hi just put my awning up for the first time ,,the thing is has anybody got a method of removing the pegs from hard ground i had one in particular i was trying to get out for 15 mins ended up leaving it half way out there must be an easy way ,,i hope ,,?? dont think one of those little hook things are strong enough
removing rock pegs ?
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I used to use a claw hammer, but now have got a mini crow bar (just over 1 ft long). I still break some of the plastic bits off, though. 
robf1234 said:
Ummm... did you report it to the warden before you left??
Dont fancy driving on that pitch and getting a puncture!
Had one the same couple of years ago but I persevered with a hammer and eventually got it out , but like WC I now have a crow bar, mines bigger that his though :lol: :lol: :lol:
WoodlandsCamper said:Bigger isn't always better
Never failed yet with mine
once it starts moving i use it as a slide hammer :woohoo: :woohoo:
WoodlandsCamper said:Bigger isn't always better
Because mine is longer and I'm short I dont have to bend over very far...saves me back :lol: :kiss: :lol:
When we were on a site last week i struggled to get a few in , a gravel pitch to , was hammering away at one and I bent it , but I just twist and pull them out , no hammer or crow bar - yet !
Craigyoung said:
You need to treat your self to a proper hard standing pitch where a lump hammer is required to persuade the rock pegs to go in..... when we were at Rivendale with the Woosies in the old Quarry i had to pre drill the holes with a 6.5mm long reach masonry bit before some of them could be persuade to enter ....
:lol: never ! Keilder was like that on one of their pitches , didn't even get the awning up if you'd seen the way the ground sloped down , front legs fully unwound and rear legs hardly moved and ground it was solid , I'd post a picture showing yous but let's not go there !!
it was in under a tree think it was maybe through a root or something,, you could not run over it in a caravan ,, guy rope,,,,,,,,,Gagakev said:
Claw hammer has never failed , yet.
Sproket and Gagakev
I'm getting seriously worried about your weight limits. All that cold steel and massive masonary drill must be overloading your axles
Sproket and Gagakev
I'm getting seriously worried about your weight limits. All that cold steel and massive masonary drill must be overloading your axles
As well as a claw hammer and a very large flat head screwdriver I use a large pair of pliers to grip the head and twist the peg. Twisting the peg seems to make removal just that bit easier.
Just put up the porch awning and will need to take it down on Saterday and I am not looking forward to it as I had to use the large claw hammer to get the pegs in.
Just put up the porch awning and will need to take it down on Saterday and I am not looking forward to it as I had to use the large claw hammer to get the pegs in.
just bought one of these ,,might be a bit of overkill
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/d10/Bolsters+%26+Wrecking+Bars/sd3192/Roughneck+%22T%22+Type+Wrecking+Bar/p49625
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/d10/Bolsters+%26+Wrecking+Bars/sd3192/Roughneck+%22T%22+Type+Wrecking+Bar/p49625
We use the drill to put the rock pegs into the ground and you've guessed it we use the drill in reverse to get them back out simples
I use and old pair of wire stripping pliers similar to these to grip, turn and pull out rock pegs; works very well.
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p72820
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p72820
The 'grip and turn before pulling' method generally works. I use a Mole type grip, same technique when removing metal windbreak poles.
If you think the pegs are going to be tight, dribble some water round them (eg from the kettle) a few minutes before extracting.
If you think the pegs are going to be tight, dribble some water round them (eg from the kettle) a few minutes before extracting.
Dustydog said:Claw hammer has never failed , yet.
Sproket and Gagakev
I'm getting seriously worried about your weight limits. All that cold steel and massive masonary drill must be overloading your axles
Me too - crowbars, drill sets, lump hammers - talk about going equipped
If you give them a knock back and forwards, side to side, the hole they're in will increase in size. This makes them easier to remove.
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