BALLASTED SYSTEM
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Patented. Ballasted Foundations.
Fast. Permanent. Temporary.
No Concrete? No Problem. Our AFS Ballasted Foundations can use local dirt or gravel as well as concrete blocks or pour. Designed for permanent installations, our systems install and decom so fast, they work great for temporary installations and support poles from 9 m to 60 m +. Combined with our Tilt-Up Hydraulic Poles, install a 46 m pole with no concrete, no crane, only a small crew and telehandler.
AFS 200
Pole Height
9.14m - 12.19m
AFS 350
Pole Height
12.19m - 18.28m
AFS 400
Pole Height
12.19m - 24.38m
AFS 600
Pole Height
12.19m - 24.38m
AFS 1300
Pole Height
24.38m - 30.38m
AFS 1350
Pole Height
24.38m - 30.38m
AFS 1700
Pole Height
30.38m - 45.72m
AFS 3000
Pole Height
45.72m - 76.20m
Fast
Ballasted Foundations don’t need large crews or expensive machines to install. Our 30 m Foundation and Pole System can be installed as fast as 1 day by a crew of 4 and a telehandler.
No Impact to Site
ARE’s Patented Ballasted Foundations require no digging. Our foundations are assembled on top of the ground and without disturbance to the earth. Our systems have been used in historic and culturally sensitive areas, on top of contaminated soils or mountain tops where digging is not practical.
Small to Large Options
ARE has 16 Ballasted Foundations support Pole Base Moments from 38 kip ft to more than 4000 kip ft, with variations designed for smaller foundations and others that are designed to support more load with the least amount of ballast.
Permanent
ARE created our foundations for the Wind Turbine Industry and rotating, oscillating mass with constantly changing frequencies. Key for wind turbines and frequency is an absolutely rigid foundation – like concrete. With these high requirements, ARE’s Ballasted Foundations easily meet TIA’s conservative requirements for permanent structures.
Temporary
The same design that is built to last and be permanent just happens to also assemble and disassemble quickly with a telehandler, or in the case of our AFS 200 – by hand. Crews doing their first installation have installed our AFS 1300 and 30 m tilt-up pole in 1 day. While not typical, with a larger crew and a long summer day – it can be done.
Above or Below Ground
The same engineering principles that are at work being installed above ground are there if we bury. Dig the hole, level the bottom and back-fill with the spoils from the hole. No concrete and you’ve got a foundation for a 30 m pole that takes 4-8 hours to assemble. For burial, ARE will apply bitumen coating over our 7-step galvanized coating to meet Buried Steel Code.
AFS 200
Pole Height
9.14m - 12.19m
Ballast Weight
2.2T
Max Top Weight
73 kg
Raising System
10T
Installed in
2 hours
Crew size
2
Footprint
3.6 m2
AFS 350
Pole Height
12.19m - 18.28m
Ballast Weight
7.5T
Max Top Weight
250 kg
Raising System
20T
Installed in
4 hours
Crew size
2
Footprint
2.4 m2
AFS 400
Pole Height
12.19m - 24.38m
Ballast Weight
15.9T
Max Top Weight
430 kg
Raising System
20T
Installed in
6 hours
Crew size
2
Footprint
3.6 m2
AFS 600
Pole Height
12.19m - 24.38m
Ballast Weight
10.0T
Max Top Weight
200 kg
Raising System
20T
Installed in
8 hours
Crew size
3
Footprint
5.2 m2
AFS 1300
Pole Height
24.38m - 30.38m
Ballast Weight
43.5T
Max Top Weight
500 kg
Raising System
30T
Installed in
16 hours
Crew size
3
Footprint
5.2 m2
AFS 1350
Pole Height
24.38m - 30.38m
Ballast Weight
30.0T
Max Top Weight
500 kg
Raising System
30T
Installed in
16 hours
Crew size
2
Footprint
8.5 m2
AFS 1700
Pole Height
30.38m - 45.72m
Ballast Weight
96.1T
Max Top Weight
250 kg
Raising System
50T
Installed in
24 hours
Crew size
3
Footprint
7.0 m2
AFS 3000
Pole Height
45.72m - 76.20m
Ballast Weight
172.4T
Max Top Weight
5900 kg
Raising System
60T
Installed in
48 hours
Crew size
3
Footprint
9.1 m2
CONTACTS
TILTS SIA
Registration number: 50103005351
Adress: Spilves street 18, Riga, LV 1055, Latvia
Bank: OP Corporate Bank plc Latvia
SWIFT code: OKOYLV2X
Bank account number.: LV82OKOY0005100035077