Hello beautiful Humans!
I have a new update for my trailer build. Today I completed the brackets to allow the solar panels on the side of the trailer to sit at an angle to catch more sunlight.
I started by measuring a piece of 1" angle steel to cut @ 3' for one of my bracing.
I cut the steel @ 3' on my abrasive saw.
I cleaned up the cut on a grinding wheel.
Using a scrap piece of 1" square tube and a quick clamp I secured the angle piece to the piece of angle that was previously attached to the trailer.
A 1/4" hole was drilled through the piece.
I used a bolt as a pin and angled the steel to mate with the side solar panel frame.
I used a quick clamp to hold in place as I marked the angle to be drilled on a bench.
I folded the piece to rest in a vertical position and used the 1" square tube and quick clamp again to drill a hole at the top for storage during transit.
The second attachment point is at the rear of the trailer. However the length of the attached angle would be too short for me to add the support.
I measured and realized I needed at least 47" to create the proper angle for the panel frame to sit. I cut another angle piece at a similar size as the one that is already attached to the trailer.
I cut a piece @ 47" to be my brace.
I cut another piece and painted it to attach .5" below the previously attached angle. I applied some leftover buytl tape to its back.
I attached the piece to the trailer with 2 1/4-20 x 2" bolts.
I clamped the piece to the angle bracket on the trailer to mark the hole that needed to be drilled for attachment.
I then clamped the piece vertically to drill the hole that will be used to pin the bracing during transit.
Here is the bottom hole.
Here is the top.
I got a little too close to the edge when drilling this hole but I think it will be ok since it won't be bearing much load only the partial weight of the angle when pinned for transit.
I drilled 2 holes in a small 1" piece of angle so I could attach it to the solar panel frame and the angle bracket I was using to brace the solar panel frame.
Here is the close up view of this operation.
Here is the side view of the angle bracing completed.
Here is the overall view of the completed angle bracing assembly.
Thank you for your time if you gave this a read!
Yours in liberty toward a brighter future, may the great creator bring peace and joy withing your hearts, Greg 