A Better Stake-out ?

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A Better Stake-out ?

Post by JimB » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:32 pm

I posted a question about stake-outs a while back. I searched the net and looked at what friends used, but I have yet to see something that I really liked ,....so now I've made one. I think it will be safe, easy to pound in and pull out, and won't bind or get the rope tangled. I was wondering if others would be interested in one ? Tell me what you think....
It's 28 in long, made of 3/4 sucker rod (stronger than cold rolled ) topped by a mushroom steel cap
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Re: A Better Stake-out ?

Post by pear » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:36 pm

Needs a heavier cap. That thing will be driven into the ground many times over it's life, hitting rocks and such. The cap looks way to thin for the job..... Otherwise you've got a winner. ..."pear"
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Re: A Better Stake-out ?

Post by JimB » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:50 pm

pear
the pic doesn't show the cap right, it is 3/8 in steel, I've been pounding on it and also use the cap to pull the stake out. So far, it seems strong enough,....guess time will tell
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Re: A Better Stake-out ?

Post by pear » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:59 pm

Your right, it doesn't look 3/8's. That might work but I haven't had the sucsess, with 3/8's. I have a guy make them just about like that, and I prefer at least 1/2 in.. They take quite a beating over time. ..."pear"
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Re: A Better Stake-out ?

Post by RayGubernat » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:24 pm

Jim -

Looks good to me...but my reservation is also about the mushroom cap and I wonder if a miss hit(I never miss myself...HA) might bend the edge down enough to interfere with the ring rotation.

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Re: A Better Stake-out ?

Post by JimB » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:05 pm

Ray
the cap is only 3.75 in across, so it doesn't have a lot of over lap....but you could be right. I usually don't go too crazy when pounding stakes. This is my first one, so I'll just keep testing until it fails, but it's been good so far...
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Re: A Better Stake-out ?

Post by Wildweeds » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:03 am

Been there done it and built them(I'm a welder by trade) if you don't drill or punch a hole and stick your rod clean through the cap and fillet weld the wee wee out of it,a feller who misses with the sledge will break it(the cap) off in short order if most hits are not centered over the stake.Sucker rod is really good material however your weld rod selection will need to match its metalurgy in order to take a licking and keep on ticking.

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