I was just kidding. I picked up 4 tornado damaged MT Solar mounts for $4K used.
https://diysolarforum.com/threads/sinclair-or-mt-solar.76590/
As these were used, they don't qualify for the solar tax credit but this is for my shop so I get to depreciate them fully out, I won't be claiming a credit. My first MT Solar mount was about $6800 during covid with freight to the terminal.
This is the aerial before the tornado hit the used array I purchased. Broke all 4 adjusters, the mounts are rated at 105 mph but the tornado had 150 mph winds.
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And this was the small array after the adjuster broke. One would have thought the panels would have sustained more damage. This will become a 10 panel array, 3x3 with one odd panel at the top. I don't see doing 2x5 and I'd have to extend the rails to mount wider panels.
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Previous owner told me the poles bent over on the larger arrays. I thought maybe the 5 rows of panels might be too high and was thinking I might go to just 4 rows high but in the end I decided to make a double pole mount with 4 columns and 5 rows high. I do have to add extensions to the rails as these had 250W panels which were slightly narrower than the 370W NE Solar panels. My space for this array is limited for length, thus the decision to go 5 rows high.
I think having 3 columns x 5 rows was too much for a single pole. With 4x5 and 2 poles this should work out well. Plan is 21 panels total. One odd panel way at the top, strings will be 7S.
I was planning on Sinclair this time but they dragged their feet and the used MT mounts came up for sale and couldn't pass them up. I did order 2 adjusters, he did have one new adjuster he gave me. I'll still have enough parts left over for one more array.