<div dir="ltr">They require you contact a certified installer. That&#39;s not happening here.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Larry Brown <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Sunmountain@netstep.net" target="_blank">Sunmountain@netstep.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>We have been using Techno Metal Posts Helical Piers with much success for many years</div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature">Larry</div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature">Larry Brown</div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature">Sun Mountain</div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature"><a href="tel:(845)%20657-8096" value="+18456578096" target="_blank">845-657-8096</a></div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature"><a href="mailto:Sunmountain@netstep.net" target="_blank">Sunmountain@netstep.net</a></div><div id="m_-7903365777776729769AppleMailSignature"><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Feb 9, 2018, at 11:48 AM, Chris Schaefer &lt;<a href="mailto:chris@solarandwindfx.com" target="_blank">chris@solarandwindfx.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">While I&#39;ve been using the Zilla platform with an auger attachment for a mini excavator with good luck. With that said I&#39;m looking at Nuance Energy and their Osprey mount which requires a hammer drill. Anyone tried this yet?<div><br></div><div>Christopher</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 11:35 AM, Jerry Shafer <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jerrysgarage01@gmail.com" target="_blank">jerrysgarage01@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Chris<div dir="auto">Azk around for a fence contractor, they generally have what you need</div><span class="m_-7903365777776729769HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div dir="auto">Jerry</div></font></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-7903365777776729769h5">On Feb 9, 2018 5:05 AM, &quot;Chris Mason&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:cometenergysystems@gmail.com" target="_blank">cometenergysystems@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-7903365777776729769h5"><div dir="ltr">I&#39;m taking on construction of a ground mount system of about 30KW. My previous experience has entailed using a utility truck mounted auger for the holes but that&#39;s expensive. The soil type here is fairly soft, not rock.  There&#39;s no contractor available with a skid steer mounted auger. I need at least four inch holes, three foot deep. Siz inch would be better.<br clear="all"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">What are the options? Any novel ideas?</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">We have a service truck with a 2 ton hydraulic crane, anything I can mount to that? I don&#39;t mind fabricating brackets and mounts, welding parts to it.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div>-- <br><div class="m_-7903365777776729769m_5710819088467156998m_-7491752084566805287gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Chris Mason<div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-size:13px">NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer\u2122</span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Solar Design Engineer</span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-size:13px">Generac Generators Industrial techni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