Digging the hole for an earth anchor plate

Sometimes the holes must be dug by hand for the earth anchor plates because they will be close to sewer, electric, or other utility lines. It looked like this hole was dug using our mini excavator with the auger attachment. DryZone calls ahead to give the utility companies time to mark the lines. Once we dig in the right places, the rods for each wall anchor are pushed from the basement out to one of these holes in the yard. Then an earth anchor is attached.