Ground anchor strap puller, tensioner and cutter

A tool for advancing and tensioning a strap of an erosion control system through an aperture of a retaining washer to provide hold down pressure to an erosion control mat, comprising:

• (a) a foot member positioned atop the retaining washer, the foot member having a passage that accepts a strap;
• (b) an upright support bar extending substantially perpendicular to the foot member such that the support bar is extended vertically above the foot member;
• (c) a slide tensioning subassembly having an upright tube that receives the support bar and mounted for sliding movement on the support bar;
• (d) a clamp carried on the slide tensioning subassembly for releasably grasping the strap;
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• (e) a handle having a tube section that receives the support bar for up and down sliding movement and interconnected to the slide tensioning subassembly and the clamp and moveable downwardly to close the clamp to grasp the strap and pull the slide member upwardly to advance the strap through the washer while maintaining downward pressure on the foot member.

A tool for pulling on an embedded member, comprising:

• (a) a foot positioned about the embedded member;
• (b) a support bar extending substantially perpendicular to the foot such that the support bar is extended vertically from the foot;
• (c) a slide member mounted for sliding movement on the support bar;
• (d) a clamp carried on the slide member for releasably grasping the embedded member;
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• (e) a handle interconnected to the slide member and the clamp and moveable downwardly to close the clamp to grasp the embedded member and pull the slide member upwardly to pull the embedded member toward the handle.