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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Would you be able to show the cost for those 8
piers??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Did you do some estimates for pole mounts or concrete pier
mounts??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sunmountain@netstep.net href="mailto:sunmountain@netstep.net">Larry
Brown</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=info@asappower.com
href="mailto:info@asappower.com">info@asappower.com</A> ; <A
title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 26, 2009 7:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] helical screw
piers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Wrenches,
<DIV>We used a company called techno Metal Post ( <A
href="http://www.technometalpost.com">www.technometalpost.com</A> ) I believe
it is a franchise arrangement with the main company in Canada. Here is a
business opportunity if a franchise does not exist in your community.
<DIV>They are screwed into the ground while hydraulic pressure is applied. We
received a stamped engineering report after completion that identified how
many posts were set, to what depth and how much hydraulic pressure had
been applied for load bearing capacity</DIV>
<DIV>It requires a special unit designed for this purpose</DIV>
<DIV>We set 8 posts in 2 rows of 4 and then attached a UniRac U-LA Ground
Mount racking system for 28 Sanyo 200's</DIV>
<DIV>The posts in this case were 2" schedule 40 galvanized steel pipe ready
for the UniRac mounting system</DIV>
<DIV>They also shot the elevation and cut each pipe to the proper height so
that the relationship between the front row of pipes and the back row of pipes
was set to receive the racking system and then the mounting rails would be at
latitude for this site. We supplied the heights that were
required.</DIV>
<DIV>Many other uses for these screw piers. Pictures on their
website</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Larry</DIV>
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<DIV> <BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Jan 26, 2009, at 1:48 AM, ASAP POWER! 2 wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=375563606-26012009></SPAN><FONT
face=Tahoma><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=375563606-26012009>Sounds like we </SPAN>g<SPAN
class=375563606-26012009>ots to have it. Larry, any pics?
If I assume correctly, these are literally screwing into the ground in place
of a concrete footing. such that you can place/attach a
structural or pipe column or its part of the screw. I can
call some local rental yards and do some internet searching, but
is there a brand name to the screw, driver, or a specialized 4WD unit?
How many did you drive for 5.6kW?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=375563606-26012009></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=375563606-26012009>I had contacted the outfit that
advertised on TV/web for a while a couple of years ago, but wasn't
impressed, however, thought maybe with the right soil it could
be exceptional tool for quick guy wire anchoring purposes for wind
towers. This sounds like something more
substantial.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=375563606-26012009></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=375563606-26012009>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=375563606-26012009>Peter D.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [<A
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Larry Brown<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, 2009
5:58 PM<BR><B>To:</B> RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches]
helical screw piers<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Eric,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>We just used helical screw piers on a 5.6kw ground mount</DIV>
<DIV>The site was difficult due to its slope and soft because the frost had
come back out after some warm days</DIV>
<DIV>There was an excellent chance that a concrete truck would have gotten
stuck and a back hoe would have made a mess</DIV>
<DIV>The 4 wheel drive unit that drives the helical screw piers had no
trouble navigating the terrain, did no damage to the site, was in and out in
less than a day. </DIV>
<DIV>The piers were in two parallel rows and all were within 1/2" of our
string, though that is in the skill of the operator</DIV>
<DIV>In very rocky soil it might be more problematic</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Larry Brown</DIV>
<DIV>Sun Mountain</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jan 25, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Eric Andrews wrote:</DIV><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #c00000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Does
anyone have any experience using Helical screw pier footing for ground
mount racks?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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