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Post by mnfish on Jun 28, 2017 19:14:23 GMT -6
Have you guys ever had experiences (good or bad ) with any type of earth anchor? Both auger and duckbill types. I am wanting to anchor corner posts in softer soils and looking into all options.
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Post by Tooln on Jun 28, 2017 23:01:11 GMT -6
I used hurricane anchors to hold my shadow hunter in place. They work great
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 29, 2017 4:51:38 GMT -6
How about those corner posts built of a wire cage that is filled with rock?
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Post by terrifictom on Jun 29, 2017 5:11:29 GMT -6
Have you guys ever had experiences (good or bad ) with any type of earth anchor? Both auger and duckbill types. I am wanting to anchor corner posts in softer soils and looking into all options. I used them for trapping. I mostly used 16 inch long cable anchors unless the soil was Sandy then I went to 20 inch. I also made some up with light chain for wolf trapping. It is amazing what these things hold and how hard it is to pull out. The weak link would be the cable eventually rusting away if they were made with cable.
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Post by jbird on Jun 29, 2017 8:31:14 GMT -6
I use the auger type to steady some shooting houses and they have done fine thus far (nothing has blown away or fallen over.....yet). Obviously they have their limitations and it can be very dependent on soil conditions.
The forces you can be looking at on a corner post for fencing can be pretty significant. I don't know if they would provide the "anchor" you are looking for in that application.
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Post by Foggy on Jun 30, 2017 18:29:20 GMT -6
Has anyone ever had a shooting house tip over? I've never heard of one. I have used the auger-style and they seem to work good. Also have used fence posts and attached a let to those.....never an issue.
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Post by Coda1 on Jul 1, 2017 9:59:12 GMT -6
Has anyone ever had a shooting house tip over? I've never heard of one. I have used the auger-style and they seem to work good. Also have used fence posts and attached a let to those.....never an issue. Found ours tipped over this spring. It wasn't anchored before, it is now.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 1, 2017 10:05:19 GMT -6
Has anyone ever had a shooting house tip over? I've never heard of one. I have used the auger-style and they seem to work good. Also have used fence posts and attached a let to those.....never an issue. I could show you one about 3 miles west of my place. They must not have anchored it with anything, it blew over in some 30+ mph winds spring of '16. It wasn't all that high either, maybe 12'
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Post by Foggy on Jul 1, 2017 10:23:48 GMT -6
^^ OK......good to know. I have always anchored mine too.....just never heard of any that tipped. Point taken.
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 5, 2017 12:20:42 GMT -6
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Post by batman on Jul 5, 2017 13:17:10 GMT -6
I had one blow over in the swamp. Was anchored all 4 corners with 4 foot 2 x 4's.
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