tie outs

Here is what has worked great for me. I took some bent up scrap t-posts and cut off about the bottom two feet then I welded 8-12 in of chain to the top of the cut off post. Then drive the post in the ground so all is sticking up is the chain. From there I connect my swivels and longer lengths of chains. With this setup there is absolutely nothing for them to get tangled on or wrapped up around. When it is time to mow, I can unhook the long chain, and mow over the short bit that sticks up from the ground. Nothing to maneuver around which I like. I only have an issue with one of my dogs on this setup. He is a bit of a tweeker and likes to run circles all day long and he will build up a good mound of dirt at the center pivot point that I have to knock down every couple months. Other than that this is the best setup of all that I have tried that works for me.