Ground Anchor in wood?

[Gazza77]

Right - another ground anchor question.

Having just moved, my bike is currently locked up in my new garage, pending me getting some paving laid and my bike safe shed rebuilt. In the meantime to aid security, I was thinking of putting a cheap ground anchor into the garage just to act as a bit of a physical detterent, however it has a wooden floor. I accept that this would not be as secure as into concrete, but would it potentially work?

It'd stop opportunists, but as I'm sure you're aware, it's fairly easy to cut/break the wood.

One word: Crowbar.

There no reason why not. You have already accepted there is some loss in the security. You will have to use different fixings as the flooring is unlikely to have sufficient thickness.

Coach bolts and a metal plate side would a good method, but you would need access to both sides, you could try hollow wall anchors.

The important thing is for you not the leave any tools around that can aid anyone's attempt to undo you fixings, especially as this is a tempory solution and you will want to be able to undo your work yourself at some time.

For temporary use I got an old 5 gallon bucket - I guess any big plastic tub would do, filled it with old lead pipe off cuts, chunks of cast iron, steel etc and concrete. Finished off with a big chunky steel loop (I used a scrap 4" gate valve ) Although it's movable you certainly can't run away with it!

Originally Posted by Reckless Rat

For temporary use I got an old 5 gallon bucket - I guess any big plastic tub would do, filled it with old lead pipe off cuts, chunks of cast iron, steel etc and concrete. Finished off with a big chunky steel loop (I used a scrap 4" gate valve ) Although it's movable you certainly can't run away with it!

Along similar lines, I know Alpinestarhero uses a bucket of concrete with a chain. Put the chain in the bucket, with enough looped outside the bucket, and fill with concrete.

heypreso, home made ground anchor.

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by Mogs

There no reason why not. You have already accepted there is some loss in the security. You will have to use different fixings as the flooring is unlikely to have sufficient thickness.

Coach bolts and a metal plate side would a good method, but you would need access to both sides, you could try hollow wall anchors.

The important thing is for you not the leave any tools around that can aid anyone's attempt to undo you fixings, especially as this is a tempory solution and you will want to be able to undo your work yourself at some time.

My tools are all safely elsewhere - the only other bits in the garage are stuff I could live without, ie bits like oil and cleaning stuff.

Originally Posted by Reckless Rat

For temporary use I got an old 5 gallon bucket - I guess any big plastic tub would do, filled it with old lead pipe off cuts, chunks of cast iron, steel etc and concrete. Finished off with a big chunky steel loop (I used a scrap 4" gate valve ) Although it's movable you certainly can't run away with it!

This might be a better short term approach in fairness. The bike is already alarmed, imobilised, and has a disc lock and cable lock and will be getting a somewhat larger chain through it later today. I just need to put some tinting film up on the windows to stop prying eyes and I'll feel a whole lot happier....

Originally Posted by Baph

I know Alpinestarhero uses a bucket of concrete with a chain.

Thats a really good idea, i might use that one.

Originally Posted by Baph

It'd stop opportunists, but as I'm sure you're aware, it's fairly easy to cut/break the wood.

+ 1, any determinded thief will steal it whether it was bolted down to concrete also!

I think a bucket of concrete with a ground anchor is a good idea but I should probably mention that my GSX-R 600 was stolen attached to one of these. All it needs is an extra thief, to lift the concrete as the others lift the bike, unfortunately.

I don't know if anyone else has any experience of thieves & the concrete bucket method, I may be the only (unfortuante) one