Fabrication Solutions -V-Loc Post Anchors
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NCHRP 350 Crash-tested & Approved
V-Loc's flush-to-the-ground configuration allows sign posts to breakaway or release cleanly at ground-level, with a 360 degree impact zone. Other mounting systems extend above the ground level and can come in contact with a vehicles tires and/or gas tank upon impact causing roll-overs and explosions. Save lives and reduce your liability by using V-Loc Sockets for safely anchor all of your posts.
V-Loc Post Anchors
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The professional's choice. V-Locs are specified as the anchoring system of choice for many municipalities and State DOTs. Choose what the pro's do.
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| The MUTCD states that roadside sign supports in the clear zone shall be breakaway, yielding or shielded (section 2A-19). This requirement applies to all roads open to public travel whether publicly or privately owned. |
V-Loc's unique, yield-and-release system allows you to replace knocked down signs, posts and mailboxes in a matter of minutes by reusing the V-Loc anchor sockets, knockdown after knockdown.
- Install & replace posts easily
- Models available for round, square or u-channel posts
- Stabilzer fins create maximum reinforcement
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 NCHRP 350 Crash Tested & Approved!
No post anchor system is safer than the V-Loc, the only Flush-to-the-ground and reusable post anchoring system for mounting signs and single/double/ multiple mailbox systems. NCHRP 350 approved and AASHTO recommeded.
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MUTCD: All Non-Breakaway Sign Supports Shall Be Replaced By January 2013
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The FHWA realizes that no agency can inventory, inspect, design and replace non-breakaway sign supports overnight. The easiest way to accomplish this is to begin u sing breakaway supports when installing new signs or replacing damaged supports. All non-breakaway sign supports within the clear zone of roads pasted at 50 MPH or greater shall be replaced by January 2013. Thus, you can save yourself time and money by using compliant supports NOW for the new installations or replacments.
FHWA policy requires that all highway appurtenances, including sign supports, used on the National Highway System mett performance criteria contained in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350, Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features. All of TAPCO's Signs Sockets for round, square and u-channel posts are NCHRP 350 Approved breakaway supports.
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Never Replace an Anchor Again!
After a knockdown the socket is re-usable, requiring only the replacement of the locking wedge and post. You save re-installation and money on every knockdown.
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Stability
The strong V-Shaped steel fins hold the socket securely in the ground. V-Loc's patented design resists movement, both from wind vibration and in the event of a knockdown.
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Unsurpassed Crash-worthiness Through Superior Design
V-Loc employs a unique, patented yield-and-release system that allows posts to release or break away at ground level so that errant vehicles pass over the anchor. This minimizes the potential for punctured tires and vehicle roll-overs. It is the Only re-usable, flush to the ground anchor.
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V-Loc is the state of the art, re-usable breakaway anchor, allowing you to replace posts literally in minutes. It anchors posts for signs, mailboxes and other applicaotins. The V-Loc socket can be installed in concrete, asphalt or dirt, safely by one person in a matter of minutes either by hand or power driver.