Ground anchors?

I am new to the forum and was looking for some advise/opinions.
I have just had a winch fit to my disco to pull me out if I get stuck.
There is one particular track I sometimes have to go down that is quite boggy in places, it runs down the side of a field and last week struggled to get back up it.
If I did get stuck there would be nothing to winch to and there would be 2 of us in only one car.
Which type of winch anchor would be best the spade end type ones or the mod type plate and pins, bearing in mind the ground will more often than not be soft and muddy.
I have seen this one that I could attach to my spare wheel bracket
Winch Anchor, Land Rover, Toyota, Suzuki, 4x4 | eBay

Sorry if this has been asked before

Looks a bit light duty to me, only a 9" x 9" blade and the rest of it looks a bit lightweight to me too.

I've got a Devon 4x4 one with a detachable blade, it's big heavy and indestructible, never let go and easy to get out of the ground afterwards.

If you want something smaller and a bit lighter X-Eng make a decent one.

i,ve got one just like that i had to fit an handle to it like some of the others knocking about to keep the furrow upright but once its dug in under tension they pull you out

300tdistu makes then on here send him a message

warrior said:

300tdistu makes then on here send him a message

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Thanks, I pm'd him earlier.


Would the pin and plate army type hold on say a wet grass field if I hammered them in far enough. I know they are more of a mess about to set up but with my disco being a commercial they would store easy in the back along with a sledgehammer and I could also use it by myself if needed, would there be any situations I am likely to be in where the pin and and plate type wouldn't be suitable apart from sand.


Thanks again for your advise

tbh, if it's that bad, should you be driving it ?

Optimus Prime said:

tbh, if it's that bad, should you be driving it ?

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Not this time of year because the seasons finished, but from September to January it's either drive it or carry heavy sacks of wheat across 2 fields to feed the pheasants. I have only been stuck once and that was in my Fourtrak with bfg all terrain tyres, with this year being as wet as it has been I am thinking down the lines of 'worst case scenario' would I be able get out of a situation myself without having to bother the estate to get a tractor.
I am just trying to get an idea of wether the pin and plate type anchors will work in wet fields.

If you're talking about the pin and plate anchor that the army use with the Tirfor winch then I can't see that ever letting you down. I love those winches. Hard bloody work, bulky and heavy but they do the job, I'd love to get a hold of one if I could

Optimus Prime said:

tbh, if it's that bad, should you be driving it ?

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I don't think he's doing it for pleasure

Thanks warrior

Iv said it before but here it is again.....
I'v done a lot of testing with different metal box/tube of differant sizes, even some angle iron to find the best and strongest way to make them,
In my testing I found that....
Tube is nicer to hold on to and throw over your Shoulder to get up muddy banks.
the most important part of a good ground anchor is that piece of flat bar thats sits across the bent tube. Its that doing the actual pulling and all force go through that.
When testing what angles to set the plough i found that shallow angles are better for loose or soft ground and steep angles for clay.

This is the same one your looking at on ebay. Poor design only used 1.5mm box and as you can see it bent 1st pull with light use.



my design is like the love child of an x-eng and a D44 ground anchors lol

Does it have some sort of bracket/loop to get a rope through towards the spade end to aid pulling it back out?

THEGRIFF said:

Does it have some sort of bracket/loop to get a rope through towards the spade end to aid pulling it back out?

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yes it does matey,if you look at the picture carefully,you can see it.

How much are your ground anchors please stu?

THEGRIFF said:

Does it have some sort of bracket/loop to get a rope rough towards the spade end to aid pulling it back out?

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I didn't add one to that one as it's my anchor. But yes I can add one behind the shovel end to help getting it back out after use

Saltlick said:

How much are your ground anchors please stu?

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Ground anchor is £60 post is £15 or free to collect

THEGRIFF said:

Not this time of year because the seasons finished, but from September to January it's either drive it or carry heavy sacks of wheat across 2 fields to feed the pheasants. I have only been stuck once and that was in my Fourtrak with bfg all terrain tyres, with this year being as wet as it has been I am thinking down the lines of 'worst case scenario' would I be able get out of a situation myself without having to bother the estate to get a tractor.
I am just trying to get an idea of wether the pin and plate type anchors will work in wet fields.

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happy to be corrected in that case, please accept my apologies griff.

300tdistu said:

Ground anchor is £60 post is £15 or free to collect

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any in stock?

SteNova said:

any in stock?

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Yes mate

300tdistu said:

Yes mate

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i believe if he wants one i could deliver to the lakes for him on Friday

johnlad said:

i believe if he wants one i could deliver to the lakes for him on Friday

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We are thinking the same thing!

What are they like to store? Anyone got a pic of one in the back of a 90?