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.

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.
A look at how the next generation of installers is being trained.
Source: CHANCE Foundation Solutions Blog (Hubbell). Summary written by the Helical Pile USA editorial team.