Pull Pal/Land Anchor

[daveb]

Herb, I talked with Jason. I'll send you a PM soon.
Dave

[Railvan]

The smaller size also fits in the rear under van storage box and I like that.

Is the main shaft (what is the proper name of the main part of the PullPal?) of the medium and the large unit the same length? I think I read that the shaft is the same length but the "plate" is bigger. So would the large unit fit in the underfloor storage, like the medium unit does?

Brian

[Jeffrey]

I think Scatter has the small one. I doubt the med or lrg would fit in the underbox.[/i]

[Railvan]

I looked at the Pull-Pal website and they list the RW14,000 unit as being 45" long with a 24" by 14" spade. The RW11,000 is also 45" long. The RW6,000 is 32" long.

I couldn't find the spade size listed anywhere for the small or medium units. Can someone who has one measure it, please? I'll likely mount it on the rear swing arms, one way or another, but would like to know the size to plan for it.

Thanks,

Brian

[oldfart3]

I got the 11,000 # capacity. It took me a while to figure out where to carry it while:
1. having it accessible when needed.
2. having it secure from falling and/or being ripped off
3. keeping the weight low and (preferably) forward to avoid destabilizing an already marginally stable vehicle
4. keeping it out of the van interior when covered with yuck
5. being able to demount it without special tools except the lug wrench used for my wheel locks
6. not having to do any major modifications to my van body or frame

Finally figured it out with only minimal metalwork. Photos of my installation in my gallery.

John Tarr

[Stumpalump]

I have been 4 wheeling all my life and have never seen one used or found the need for one. I'm sure if you run beaches or soft Sahara deserts and get stuck often it would be nice. At 35-50 lbs I'd rather burry my spare tire in the sand and do it the old fashion way.

I carry a winch and two straps for off road use along with a 10' chain and a length of strong synthetic rope. If 200' won't reach a winch then I'll dig a hole with my shovel and burry a log ,spare tire or a van door if I have too.

A Pull Pal is a cool but heavy gadget. Thats it and thats all. Most I have seen have never been used.

Now if you run beaches at low tide and the tide is comming in at night, after a few brews then a Pull-Pall is King! If I knew that may be a risk I'd throw a steel spade fence post or two in the van and pick them up on the side of the road on the way to the beach. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KL11F2/ref ... nkCode=asn

[jage]

Most hi-lifts are never used either. I've known several Jeepers that seem to consider them part of the frame. Actually one of the spots people in my old club used was under the hood, in 4 different pieces. That's great, but it meant I was always getting my convient hi-lifts out to assist people instead of making them take their carefully stowed jack out and put it together.

Personally digging any sized hole is less appealing than abandoning the van for me. I don't have a pul-pal but there are plenty of places on the Western slope it would be useful- of course I don't have a winch on the van either so it would be moot.

The rangers round those parts, or so I've heard, carry a big 3' steel stake. When you need a winch point, just drive it into the ground at an angle with head away from the vehicle /. Winch out with it and when you're on the other side drive ---> to pull the stake back out. Sounds good enough in theory, but I'm probably going to invest in a pul-pal once I get a winch.

[scatter]

I've only used my Pull Pal three times, but hoo boy, what a life saver.
I've buried my spare and a few other items over the years, but a Pull Pal in the bottom of my rear pit is space and weight well used for me.
To each his/her own.

[scuba]

I'll be listing my Pull Pal for sale shortly. I'm pretty sure it's the 14,000lb version. (As I remember it, the only difference between the 11,000 and 14k was the size/strength of the spade). I bought the mounting hardware, and carefully painted it (it comes un-painted in raw steel), but chickened out on mounting it and realized we'll never return to the one place I needed it (and reason I bought it). New condition-- never used.