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A new Hubbell engineer describes learning to install helical piles from the operator's seat

Zachary Motley, EIT, writes about his first months running the equipment that turns helical piles into the ground: installing flag foundations, setting reaction piles for load tests and pulling test piles. It shows how ordinary skid steers and excavators become installation rigs.

Crew installing helical piles for a new home foundation at golden hour, with a row of capped piles in the foreground

Zachary Motley, EIT, writes about his first months running the equipment that turns helical piles into the ground: installing flag foundations, setting reaction piles for load tests and pulling test piles. It shows how ordinary skid steers and excavators become installation rigs.

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Source: CHANCE Foundation Solutions Blog (Hubbell). Summary written by the Helical Pile USA editorial team.

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