Skip Albright wrote:
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> My driveway passes my garage, and I often put non running cars there.
>
> I need a deadman to hook a come-a-long or a winch to.
>
> How would I go about building one?
>
> A phone pole would be nice, I could hang a light and an outlet from
> it, but prolly overkill.
>
> I could plant a tree and wait, but I am in my 50's, might not be the
> best choice...
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> Steel pipe , filled with cement?
This is a slightly different application, but at my old cottage, I
kept my boat on the waters edge on the trailer, and needed a solid point
to anchor the winch to to roll the trailer in and out of the water to
"launch" it.
I just dug a hole as deep as I could with a hand auger, and dropped
in a sonotube and filled with cement.
At the top, I put in a pair of stainless loops, and used them to hook
on the winch.
Strong enough to pull my boat out of the water, probably strong
enough to drag any non-running vehicle around.
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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, trevor@boicey.com
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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