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![Essential Maintenance Tips for Anchor Installation Tools](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/CENT-CP-GR-EN-01585-2.jpg)
Written by Tim Staelens
CHANCE brand anchors installation tools are critical to the construction of overhead electric and...
![Identify the Cause of Guy Anchor Misalignment in 3 Easy Steps](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/Asset%208@2x-2.png)
Written by Gary Seider
When anchors go sideways The bending stress and lateral load induced when an anchor is misaligned...
![Does Helical Anchor Spacing Really Affect Capacity?](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/helical-site-analysis-anchor-capacity-web.jpg)
Written by Gary L. Seider, PE
A common question asked by engineers and contractors is “how does anchor spacing affect uplift...
![How to Install Transmission Towers in Soft and Corrosive Soils](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/georgia%20marshes%20and%20transmission%20lines%201200x628.jpg)
Written by Gary L. Seider, PE
This post was originally published on January 3, 2020 and updated on June 21, 2022.
![5 Tools You Need to Install a Utility Anchor](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/PISA-anchor%20install-01.jpeg)
Written by Sarah Banks
Anchors have been used by utilities since 1912. It was then that a young Albert Bishop Chance (age...
![Service Life Expectation for CHANCE® Guy Anchors and Helical Piles](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/anchor-installation.jpg)
Written by Gary L. Seider, PE
Underground corrosion is a function of several factors, which makes it difficult to give a...
![How Does Corrosion Impact the Service Life of Earth Anchors in Water? Let’s Evaluate!](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/Earth-Anchor-Blog-Anchor-Rod-corrosion-2013_2.jpg)
Written by Gary L. Seider, PE
Every application is different, but they often have something in common with other applications. We...
![Serving the World through Hands-On Helical Pile Training](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/sri-lanka-helical-piles-blog-main.jpg)
Written by Timothy See Thoe
At Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. (HPS), we are committed to providing our customers with outstanding...
![Why Measuring Torque Matters](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/Digital%20Torque%20Indicator%20Blog.png)
Written by Tim Staelens
The torque-to-capacity relationship for helical anchors and piles is an empirical method originally...
![Guy Anchor Testing Procedure](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/tension%20test.jpg)
Written by Tim Staelens
Predicting the holding capacity of an anchor can be difficult due to soil variations at different...
![4 Reasons to Field Test Helical Guy Anchors](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/anchors%20blog%20-%20load%20test%201.jpg)
Written by Tim Staelens
The reliability of our overhead power and communication lines is as important today as ever before....
![How to Install Helical Anchors for Utility Poles in Rock-Hard Soil](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/Guy-Anchors-Blog.jpg)
Written by Tim Staelens
Caliche is best described as salt-cemented sand. Naturally occurring in arid and semi-arid regions,...
![Calibration of CHANCE Wireless Torque Indicators](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/Wireless%20Torque%20Indicator%20Calibration%20Blog.png)
Written by Tim Staelens
It is well-documented that the best method for predicting the capacity of helical piles and anchors...
![12 Steps to Install Earth Anchors: Round Rod and SS Anchors](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/TwineyeAdapterPullingEyeGuyGripINSTLN.jpg)
Written by Tim Staelens
Once all safety concerns have been addressed, attach the Kelly bar adapter and installing tool...
![Maintaining your Anchor Tools](https://blog.hubbell.com/hubfs/Torque%20Indicator%20Drawing.png)
Written by Tim Staelens
As with most mechanical devices, CHANCE® anchor-installing tools periodically require maintenance...