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Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:36 pm
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WB8AVK
Joined: 11 May 2005
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Location: Spring Lake, MI
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Where is a good place to get a Pull Pal at a decent price???
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:27 pm
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Location: Gaylord
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 I have not seen any on ebay but looking at the design and since i have grown up around boats i would not be affraid to try a navy anchor or a self releaising anchor comonly used on sail boats you can test it by just running a 90 with a block and try it so if it breaks you dont smash up the vehicle. id give it a try and you could be good to go for 100bucks or less
but the theory is sound you just need to know what the breaking point of the anchor is. I am not talking about those crapy mushroom things. as you pull a navy anchor it digs deeper due to the angle; But then again it might not work. http://www.go2marine.com/category.do?no=12417 |
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:49 pm
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WB8AVK
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Location: Spring Lake, MI
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Thanks, Ryan. I've heard for years now, that a Danforth anchor will do the job. I'd kinda like a Pull Pal if I could get one at a decent price. They appear to be fairly store-able as they come apart. Thanks for the tip!
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:12 am
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N8YQ
Joined: 10 May 2005
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Location: Waterford MI.
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They appear to be fairly store-able as they come apart.
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I think that is the Achilles heel of the Pull-Pal.
Even though the body and spade are easily separated to improve storage, the resulting package is quite large and heavy. At around 40 pounds and 45 inches in length , the RW11000 (the model appropriate for our trucks . .) is not easily stored.
I considered various options for transporting a Pull-Pal inside the truck and could not arrive at a suitable, safe one. I concluded that the only viable option was to stow it somewhere on the exterior of the truck -- your mileage may vary . .
As a point of interest, Pull-Pal is now offering a bag designed to stow the tool properly, this might make it slightly more suitable for stowing inside a vehicle.
http://www.pullpal.com/index.html |
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:47 am
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WB8AVK
Joined: 11 May 2005
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Location: Spring Lake, MI
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TNX Bruno. Good information to know! I'll look into that web address you posted.
Thanks, again,
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