There's a brand called Peggy Peg and another called Blue Diamond, I can't pass on any personal recommendations but I like the look of the Blue Diamond ones as they are metal whereas Peggy Peg are plastic - however I'm sure they are nylon like the Delta Pegs in which case they would be up to the job. The Prices vary quite wildly on them both with Peggy Peg more expensive.
Just get yourself a pack of these http://www.screwfix.com/p/turbocoach-coach-screws-yellow-zinc-plated-12-x-160mm-25-pack/5502g and some large flat washers. I've used these for years and they work well.
I have a load of blue diamond. The problem I have found is that the heads are standard, but this is a bit shallow thickness for driving into hardstanding - if the pegs tilts as it is driven in, it can tilt inside the nut driver, so the whole lot jams.
Also a word of caution. These pegs have a plastic hook which is quite tight on the metal peg, and so tends to spin with the peg. If your awning has the ladder type peg downs, it is very easy for the spinning hook to catch on the ladder, quickly creating a difficult situation. This happened to me the first time, luckily without incident. Another chap posted the same issue, except he got fingers trapped and significant injury, so take care!
Agree with Chris above. Used these pegs for the first time this hol with cordless drill I have for steadies, and love them. You do need to be careful with the plastic tops though.
Even better than getting them into hard or rocky ground is getting them back out.
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Also a word of caution. These pegs have a plastic hook which is quite tight on the metal peg, and so tends to spin with the peg. If your awning has the ladder type peg downs, it is very easy for the spinning hook to catch on the ladder, quickly creating a difficult situation. This happened to me the first time, luckily without incident. Another chap posted the same issue, except he got fingers trapped and significant injury, so take care!
Agree with the above , bought some of these earlier this year as replacements for some of my original screw pegs which have been bent and damaged over many years of use. I didn't like the way the plastic hooks spun and twisted the awning ladders but found that with the aid of a pair of pliers you could get the hook off, I then drilled the hole out a size bigger so that the hook shouldn't turn along with the screw peg. Still to try them though.
I've also done similar to countrymusicfan and bought some coach screws and large penny washers. I found that tool station has a better selection of diameters and lengths than Screwfix. Got some 8m x 200m which seem to be the same as my originals and slightly longer than the blue diamond. I also got some 10m wing nuts to put on upside down under the washers to act as a form of hook, someone else's idea, not mine, but thought it would work. Still to try these out as well.
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Topic: Drill in rock pegs
