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ARE Ballasted Systems

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 30’ to 200’+. Combined with our Tilt-Up Hydraulic Poles, install a 150’ pole with no concrete, no crane, only a small crew and telehandler.

AFS Ballasted Foundation Benefits

Fast

Ballasted Foundations don’t need large crews or expensive machines to install. Our 100’ 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 100’ 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 100’ 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.

We have a Ballasted Foundation and Pole for you

AFS 200

AFS 200


Height

30' - 40'


Ballast Weight

4.8k lbs


Max Top Weight

161 lbs


Raising Sysyem

10T


Installed in

2 hours


Crew size

2


Footprint

12'

AFS 350

AFS 350


Height

40' - 60'


Ballast Weight

16.5k lbs


Max Top Weight

554 lbs


Raising Sysyem

20T


Installed in

4 hours


Crew size

2


Footprint

8'

AFS 400

AFS 400


Height

40' - 80'


Ballast Weight

35.1k lbs


Max Top Weight

946 lbs


Raising Sysyem

20T


Installed in

6 hours


Crew size

2


Footprint

12'

AFS 600

AFS 600


Height

60' - 80'


Ballast Weight

21.9k lbs


Max Top Weight

440 lbs


Raising Sysyem

20T


Installed in

8 hours


Crew size

3


Footprint

17'

AFS 1300

AFS 1300


Height

80' - 100'


Ballast Weight

95.9k lbs


Max Top Weight

1100 lbs


Raising Sysyem

30T


Installed in

16 hours


Crew size

3


Footprint

17'

AFS 1350

AFS 1350


Height

80' - 100'


Ballast Weight

66k lbs


Max Top Weight

1100 lbs


Raising Sysyem

30T


Installed in

16 hours


Crew size

2


Footprint

28'

AFS 1700

AFS 1700


Height

100' - 150'


Ballast Weight

212k lbs


Max Top Weight

550 lbs


Raising Sysyem

50T


Installed in

24 hours


Crew size

3


Footprint

23'

AFS 3000

AFS 3000


Height

150' - 250'


Ballast Weight

380k lbs


Max Top Weight

13200 lbs


Raising Sysyem

60T


Installed in

48 hours


Crew size

3


Footprint

30'