Surthrival Trailer Mark 1 Update #26

Hello you beautiful human beings!

I have a new update of the trailer build to cover the mounting of the rooftop solar panels.

I started by using my truck bed to give me a makeshift scaffold that would allow me a solid surface to stand on and get enough height to lift the solar panels individually and mount them to the steel frame.

I lifted each panel in the reverse order they were laid out when pre-drilling the mounts on the ground. I labeled each panel and the corresponding holes with a number 1,2,3,4 and made sure they lined up when laying out the panels on the roof of the trailer.

Here is the view of two panels lifted and positioned on the top of the steel frame.

All the panels connectors were placed facing the center of the frame. This was done for ease of routing the wiring to the center LB mounted to the side of the trailer to enter and wire into the Sol-Ark System.

I used a ladder and the truck to walk around the perimeter of the frame using 1/4-20 bolts with nylock nuts and a 1/4" washer.

I connected the first 3 panels in series to run to route to the first circuit of the Sol-Ark system.

Thank you for your time if you gave this update a read!