How to remove plastic sleeve from rotary line ground spike

twopenny

Would the thingy used for getting a ground spike out of the ground help?
They fit tightly and are designed for pulling.
They are d shaped with bits sticking down and out......sorry I can't find a photo. Seems theyve gone all technical now......but the original ones used to come with a washing line and are available for a couple of pounds in hardware shops.
As long as the dont go onto the holes in the spike itself they are a good leaver.

Eldi_Dos

Lulu58 said:

GDB2222 said:

There are lots of ways to get this done. Why not start with a list of the tools that you have available?

  Beyond that I may have to buy something.  

The tool designed for the job is a correctly sized Pulling Carrot, but do not think anyone would buy for a one off job..

Do you have access to a narrow enough crowbar?

GDB2222

Eldi_Dos said:

Lulu58 said:

GDB2222 said:

There are lots of ways to get this done. Why not start with a list of the tools that you have available?

  Beyond that I may have to buy something.  

The tool designed for the job is a correctly sized Pulling Carrot, but do not think anyone would buy for a one off job..

Do you have access to a narrow enough crowbar?

The pole of the old dryer would fit perfectly?

MouldyOldDough

Try a tent peg - a steel one, hammered into the plastic - then hook it out using the hook end of the peg

Lulu58

ThisIsWeird said:

Coat hanger! Of course. D'oh! Perfect

What do you have to cut and bend the hanger? If a wire-cutter or the snippy part of pliers, or a hacksaw, perhaps try and cut at an angle so as to leave a sharp 'barb' on the outside of the hook. Insert the hook to the bottom, and if it won't go under the sleeve, try sliding it up the wall slowly whilst pressing it into the wall. There's a small chance the barb will bite enough to extract, but only if the sleeve is loose. If you can get the sleeve to move even a small amount, then you should be able to get the hook under its bottom - and out.

Does the inside of the metal sleeve looky rusty at all? If so, then I fear the chances of a straight extraction will be slight, so summat more butchery will be needed.

I've found a coat hanger, ThisIsWeird, and I've also found an old pair of snippy things so I should be able to cut it.  I have pliers to bend the wire. Good point about leaving a 'barb', thank you. 

The inside of the metal sleeve is very rusty so I may be on a bit of a wing and a prayer, but we'll see!

I think there may be 2 - one very thin, probably 2-3mm. The other is approx 1cm.  They were meant to act as spacers so different rotary dryer poles could be used.  Unfortunately, they slid way down into t'hole!

If I can't get them out without butchery, I'll try more butchery 

Lulu58

twopenny said:

Would the thingy used for getting a ground spike out of the ground help?
They fit tightly and are designed for pulling.
They are d shaped with bits sticking down and out......sorry I can't find a photo. Seems theyve gone all technical now......but the original ones used to come with a washing line and are available for a couple of pounds in hardware shops.
As long as the dont go onto the holes in the spike itself they are a good leaver.

Thanks for the idea, twopenny.  I don't have one of the thingy's you describe but will try and find one if the coat hanger trick doesn't work.

Lulu58

Eldi_Dos said:

The tool designed for the job is a correctly sized Pulling Carrot, but do not think anyone would buy for a one off job..

Do you have access to a narrow enough crowbar?

Thanks, Eldi-Dos.  I've just been looking at pulling carrots ... very intriguing!  No crowbar I'm afraid

Lulu58

GDB2222 said:

The pole of the old dryer would fit perfectly?

Thanks, GDB2222.  I tried to pull out the sleeves with the pole from the dryer but they wouldn't budget, but I may have a rethink it nothing else works.

ThisIsWeird

Lulu58 said:

ThisIsWeird said:

Coat hanger! Of course. D'oh! Perfect

What do you have to cut and bend the hanger? If a wire-cutter or the snippy part of pliers, or a hacksaw, perhaps try and cut at an angle so as to leave a sharp 'barb' on the outside of the hook. Insert the hook to the bottom, and if it won't go under the sleeve, try sliding it up the wall slowly whilst pressing it into the wall. There's a small chance the barb will bite enough to extract, but only if the sleeve is loose. If you can get the sleeve to move even a small amount, then you should be able to get the hook under its bottom - and out.

Does the inside of the metal sleeve looky rusty at all? If so, then I fear the chances of a straight extraction will be slight, so summat more butchery will be needed.

I've found a coat hanger, ThisIsWeird, and I've also found an old pair of snippy things so I should be able to cut it.  I have pliers to bend the wire. Good point about leaving a 'barb', thank you. 

The inside of the metal sleeve is very rusty so I may be on a bit of a wing and a prayer, but we'll see!

I think there may be 2 - one very thin, probably 2-3mm. The other is approx 1cm.  They were meant to act as spacers so different rotary dryer poles could be used.  Unfortunately, they slid way down into t'hole!

If I can't get them out without butchery, I'll try more butchery 

So these two plastic sleeves are 'spacers' rather than 'sleeves'?

Spacers tend to be low-height and thicker. Sleeves are designed to reduce the width, so thinner and taller.

Anyhoo, you seem to have the tools!

Lulu58

MouldyOldDough said:

Try a tent peg - a steel one, hammered into the plastic - then hook it out using the hook end of the peg

Thanks, MouldyOldDough. I don't have any tent pegs, but may try and get hold of one if all else fails.  I have found a metal barbeque skewer which might be useful!