So earlier today I was stuck in the neighbors driveway (slid off into a small ditch) and had another neighbor helping me get out and we were talking about how there were no good winch points. So this had me thinking maybe when I start building fence this summer to have some extra large steel posts to be able to recover with. So my question is how big should the posts be if I had to pull a 10 or 12k truck against it. I have soft sandy soil a so I'm figuring at least 3-5 feet deep with a lot of concrete. Also should I weld anything on or just plan to wrap a cable around it?
Winch recovery point
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I would use a soft shackle or a tree strap as close to the ground as possible
you Could just dig a deep hole and cement in a good chain, or wrap a chain around a an old tire / rim and bury it deep to create a dead man pull point
i don’t think I would pull against the fence - if it bent or got loose it’s a lot of work to fix it like it never happened
these are from Harbor Freight
you Could just dig a deep hole and cement in a good chain, or wrap a chain around a an old tire / rim and bury it deep to create a dead man pull point
i don’t think I would pull against the fence - if it bent or got loose it’s a lot of work to fix it like it never happened
these are from Harbor Freight
I have to wonder how often something like that would be used, and would it be in an ideal location when needed
jack stand
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Yeah, I think I'd fix the driveway first. Not having to winch yourself in for a visit is a pretty good indication.
zkdiesel
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Tractors, wreckers, skidsteers all seem like a better option
The driveway isn't necessarily bad. We just had about 15 inches of snow and I was trying to get into the two elderly lady's to help them evacuate, we were all without electricity for 3 days and they were getting low on supplies.
I wasn't sure about using any trees because we've been having them snap and fall over a lot recently around here. Messing up the fence is a good point I hadn't thought of.I would use a soft shackle or a tree strap as close to the ground as possible
you Could just dig a deep hole and cement in a good chain, or wrap a chain around a an old tire / rim and bury it deep to create a dead man pull point
i don’t think I would pull against the fence - if it bent or got loose it’s a lot of work to fix it like it never happened
these are from Harbor Freight
I would hopefully never use it and almost assuredly it would be in the wrong location.
Beerhippie
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Which will be easier to find in two feet of snow? A large, reinforced fence post or a chain laying on the ground?
Which will be a PITA when mowing the lawn?
I'd just make the fence posts hell-for-stout and weld on a hell-for-stout loop at ground level so no one is tempted to just wrap a strap around the post without digging down to the base. I'd consider using Lally posts or pour concrete into the over-size posts to make them into Lally posts. Them things don't bend.
HalfTonTom
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I dunno. I might think of filling in the ditch and thereby avoiding having to be winched out of it.
iagsxr
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The fence post that's sturdy enough to winch out a 10k truck will show no mercy to the person who goes off the road and hits it.
Not a thing I'd do.
Not a thing I'd do.
Beerhippie
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I'm seeing this as a positive.
joe49
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...and a tree does?
Jswain
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Beerhippie
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Plus, it's better than dowsing for finding buried water lines!
theoldwizard1
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The best thing I ever did was install a forged lifting eye bolt in the floor at the back of the garage.
It is a long way to the front of the driveway some extra straps/chains/wire rope will be required to use your come along. You might consider installing 2. If the load is connected via a pulley on the rope, you have double your pulling power.
It is a long way to the front of the driveway some extra straps/chains/wire rope will be required to use your come along. You might consider installing 2. If the load is connected via a pulley on the rope, you have double your pulling power.
drive a single post in the ground a few feet away from the fence…
we don’t have all that white stuff in San Diego !
it’s currently arctic temperature here at 52 degrees
But you have to live in California to have that weather, I’ll stick with Minnesota.
I have a vacation home in Arizona - A free country !
We are headed there tomorrow
1400sf home & detached 36x50 garage / Doug Den !
Why tell me? I don’t care.