DIY Adjustable Solar Panel Ground Mount - Part 1 

Just started with solar. Got two 100-watt panels this past Sunday.

Good Morning ! TAKE CARE..

Post Hole Digger tip - Measure up your handles to depth required. Mark with tape, pencil, etc. Saves pulling out tape repeatedly. Looking forward to next part.

I hate you had that problem with your Ryobi auger. I’ve had that same auger for a while now and I bore up to 10” holes with little problem. It will stall out occasionally but if I take the hole in small bites, it will usually do the job.

Looks like your bad luck is like mine at times dealing with faulty equipment. That’s why I don’t like changing equipment. I’ll stay with my gasoline engines thank you!

I like it when you show how it's gonna be, and then show us how you did it. That creates some kind of mental awareness to understand what we are expecting and working towards. Great video and tutorial here. Not everyone knows how to create a video others can follow and implement.

I have 2 questions for you I got 16 360 watt panels from SS try your code didn't work for me but that not what I want should I make one 16 like yours or 2 8 panel arays And I have 2 GG4 6000xp So I have 50 amps at 220 The wire I am running is good for 115 amps so I can add as needed I am not going to run my big load at 1st anyway you think this is enough Biggest loads are a 12k and 9k mim split and a 8k ac. Thanks

Please share a material list. Thanks for a Great Video

Great video on how to build a solar mount. Many thanks! 🙏

Glad I inspired your build. I don't mind you using my video clip on your channel.

RODNEY, GREAT PROJECT! I ALSO SAW THAT GUY’S GROUND MOUNT BUILD & WAS IMPRESSED AS WELL! 1. ARE YOU GOING TO PUT DIAGONAL CROSS BRACES ON YOUR POST TO STIFFEN & HELP SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL RIGIDITY FROM HIGH WIND? 2. ARE YOU GOING TO USE BIFACIAL PANELS & PUT WHITE STONES UNDERNEATH TO INCREASE YOUR POWER FROM REFLECTIONS?

Always like your videos. It is like we are talking together at the coffee shop. Well done! I like the approach with a single post/pivot system. Did you consider metal pipe such as sch 40 3” like Iron Ridge mounts suggest? Metal could be all bonded together. For wood structure I assume you will run separate grounding wires. Not trying to tell you what to do. Just an honest question from someone looking to put up a tilting diy mount here in north Texas. All the best. Keep those videos coming.

A for effort I use a laser for every thing

This video seems to be more about how not to do something.

Everything will be gone and your bolts will still be there

Total price for the mount build?

Beautiful workmanship.

You are on another level Rodney. Id love to have enough home time outta this semi truck to be able to use my equipment and do some fun solar projects like this

My shack at the lowest is 8 ft and 11 ft at the peak. It looks like im going to need to have the top of the panels at about 10 or 10.5 ft to stay out of the shacks' shadow.

The strongest part of your mount is those grade 8 bolts. Grade five bolts would have been more then strong enough. In a strong wind the 2x6s will just break at the bolts.

Ha must be nice having soil like that! I would need one on a skid steer or something, couple inches down and rocks galore...

Looks good thanks for the video

This guy was a pleasure to watch figure out things..I really like how he thinks and rolls with things when they go wrong..which always happens to me too :). The kind of guy I get along with super well. I was going to have a fab shop make a metal one but I may just build mine myself after watching this. Thanks for a great video. You have a knack for video.

Nice simple build thanks for sharing. You could add some metal bracing in the corners. Im sure after the pannels are installed the rigidity will be there

Wow, couldn't drill holes in the ground here like that without lasers from the starship Enterprise! And no trees to block the sun! Nice.

see ya on the rest of the build, thanks for sharing this video with us. I want to make one very similar.

Face them true solar south not magnetic south.

Great video, waiting to see the second part

Bam! Nice build sir

The wood isn't stupid. lol..

Hello Rodney where did you buy the rails and hardware to mount the panels? Thanks

No chance that would work here. My ground mounts will involve big deep holes, lots of concrete, steel columns, and aluminum, all designed be a professional engineer to include calculations and a signed wet stamp. In my area the design is for 20LB. SQ. FT. snow load and 90MPH wind load. My county will not accept ground screws or driven piles either. Generally, the mounts will cost about the same as the panels, before installation. Permits are required, not negotiable.