying it around in my truck bed. First off, it is HEAVY, I'll guess 45lbs. Second, it takes up a lot of space in my mini truck. Right now it is fully assembled, I haven't broken it down yet to see how much room it takes. I definitely don't think I would spend money on this contraption, I think in a real emergency, with no other vehicle around is the ONLY time I would need it, but I don't wheel alone.
great thread! lots of good ideas. I like the one about burying a tire.
I was just going to mount a JATO bottle on the rack and hope for the best before I read all this.
I was just going to mount a JATO bottle on the rack and hope for the best before I read all this.
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whats a JATO bottle?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JATO
Jet Assisted Take Off... more like a rocket really.
then there's this thing I found out in the dessert while forming rocks with Goob. should bolt right up.
Jet Assisted Take Off... more like a rocket really.
then there's this thing I found out in the dessert while forming rocks with Goob. should bolt right up.
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