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Screw It's Aircraft Tie Down System
I've always been curious, what makes these better than just going to the pet store and buying the dog tieouts that do the same thing. I'm sure these get a good workout being jerked an pulled by the big dogs. Lou |
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Hello Lou, The dog type are what we call Pig Tail Screws and they are
really only useful in really soft loamy ground where they will almost push in, no good anywhere else especially hard ground. Also they are made from cheaper steel product that is easy to make but also easy to bend, ever seen a big dog pulling on one ?? There are a number of tie down systems out there from bits of steel bar to exotic and sometimes complex devices like the claw, they all have their fans and particular uses but with a lot of years flying and using several different types i have found Screw It's to be really good, and thats why we are selling them. Thanks Michael Lou wrote: I've always been curious, what makes these better than just going to the pet store and buying the dog tieouts that do the same thing. I'm sure these get a good workout being jerked an pulled by the big dogs. Lou |
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user wrote:
Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only product ?? Anyway, the Screw It's are metal (Steel) not aluminum, It's a lightweight steel that is also heat treated for strength after the welding is completed. Thanks Michael .Blueskies. wrote: "USER" wrote in message ... : Greetings, we have just published a new website for the "Screw It" range : of aircraft tie down kits. : : Smaller, lighter and easier to use than just about any other system : including the "claw", hundreds of satisfied customers around the world. : : Please visit our website for additional information : : http://www.screwits.com : : Yes, I know it's a bad name but this is what they have been called the years Are these aluminum? ..."you probably couldn't even make them yourself for that price remembering they are anodised and come in a vinyl storage bag"... It's spam because you posted in a discussion group and not in a marketing group. If your unsure of which groups to post your product announcements to, please read the FAQ. |
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"user" wrote in message
... Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only product ?? It's spam because it doesn't belong here. Try rec.avation.marketplace. |
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Steve,
I disagree. I read this news group not, rec. aviation.market place. I want to learn about items old or new that will be useful to me in the operation of my homebuilt. A tie down kit, goood or bad, is I think, of interest to readers of this news group. If you complain about the Screw It tie down then are you going to complain about the Volksplane drawings for sale listed today? If someone has something to sell to the homebuilt market why should they not mention it on this news group? Robert Mudd Moriarty, New Mexico Steve Foley wrote: "user" wrote in message ... Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only product ?? It's spam because it doesn't belong here. Try rec.avation.marketplace. |
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Robert,
I don't normally complain about on-topic spam, but in this case, 'user' asked "How can this be spam?". I answered. I also make a distinction between commercial postings, and an individual selling a single set of plans. As far as portable tie-downs go, I carry around three 2-foot sections of rebar. I'll pound them in the ground four to six feet in front of and behind the tie-down rings on my plane. This puts them about perpendicular to the force exerted by the rope. wrote in message ps.com... Steve, I disagree. I read this news group not, rec. aviation.market place. I want to learn about items old or new that will be useful to me in the operation of my homebuilt. A tie down kit, goood or bad, is I think, of interest to readers of this news group. If you complain about the Screw It tie down then are you going to complain about the Volksplane drawings for sale listed today? If someone has something to sell to the homebuilt market why should they not mention it on this news group? Robert Mudd Moriarty, New Mexico Steve Foley wrote: "user" wrote in message ... Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only product ?? It's spam because it doesn't belong here. Try rec.avation.marketplace. |
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While I agree the first message was spam, I don't see that the two recommendations are sock puppets. Thread starter was posted with Thunderbird, from Australia. The second was posted using Google Groups. The third was posted using Outlook Express from the US. Paths are completely different. If they are different, my mistake. I thought I correctly looked at the paths, and that they were the same. I do wonder how they would work in much of the soil at OSH. Parts are very rocky, parts not. I also fail to see how they could be easier or quicker than the claw hold downs. You can put in or take out a claw in less than 30 seconds per side. How could you do that with a screw? You couldn't. Also, a screw takes a lot of torque, and with a claw, you hit it with a hammer, and take them out with a pry. Not the kind of effort like the torque to put the screw in, in hard soil. -- Jim in NC |
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"Lou" wrote in message ups.com... I've always been curious, what makes these better than just going to the pet store and buying the dog tieouts that do the same thing. I'm sure these get a good workout being jerked an pulled by the big dogs. They also make these (screwit) for use in holding down tents, and a larger product for mobile homes, and retaining walls. They are not new. Only new by this person, and new (perhaps) in the aviation market. The dog types have a crimped place towards the top, that keeps the swivel from going too high or low. They will twist off at that place, where the crimp has made a stress concentration. I have a feeling that the steel is of very low quality, and very soft. Don't ask me how I know that.! :-o -- Jim in NC |
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I agree, not necessarily spam, but if these parts are steel then they cannot be "anodised". Cad or nickel plated, but
not "anodised". "user" wrote in message ... : Hello BlueSkies, to answer one of the earlier posters... how can this be : spam when its a release of a new product and its an aviation only : product ?? : : Anyway, the Screw It's are metal (Steel) not aluminum, It's a : lightweight steel that is also heat treated for strength after the : welding is completed. Thanks Michael : : : .Blueskies. wrote: : "USER" wrote in message ... : : Greetings, we have just published a new website for the "Screw It" range : : of aircraft tie down kits. : : : : Smaller, lighter and easier to use than just about any other system : : including the "claw", hundreds of satisfied customers around the world. : : : : Please visit our website for additional information : : : : http://www.screwits.com : : : : Yes, I know it's a bad name but this is what they have been called the years : : Are these aluminum? ..."you probably couldn't even make them yourself for that price remembering they are anodised and : come in a vinyl storage bag"... : : |
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How about Randy's 5/16" Titanium Ti-Downs. Super strength, on-corrosive,
carrying pouch with a cheater bar to screw into the ground and just 1-pound! All this for $90. A no brainer, especially after seeing all the others for comparison at the Screwits site.. http://www.airtimemfg.com/ ".Blueskies." wrote in message news "USER" wrote in message ... : Greetings, we have just published a new website for the "Screw It" range : of aircraft tie down kits. : : Smaller, lighter and easier to use than just about any other system : including the "claw", hundreds of satisfied customers around the world. : : Please visit our website for additional information : : http://www.screwits.com : : Yes, I know it's a bad name but this is what they have been called the years Are these aluminum? ..."you probably couldn't even make them yourself for that price remembering they are anodised and come in a vinyl storage bag"... -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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