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 Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: Payne Ranch]
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11/15/12 01:51 AM
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saltbranch
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x2 for the trailer house anchor. I didnt have any cable handy so used ratchet straps. It has lasted so far. Only bad thing is in high wind the straps get to makin noise, regardless of how tight they are. If you are talking about 2" ratchet straps, put a half twist in the strap and run back through ratchet and tighten up. Will not vibrate from wind anymore. Same thing when hauling stuff on a trailer, put a half twist on each side of the item tied down and no more vibrating strap from the wind. Blind anchors, we use t-post
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: saltbranch]
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11/15/12 02:33 AM
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Rockstar.3345
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About 10 of these with extra wire added. That's a total of 3000 lbs holding power, not bad eh?
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: Pope&Young]
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11/16/12 02:02 PM
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armybuckhunter
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pope and young your post works very well.. i have used this for years
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 Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: ragtag]
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12/02/12 08:12 PM
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482camaro
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Bird Dog
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i know its been on here before but i think its a good one. if in west or south texas just cut the top of a mesquite out so that the base is there and a little bit of the fork too and attach the blind to the trunk.. better than any anchor you can put in the ground
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: dawaba]
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12/04/12 12:02 AM
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crease_flounder
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He used the masonry bit to drill into the rock. Then he filled the hole with JB Weld Epoxy and shoved an eyebolt into the glue and gave the eyebolt a couple twists to mix the glue with the rock powder (which he called "aggregate"). By the time we ran the cable properly, the glue had hardened. This, only I drilled 2 holes about 12"down and used a piece of 1/2", "U"-shaped, rebar and cement. The cement may be extraneous because it's tough to get that rebar down that far. The bit is the most expensive part of this setup, and, if you find a big enough rock, that blind isn't going anywhere.
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: crease_flounder]
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12/04/12 12:27 AM
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twinbubba
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You guys are kidding, right? You are gluing your tower blinds down? Yeah, I would have a lot of faith in that. NOT!!!
2017 Chevy Colorado Z71, 09 Yamaha Rhino 450 Camo,
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: twinbubba]
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12/04/12 12:39 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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In east TX I use a 4' ground anchor screwed in about 3 feet attached to a chain welded on the tower with a cheap come-along so it can be tightened.
Stands have survived some pretty good blows....
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: twinbubba]
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12/04/12 01:35 AM
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crease_flounder
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You guys are kidding, right? You are gluing your tower blinds down? Yeah, I would have a lot of faith in that. NOT!!! I bet to a 1/2" piece of rebar is stronger than that fence wire! Here's to hoping neither of us has to find out how much it takes to tip over.
Last edited by crease_flounder; 12/04/12 01:41 AM.
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Re: Ideas To Anchor Blind Down
[Re: twinbubba]
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12/05/12 02:44 PM
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wldsd
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Here is how we anchored ours where we had not much to tie to and the ground too hard to dig in. Made the basket out of one hog panel and cable clamps.  This is a great idea!
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