Danforth anchors

[Rod Knee]

Anybody know much about danforth anchors for use as a winch anchor? I have read they work well, plowing much as a pull-pal, but I just wonder how big an anchor would be needed. In the attached link there are some load specs but I don't know how directly they translate from the marine application to the winching application. Some of those anchors look heavy!

http://www.danforthanchors.com/hitensile.html

 

[lazyxj]

[FONT=&quot]Danforth anchors are use by sailors around the world and should work well for land use, if sized correctly. Who knows what size is adequate for a Jeep?
Many times, I have used one on a beach when anchoring just offshore. They really dig in, except in rock.
They do have some negatives. They are very expensive, they weight a lot and do not fold up like the Pul-Pal.
It's hard enough time storing a hi-lift; a boat anchor is more than what I want to deal with .
It would be an interesting conversation piece, mounted on a roof rack.[/FONT]

 

[300$XJ]

not sure how you would rate one of those for a jeep, but if I was gonna guess it would be at least the one rated for 6300lbs, and that SOB weighs 90lbs & is 54" long and 41"wide!! do you have any clue how to figure out the size ya need?:dunno:

 

[Rod Knee]

Found a relevant link. It has a nice summary of anchoring techniques. Looks like you need a 20 lb. Danforth which would run about $100, much cheaper than a pull-pal. I had never heard of using a four way lug wrench but in the link below as well as in another website I came across, they are reported to work well. You gotta like being able to use an inexpensive, lightweight implement that you're already carrying anyway.

http://www.ec4wda.org/4x4score3.asp

 

[VAQUARO]

I've Used a 25# + 10' chain + cumalong for years (2wd MJ ) summer & winter , it works pretty well , bearing in mind The 2wd probably doesn't get stuck in quite a far as a4x4 . The whole set-up fits nicely in a gym bag .

 

[Rod Knee]

I've Used a 25# + 10' chain + cumalong for years (2wd MJ ) summer & winter , it works pretty well , bearing in mind The 2wd probably doesn't get stuck in quite a far as a4x4 . The whole set-up fits nicely in a gym bag .

Manual winches aren't a bad way to go, seems to me, if you only anticipate short, horizontal pulls and you don't mind getting a workout while doing a recovery. Having an appropriately equiped hi-lift jack for high torque/slow travel and, as you point out, a come along for low torque/fast travel is not a bad combination to have, if nothing else as a backup to one of the cheaper winches.

 

[Wil Badger]

I have one that I have used in the Pine Barrens a few times with sugar sand. I have found at times it does not like to dig in. When this happens you have to get the shovel out and use them kind of like a dead man anchor.

Dig a trench horizontal to the vehicles direction. Then dig another small trench leading out toward the vehicle and the intended direction of the pull. Toss in the anchor and winch away.

i have never used it for serious pulls only light pulls to get out of small mud holes were I was dragging on axle on a rut.

 

[beakie]

dang it, don't have the file here, I will find it and post up an easy anchor system.
breifly explained
length of good heavy chain 10'
about 6 x 4' rods that will fit through link of chain, with top cap which will not fit through chain.
pound rods through chain into ground with a bit of incline away from the direction of pull.
hook upto end of chain, pull. easy, compact and very strong.

 

[beakie]

Sorry, I found the document I have on anchors, its an 18 page PDF file tho. Anyway it has lots of dif anchors, with the calcs to go with them on strength and such.

If anyone is interested and can tell me how to put a doc like that on the net let me know, its 469KB.