Land Anchor Anyone?

After installing a new el-cheapo 3500 lb winch off of ebay, I got inspired to build something that will actually help me winch out of a sticky situation since trees around here are few and far between to winch to. Usually the only thing to winch to is a fence post or piece of sage brush if you're lucky.

I got bored and spent 20 minutes using a piece of 1/4 inch wide strap and cut out the shovel end out of an old disc blade. Welded a chain link onto the end, and there you have it. Looked for a good place to put it, and I decided to stick it on the cow catcher where it's available if need be. if you needed to, this is small enough to stick in the bucket under the seat.

This time of year I'm sure I won't be able to actually test it unless it's in a snowbank. In the spring we might see how it works when the ground isn't frozen 5 feet deep.

I suppose with more thought it could have come out prettier, but I think it'll work fine if I need it. Didn't cost anything to build it, so I'm not out anything if it doesn't work.

Enjoy!