[RE-wrenches] Nuance ground racking

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

Interesting and the closest I have done to this is a ballast mount.
I will say I have broken quite a few cordless drills and killed Lithium 
batteries with big torque.
My vote is a genset/ extension cord. Good Luck!

Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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On 2023-10-09 7:32 am, Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am going to try out the Nuance OSPREY PowerRack as a ground mount 
> option that does not require an excavator. I am wondering two things 
> about it:
> 
> 1. Does anyone have experience with this, and do you like it?
> 
> 2. What drill do you use for the drive rod?
> 
> It seems like the Milwaukee 2" SDS max drill is the standard - 
> https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/5342-21
> I am wondering if it is possible to use a cordless drill though. DeWalt 
> makes both a cordless and corded version that claim to have the same 
> impact energy as each other, although both are less than the Milwaukee 
> Drill. Milwaukee has 19.9 ft-lbs of energy and the DeWalt ones have 
> 19.4 Joules, which is 14.3 ft-lbs of energy.
> Cordless Kit - 
> https://www.dewalt.com/product/dch773y2/60v-max-2-brushless-cordless-sds-max-combination-rotary-hammer-kit
> Corded Kit - 
> https://www.dewalt.com/product/d25773k/2-sds-max-rotary-hammer
> 
> The cordless drill is tempting because I already have a bunch of DeWalt 
> equipment, and it would be nice to avoid needing a generator or some 
> very long extension cords.
> 
> Thanks!
> -Dave
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