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I was wondering if you would get the legs aligned correctly, but I see they aren't attached yet.
I tend to build mine in situ. I have a wobbly unistrut set of legs I bent (in conduit bender) and bolted to my old rack. It has X and Y diagonals, which do get in the way, and it is awkward to remove one-man. (fits in rear 4 pockets of pickup bed. Balance of rack is bolted through cab roof and supported from front bumper.)
Yours will be more presentable than mine, but also heavier. Yours is for panels, mine for random cargo, about 16' full length of pickup.
Looks like you could have a little cargo space. Center would be more difficult to load. How about mounting panels to one side, and make a tilt-up (to avoid shading when not in use) vertical, leaving about 10" or so for stacking lumber or pipe? You could load from side of vehicle.
Are you able to hoist it to the ceiling and drive under to install?
I tend to build mine in situ. I have a wobbly unistrut set of legs I bent (in conduit bender) and bolted to my old rack. It has X and Y diagonals, which do get in the way, and it is awkward to remove one-man. (fits in rear 4 pockets of pickup bed. Balance of rack is bolted through cab roof and supported from front bumper.)
Yours will be more presentable than mine, but also heavier. Yours is for panels, mine for random cargo, about 16' full length of pickup.
Looks like you could have a little cargo space. Center would be more difficult to load. How about mounting panels to one side, and make a tilt-up (to avoid shading when not in use) vertical, leaving about 10" or so for stacking lumber or pipe? You could load from side of vehicle.
Are you able to hoist it to the ceiling and drive under to install?
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I installed all the legs on the bus, hoisted just the angle up there, got it square with a beam at each end, clamped it and prefilled the holes. The idea will be to paint it all, install the legs then install the rack.
I have about 13” width of space down the middle. Think I might put some left over trees decking I have there to be able to more easily walk the center and inspect and clean the panels.
I have 4-5 friends coming over to help me get it up on the roof. If I calculated everything right, it weighs ~220 lbs. Although hoist and drive under is an option. I have a barn that I could rig something to that the bus will fit in. Will give that a think.
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