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Karls

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I am thinking of fitting a telescopic ground anchor into my drive and would like to use a 19mm diameter link chain (a beast of a chain). It needs a clearance of 75mm minimum diameter to fit through so I need a telescopic ground anchor to suit. The chain will then go around the axle.

I’m just worried about hiab’s picking it up off the drive. I think they will have a job to drive it away with the existing security I’ve got.

Can anyone suggest anything suitable?
 
I've got a driveway telescopic post which I welded arms to the base before encasing it in concrete because I could see that a strong vertical pull could get it out the ground so consider that as well.
Ref your chain- mine would lend itself to having a big hole cut right through it and a steel sleeve welded in to take the chain?
It would still retract cleanly then.
 
ObiWanKenobi said:
Are people stealing a lot of Land Rovers there? Sorry if this seems like a foolish question.
Mike
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Almost epidemic proportions of defender theft unfortunately.

Maybe not as bad now as 2 or 3 years ago but they're so easy to steal and strip for parts they're very popular targets.
 
Flossie said:
I've got a driveway telescopic post which I welded arms to the base before encasing it in concrete because I could see that a strong vertical pull could get it out the ground so consider that as well.
Ref your chain- mine would lend itself to having a big hole cut right through it and a steel sleeve welded in to take the chain?
It would still retract cleanly then.
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Cheers Flossie. I see what you’re saying but my parking post is already installed in the driveway so would be impossible to try and machine a hole through it (it’s a round post). I think a 75mm+ hole would probably weaken it too much anyway.
 
After the break in at my garage I would forget chain. Go for something that cant be frozen and shattered with one tap of a hammer. I think thats how they severed the 30mm x 10mm plate steel hinges on the doors. Not a mark on it and broken like a biscuit.
 
You defender owners make me laugh, buying a tratter then chaining it to your drive :eek: what happens when you drive it somewhere and have to leave it on a public car park? Is that why tratter owners always park next to each other? I never used to lock mine as 99% of them can be opened with a spoon :p you'll spend oodles of cash on bolt on tat to impress others tratter owners but do little to improve its security or fit a tracker
 
There are all sports of things you can chain it to when you're out and about. Lamp posts, railings, bike racks. An acquaintance chained his around the base of a parking ticket machine in a car park for example.

If the standard Y Anchors won't accommodate the chain, it shouldn't be too difficult to fabricate one if you have access to a welder, with whatever size of box section you want.
 
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