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solar spotlight: ground screws & anchors
Ground Screws & Anchors
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Ancora
Product: Solar Foundation Piles
Description: Ancora manufactures project speci c driven beam and helical anchor foundation piles. Beams typically are W6x9, or W8x10. Helical anchors range in post sizes of 4.5", 5.0", and 5.563"
with wall thicknesses from .250" to .375". Helixes range in size from 12" to 24". Foundation piles are hot dipped galvanized to ASTM A123, post fabrication. Piles
are packaged in bundle con gurations to minimize shipping costs.
Material: Steel
Surface Treatment: Hot dipped
galvanized
Ground screws are becoming the choice in foundation methods. They eliminate the need for concrete and allow foundations to be quickly set. The following highlights a variety of available options to suit different applications and soil conditions.
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• Helical Pier Foundation and Pat. Pending Pier Stabilizers for controlling lateral loads
• 50 year life cycle – “Green” removable and re-useable
TerraSmart Product: Ground Screw
Description: TerraSmart’s patented ground screw offers a versatile and economical solution in all soil and eld conditions. Ground screws have an ability to penetrate the toughest soil conditions, including: bed-rock, caliche, permafrost, and coral, with ease in just minutes.
Material: Galvanized steel to ISO 1461 (EQ. ASTM A123)
Diameter: 3" (7.62cm) Thickness: .165" (8 gauge) Length: 82" (208.28cm) www.terrasmart.com
MILSPEC EARTH ANCHORS AND GROUND SCREWS
• Immediate use after installation – no spoils to remove
• Extremely high load bearing and pull-out resistance to tens of thousands of lbs
• Manufactured and installed for a turn key seamless installation
• Customizable to connect to almost any design or configuration
• The ability to provide additional anchoring for existing preinstalled solar foundations
Phone: 256 234-6699 Fax: 334 460-2830 sales@milspecanchors.com web: milspecanchors.com
Diameter: Project specific Thickness: Project specific Length: Project specific Flange Size: Project specific Thread Pitch: Project specific Threads: Project specific
Key Features:
• Manufacturer-direct supplier;
• Project sizes from 500kW to 100MW; • Site specific;
• Optimized designs;
• High volume manufacturing. www.ancorapiling.com
American Earth Anchors Product: PE46-Hex
Description: 46" aluminum screw anchor that replaces concrete footings adjustable height for leveling. The PE46- Hex will not rust and weighs only
10lbs (4.54kg)
Material: Heat treated aluminum Diameter: 3" (7.62cm) ights Thickness: 1 3/4" (4.45cm) shaft Length: 46" (116.84cm)
Flange Size: 4" (10.16cm) Thread Width: 3" (7.62cm)
Thread Pitch: 2.25" (5.72cm)
Threads: 17
Key Features:
• Replaces concrete footing, no digging, forms, pouring, or waiting;
• 14,000 lbs (6350kg) of pull-out and 9,000 lbs (4082kg) down pressure;
• Aircraft-quality 356 alloy, heat-treated, cast aluminum;
• Fast installation with 2" (5.08cm) socket and impact wrench; and
• 3/4" (1.9cm) hole tapped in head for post brackets, threaded rod, etc.
www.americanea.com
Cantsink Manufacturing Product: Helical Pile Foundation
Description: A helical pile is a steel pipe with a helix plate at the bottom. They are screwed into the ground with a bobcat or similar ma- chinery. The helical piles perform extremely well in very poor, sandy or other non-cohesive soils, and they are used for foundation support.
Material: Steel
Surface Treatment: Hot dipped galvanized
Diameter: 2" to 8" (5.08cm to 20.32cm)
Thickness: Varies
Length: Standard lengths range from 5ft (1.52m) to 10.5 ft (3.2m)
Flange Size: Helix ranges from 11" (27.94cm) to (35.56cm) standard
www.cantsink.com