Heavy Duty Ground Anchors - 18 Inches Spiral Blade Earth Anchor with Safety Buckle, Ideal for Tents, Canopies, Trampolines, Sheds, Car Ports, Swing Set, Powder-Coated Solid Steel Auger 8-Pack

Screwed these into the ground with an impact driver, been through 2 rough storms so far and my boat carport is still in place.

I’m using these anchors in my pasture to hold down my chicken tractors in the high winds of Central Texas. I’m using a Dewalt battery powered impact as aI have one on hand and I feel like installing these would damage my drills.These go in the ground pretty well but find they don’t come out that great. I end up using a shovel to dig them up once they stop backing out. Could be my soil, but they don’t seem to reverse well. Would be better if there was a handle that “spun” where you could apply upward pressure while reversing. All in all, a good anchor for my purposes.

These are great. They are solid steel and powder coated with a textured flat finish. They are not shiny or glossy and could present a tripping hazard, or problems with riding or push mowers. When not in use, you may want to cover these with something like a soup can, or a barrier like a half of a cinder block around it.You can use the recommended 14 mm socket to drive them in, but I would suggest using a breaker bar on that socket rather than a drill. If you do use a drill to a socket, it would be better to get a drill with a 1/2" chuck (like a hammer drill), rather than risking burning out your 3/8" variable speed drill (the hammer drills have a larger motor and higher amperage rating). Alternatively, I get more leverage by putting a welded or a cast eye-bolt in these and then pass a steel bar through the eye to make a makeshift "T" handle for more leverage than you will get with most common 3/8" chuck drills or even ratchets. Don't try to pass a steel bar through the heads provided to make a "T" handle for turning it into the ground, because sooner or later, you will damage one of the caribiner like latches - resulting in your needing just such an eye-bold anyway, to replace the damaged head. The threads are straight like a bolt, and not tapered like pipe threads, so the head or the eye-bolt has to bottom out to become tight.I live in sand and clay "soil" (for over 200 feet down!), so there isn't any real dirt or soil here. I don't hit any stones or big rocks. And these are great for me because of that. I can turn them in, to just above flush with the ground near the outside edge of evergreens, or around patios where large flower pots ensure no one will walk and trip. And if you can get them that deep, you will find them extremely firm and rock solid (so to speak, lol). But for rocky soil, you may have to use a little judgement about how deep you can get them to go, or how much load they will hold if not down all the way.I would recommend putting some kind of anti-seizing compound on the threads so they won't rust fast. There are products for that, but in a pinch, for short term / seasonal use, just go heavy with some plumber's (teflon) tape. Straight threads are a loose fit, and the tape stops spiral leak paths in tapered pipe threads, so here it can stop water from penetrating all the way down the threads, if you apply it heavy enough with a lot of wraps.Remember, what might be solid when you install these ground anchors, if your ground or sand ever becomes saturated (or worse, super-saturated), they will NOT have the same load bearing capacity. But they are great for tie downs for large canopies in the summer, or to anchor oversized tarps over small boats for winter storage. I live near the ocean, so we get sudden and even violent shifts in wind direction and constant gusting of wind, three seasons per year. So for big canopies, I use thimbles and wire rope on ground anchors, and small, inexpensive turnbuckles to the metal frame. It's worth the time and money to keep large canopies in one piece without constant monitoring.

I have used these types of ground screws for decades and they have never failed me. In most cases, I was using the 3 or 4 foot models to hold down large storage buildings or house trailers. These will be used for two things – Six of them will go to hold down a 10x20 foot portable canopy that I’ve been meaning to make semi-permanent. The other two will be used as a lead run for my beagle when camping.I really like the design of these, having the detachable, screw-on 3" carabiner is a real plus. The screw base is 15". You can use either a socket and wrench to install them or a drill with the proper socket. Having used ground screws many times in the past I am well familiar with them and from experience I can saw these are good.5 stars and strong recommendation.Note: I have been an Amazon customer for almost 20 years. I write all of my reviews to reflect my personal observations and opinions on a product. It matters not if I have purchased the item myself or if it was provided to me for review. My goal is to provide other potential customers as much real-world knowledge as possible to make an informed decision. In most cases I will return to my review in 6 months or less to see if I should alter my original observations. In no case will the cost of a product influence my opinions at all. In addition, I will try to include multiple images and or videos on each product, if practical.

The anchoring portion of these things is rock solid. Pretty impossible to yank anything that's screwed in out of these. I left a canopy up in some pretty strong winds (35 Mph+) and it was unphased, and that was with 3 of the anchors.The 4th one's head popped off mid-screw into.the ground and I ended up needing to dig a massive hole to get it out because without the head it's absolutely useless. For reference, I am not someone who works out, but I was able to unintentionally break the metal.

These are strong solid anchors. In the past year, we have had 2 tents destroyed due to weather uplifting them and crashing into the fence. We used these to secure the tent and no issues when it rains and winds are strong. The anchors are doing exactly what we need them to do. The stakes are strong, tough and very sturdy. The are definitely not easy to bend by hand. I watched my husband use his drill to get them deep enough in the ground. So far, the ground surrounding them hasn't weakened or loosened. The tent ropes were easily attached and so far so good.

I had an issue where my item broke and the company immediately reached out to help solve the issue.