DUCKBILL Anchors

THE DUCKBILL PRINCIPLE: DUCKBILL anchors, a patented labor and time saving device, work like a toggle bolt in soil. DUCKBILLS are driven into the ground (with no holes, no digging and no concrete), providing a safe and environmentally sensitive installation. An upward pull on the anchor tendon rotates the DUCKBILL into a perpendicular "anchor lock" position in undisturbed soil. The result: superb holding capacities. DUCKBILL anchor systems offer the most effective, lightweight and economical solutions to any anchoring application, large or small.

Driving the DUCKBILL Anchor.

The DUCKBILL anchor works like a toggle bolt when rotated
in undisturbed soil.

1. DRIVE ANCHOR TO DESIRED DEPTH:
DUCKBILL anchors are driven into the soil using a hammer and drive steel. As the anchor is being driven, it is actually compacting the soil around the anchor head.



2. SETTING ANCHORS IN THE SOIL:
To set the anchor in normal soil, wrap the wire rope around the drive steel or insert rod through loop in wire rope and pull upward a distance slightly longer than the length of the anchor body. The upward pull on the wire rope rotates the anchor into a perpendicular anchor locking position in undisturbed soil.



3. LARGER DUCKBILL ANCHORS:
To set larger anchors, use the fulcrum (lever) principle, manual or hydraulic jack, winch or post puller.