The Gopher From Ft. Collins

Looks like a land anchor

 

Another version of the pull pal.

 

You bury it and use it as a winch point - a land anchor. Might be more realistic for an ATV.

 

Correct. The peeps at Pull Pal have never seen one. I can't find any information on the internet about the company.

 

Weird. New-old-stock from a defunct company who never established an online presence?

 

It does have a SEMA sticker!

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=t...DAY#v=onepage&q=the gopher land anchor&f=true "Some are gone"

 

Spill the beans!

 

It uses a John Deere tilling sweep #N130177 as the auger.

 

I know this is completely random, but you're not a fan of the "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." series of games, are you?

 

The Gopher @Team Flatline nailed it!

 

That is an interesting piece of gear. I suppose if you don't have a vehicle-mounted winch, nor an anchor point for your Hi-Lift to use it as a winch, then The Gopher fixes that problem. Having had to winch with a Hi-Lift, I'll say it's a huge motivator to buy a vehicle-mounted winch.

 

The Gopher mounts to the main bar of the Hi Lift which doesn't move.

 

The Hi Lift moves all over the place when used as a winch (at least that was my experience), which is why they're considered dangerous. The good thing is that Gopher should add some stability (versus the Hi Lift suspended in the air when one end is attached to the vehicle and the other attached to a fixed object/anchor point, like a tree). The bad thing is you sure don't want to have that plow blade get you in the foot/shin if it suddenly comes free while you're jacking.