Pegs for gravel pitches

madhouse4
madhouse4 Forum Participant Posts: 129
edited August 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

What's every ones ideas of the best pegs for gravel pitches? i seen to either end up bending them or not getting a good hold?

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  • kenexton
    kenexton Forum Participant Posts: 306
    edited August 2016 #2

    I carry two heel and toe pry bars with which to make a pilot hole should the base beneath the hard standing prove too hard for my hard ground pegs.The smaller one I use with ordinary hard ground pegs and the larger one is used to pilot a hole for the spears
    of my Isabella windbreak-this avoids "mushrooming" the top of the spear:if you have an Isabella set you will know what I mean.The pry bar kit came via Amazon Hilka 37401004 Pro Craft Heel and Toe Pry Bar Set(4 bars in all) cost approx£11.Hope this helps.

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    edited August 2016 #3
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  • madhouse4
    madhouse4 Forum Participant Posts: 129
    edited August 2016 #4

    I use mole grips usually to extract, there supposed to be rock pegs we bought but i seem to have a good record of bending them! never thought of using a pry bar to make a pilot hole!

  • golfneil
    golfneil Forum Participant Posts: 40
    edited August 2016 #5

    I seem to have read somewhere someone using coach bolts. Worth a look I suppose. 

    Neil 

  • ABIPete
    ABIPete Forum Participant Posts: 88
    edited August 2016 #6

    Hi all, I have posted about using 'coach bolts'. I use Turbo coach screws from Screwfix. 12mmx160mm plated. This is the forth year using the same ones. They come as a 25 pack for £15.69 at the moment, and I have never needed to replace any! I use an 18v
    drill to drive them in. If the hardstanding is really hard I use the hammer action! Noisy but not for long. Under the head stainless steel large penny washers help to keep the rubbers in place. I found the most difficult thing was finding a socket driver to
    fit the drill. You screw them in and can use the drill in reverse to unscrew them again.

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