anchors

[dulcrayon]

I saw some new type anchors being put on a double wide down the road from me. My questions-where can I find them, and do they satisfy the requiarement for anchoring?
These are heavy steel plates that go under the 16" base block. expandable arms attach to the base and go to the frame in all four directions and clamp to the frame (no welding), the plate is attached to the ground by four stakes (in appearance, look like tent stakes-bladed and "L" shaped-driven through the plate into the ground-they do not appear to be driven in very deeply-maybe 8 to 10")
This home has one on a front corner and one on the opposite rear corner (only two on the entire house)

anybody seen these?

thanks,

Les

[rmurray]

You are tslking about the vector system manufactured by Tie Down Engineering..You can find all kinds of info and state approvals here;

http://www.tiedown.com/dmhousing.html

You might have to contact them about retailers/installers in your area..

[dulcrayon]

Thanks for the info. have a nice day.

Les

[dulcrayon]

Yeah, the Xi2 system looks like it, except the tray on the bottom is different. the picture on their site shows the corners are turned down to dig into the ground. the one I saw is built like a tray with a 1" lip (or so) turned up, and a flat bottom. in each corner there is a "V" shaped slot where a stake is driven into the ground to act as an anchor. don't know the length of the stake, but from the top it appears to be about 1/8" galvanized steel, and "V" shaped like a tent stake-maybe 8 to 10" long (all I could see was the top where it had been hammered into the ground (top was bent up from being hammered).

Les

[rmurray]

The Vector system from Tie Down Engineering was the first system of the type..There are other companies imitating them in the recent years...I imagine Tie Down Engineering takes solace in the old adage "Imitation is the best form of flattery"

Check with manufactured home parts stores in your area for the availability of alternate systems..You might also call the crew who set the home down the road from you...The state will REQUIRE that this type of alternate system is mentioned in the set up manual as an accepted alternative to auger anchors by the engineer who designed the home..

Good Luck..