View Single Post
  #2  
Old November 7th 06, 06:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight
kd5sak
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 16
Default Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System


wrote in message
ups.com...
I own a Screw It tie down kit. Works great in any soil I have tried it
in. Great holding power and packs up neat and small in the bag
provided.

Even worked at the OSH UL area which seems to have a hard gravel layer
about 4 inched below the sod.

Robert Mudd


If those are the small "auger" anchors I can testify to their utility. I
store my own and my sons
travel trailer on my acreage and there is a 1500 lb rated auger anchor
chained on each corner of each trailer. I do this because of the frequency
of spring thunderstorms with high winds at our place. Both trailers have
withstood several 75 mph storm winds and one nontypical monster with 100+mph
wind. I figure that any winds going much beyond the big one we experienced
will leave us with two well anchored trailerless steel frames. (G) I think
the smaller anchors would do a fine job of preventing unauthorized pilotless
flights for your Homebuilts for any reasonable level of wind. If I've
misunderstood the kind of anchor of which you spoke, nevermind.

Harold
KD5SAK