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The Continuous Rod Holdown System
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Simpson ATS
Anchor Tiedown System		   Simpson
Straps and Holdowns		   Earthbound System
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AutoTight® CAT equivalents		 Traditional Holdowns and Straps all have an Allowable Load value associated with the specific holdown or strap product, be it Simpson or another manufacturer.

Simpson Holdown and Strap
 Conversion Table
  
   
TDS11 TDS12
TSD13 TDS14
TDS15 TDS16
   
TDS21 TDS22
TDS23 TDS24
TDS25 TDS2HS
   
TDS31 TDS32
TDS33 TDS34
TDS35 TDS37
TDS3HS
   
TDS41 TDS42
TDS43 TDS44
TDS45 TDS47
TDS4HS
   
TDS51 TDS52 There are many drawbacks to using Traditional Holdowns and Straps in a Multi-Story Wood Structure. The advantages of AutoTight® vs. Traditional Holdowns are explained in
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TDS53 TDS54
TDS55 TDS57
TDS5HS
   

Required Loads per Simpson Catalog Form C-ATS03 Expires 1/06
 
 
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AutoTight® Rod Holdown Systems and components are covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents 6,390,747; 6,585,469; 6,625,945, other patents both foreign and domestic are pending.