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Installing Concrete Anchors
Note: To determine anchor locations, please refer to the section for the specific equipment
to be anchored, Anchors & hardware are supplied with the Base Assemblies.
Tools Required (customer supplied):
• Tape measure
• Anchor setting tool or punch with a
•
5
/
" diameter carbide tipped concrete drill bit
8
• Hammer drill
• ¾" or 19mm Socket, Extension and Ratchet
• Hammer
• Shop Vacuum for fine dust
• Safety glasses, to be worn during Drilling, Anchor
installation and setting!
Note: Never place a floor anchor into a seam/crack,
or an area within 9" from a seam/crack or
outside edge of the concrete floor
1. With the 5/8" carbide drill bit installed in the Hammer
drill, drill a hole into the concrete to 2 inches (+
2. Use a shop vacuum or turkey baster to remove all dust and concrete chips out of the holes. Ensure
the hole depth is at least 2 inches (+1/8").
3. Turn a hex head bolt 3 full turns into a floor anchor, and insert it into the drilled hole (FIG 1).
4. Use the hammer to tap the top of the bolt until the floor
anchor is flush with or just below the top of the concrete
(FIG 1).
5. Remove the hex head bolt, proceed to set the anchor and
lock it in place!
The step of locking or setting the anchors is critical;
ensure that it is done correctly (FIG 2)!
6. Using a punch or setting tool (customer supplied), set the
floor anchor by striking the plunger in the center of the
floor anchor. Strike the setting tool or punch with a
hammer repeatedly, to expand the anchor in the hole
(FIG 2).
When securing equipment to floor anchors using bolts, a torque value of 20 ft lbs is
recommended.
365 / Instruction #8920101 Rev 4
5
/
" diameter & 1.5" long end
16
1
/
").
8
Pg. 7
FIG 1
FIG 2
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