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A stabilization system, including a drive head, stabilization cap and anchor is provided for boring an anchor into the ground and engaging the stabilization cap with the surface of the ground. The drive head engages the head of the anchor and the stabilization cap. Accordingly, rotation of the drive

A stabilization system, including a drive head, stabilization cap and anchor is provided for boring an anchor into the ground and engaging the stabilization cap with the surface of the ground. The drive head engages the head of the anchor and the stabilization cap. Accordingly, rotation of the drive head results in rotation of the anchor and stabilization cap. It is by rotation that the anchor bores into the ground, the shaft of the anchor is placed at the center of the stabilization cap, and the stabilization cap engages the surface of the ground. After setting the anchor, the stabilization cap opposes lateral movement of the upper end of the anchor.

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1. An anchor system, comprising:an anchor having an anchor head, shaft and an auger;a stabilization cap removably engaged to the shaft of the anchor, the stabilization cap having a downward facing flange; anda drive head removably engageable with both the anchor head and the stabilization cap, the d

1. An anchor system, comprising:an anchor having an anchor head, shaft and an auger;a stabilization cap removably engaged to the shaft of the anchor, the stabilization cap having a downward facing flange; anda drive head removably engageable with both the anchor head and the stabilization cap, the drive head having an engagement tooth, the drive head adapted to removably engage the anchor head with the engagement tooth removably engaging the stabilization cap, so that the drive head simultaneously rotates the anchor and the stabilization cap.2. The anchor system of claim 1, wherein the engagement tooth of the drive head projects downwardly.3. The anchor system of claim 2, wherein the stabilization cap includes a planar plate having a groove therein, the groove having an L-shape, the groove having a width sufficient in size for insertion of the shaft of the anchor.4. The anchor system of claim 3, wherein the groove has a long arm and a short arm of the L-shape, the long arm is from a periphery of the planar plate of the stabilization cap to a near center area of the planar plate of the stabilization cap located left of a center of the planar plate of the stabilization cap, the short arm perpendicular to the long arm and from the near center area located left of the center of the planar plate of the stabilization cap to the center of the planar plate of the stabilization cap.5. The anchor system of claim 3, wherein the width of the groove is from about 0.5 inches to about 1.0 inch.6. The anchor system of claim 3, wherein the engagement tooth has a width that is less than the width of the groove.7. The anchor system of claim 1, wherein the downward facing flange is about a periphery of the stabilization cap.8. A method of boring an anchor into the ground and stabilizing the anchor, comprising:providing a drive head having an engagement tooth;providing a cap having a central plate and a downward facing flange and an L-shaped groove defined in the central plate, the L-shaped groove having a short arm and a long arm, the short arm extending from a center of the central plate of the cap to a location offset to a left of the center, the long arm extending from a periphery of the cap to the short arm;providing an anchor having an anchor head, shaft, and an auger;engaging the drive head with the anchor head;rotating the drive head so that the anchor rotates;then inserting the shaft of the anchor and the engagement tooth of the drive head into the L-shaped groove; andthen rotating the drive head so that the anchor and the cap rotate.9. The method of claim 8, further comprising pivoting the engagement tooth within the L-shaped groove so that the shaft of the anchor is positioned at the center of the cap.10. The method of claim 9, further comprising engaging the flange of the cap with a surface of the ground.11. The method of claim 10, wherein the downward facing flange of the cap is about a periphery of the cap.12. The method of claim 10, further comprising attaching a tension strap to the anchor head so that the anchor bears load.13. An anchor system, comprising:an anchor having an anchor head, a shaft and an auger;a stabilization cap including a circular plate having an L-shaped groove defined therein, and having a center of the circular plate of the stabilization cap defined by an end of the L-shaped groove, the L-shaped groove adapted to engage the shaft of the anchor between the anchor head and the auger; anda drive head having four sides and a top, the drive head having an engagement tooth for engaging the L-shaped groove of the stabilization cap.14. The anchor system of claim 13, wherein the L-shaped groove is right handed so that clockwise rotation of the drive head forces the shaft of the anchor to the center of the stabilization cap.15. The anchor system of claim 13, wherein the groove is sufficient in size to allow the shaft of the anchor to pass therethrough.16. The anchor system of claim 13, wherein the engagement tooth is a downward protuberance attached to one of the four sides.17. The anchor system of claim 13, wherein the drive head defines a first opening on a first of the sides and a second opening on a second of the sides, the first and second sides being parallel and opposite.18. The anchor system of claim 17, wherein the anchor head has a first opening and a second opening defined therein, so that a fastener engages the openings of the drive head and corresponding openings of the anchor head in order to attach the drive head to the anchor head.19. A drive head for attaching to and rotating an anchor, comprising:a body having sides and a top; andan engagement tooth fixedly attached to and extending downward from one of the sides.20. The drive head of claim 19, further comprising a housing attached to and extending upward from the top of the body for attaching an anchor drive machine to the drive head.21. The drive head of claim 19, wherein a first and second side of the sides of the body have first and second openings, respectively, defined therein, the first and second sides being parallel.22. The drive head of claim 21, further comprising a fastener received through the first opening of the first side and the second opening of the second side.23. A stabilization cap for engaging an anchor shaft and stabilizing the anchor, comprising:a plate having a planar surface, a downward facing flange, and a groove defined by the plate, wherein the groove is L-shaped, the groove having a long arm of the L-shape from a periphery of the plate to a center area of the plate and having a short arm of the L-shape from the long arm to a center of the plate.24. The stabilization cap of claim 23, wherein the groove has a width greater than about 0.75 inches for engaging an anchor shaft.