Installation Guide

TIE DOWN ENGINEERING • 255 Villanova Drive SW • Atlanta, GA 30336
www.tiedown.com [phone] Fax [phone]
INSTALLATION INFORMATION
Two man operation
makes easy work of
anchor installation
EDM Adapter Head.
Horizontal Installation
Vertical Installation
Adapter fits anchors
and Soil Test Probe
Operating Instructions:
1. Attach adapter head to shaft of the EDM motor, tighten set screw.
2. Place extension handle in the end of the EDM if needed.
3. Place anchor head into adapter, line up anchor shaft with EDM shaft,
for easier installation.
4. Flip forward/reverse switch to forward.
5. Place anchor tip in location where anchor is to be buried. Hold on/off
switch to install.
2a
2b 2c
1a
1b
Anchor Installation
1a. Position anchor at a slight back angle 10 degrees so
that when fully installed, the anchor head will be inside
any skirting or side wall.
1b. For vertical or (uplift anchorage), fully drive anchor into
the ground. Attach and pretension strap until anchor
begins to pull up and tight under side wall of unit.
2a For Horizontal or (frame tie anchorage), install anchor
to 2/3 depth.
2b. Then install stabilizer vertically within 3-4” of anchor shaft,
parallel to wall of home. Drive anchor the remainder of the way
into the ground and attach strap.
2c. Pretension strap to pull anchor rod against stabilizer plate with
head slightly over top of plate.
Electric Drive Machine Installation
Manual Anchor Installation
1. Dig holes to a depth of 2/3 of the anchor length. Install
anchor with rod or length of pipe for leverage.
2. Replace earth in hole after anchor/plate is installed at
full depth. Pack dirt with a tamping rod every 6 inches of fill.
3. Testing may be required in loose soil conditions to check that
anchor has proper holding power.
Important:
Anchor must be installed to full depth. Anchor head must
be at ground level or at the top of the stabilizer plate
which is fully installed to ground level.
Electric Drive Machine Cautions and Warnings:
• BeforeusingtheEDMmakesuretofullyreadtheinstructionmanualincludingthefullcontentofCautionsandWarning.
• Beforeinstallationofanygroundanchor,determinethatthegroundanchorstobeinstalledwillnotbenearanyunderground 
electrical cables, phone lines, water lines, sewer pipes, or gas lines. Failure to do so may result in serious injury or death
• TheEDMisdesignedforoperationbytwopeople.
• DonotallowtheEDMtobewedgedagainstthehomeorothersolidobjects,whenoperatingtheEDM.
• Electricalcordmustbeaminimumof14-2wiresizew/groundupto25ft.ofcord.
Longer cords must be 12-2 wire size w/ground or lower.
• NeveroperatetheEDMinwetorrainyconditions.