[RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

[Nick A Lucchese]

Thanks Carl. I’ve been doing something similar with 2x4 and 2x6’s over the years. Affordable and less toxic cedar is readily abundant in our area too. Just drilling holes through it and pinning to the ground with concrete form stakes has worked well even in winds approaching 100 mph. Between these recommendations and Glenn’s Corigy recommendation the client now has some solutions proposed in the $.16 to .40 per watt range. All up to her now!

Enjoy your weekend everyone, Nick





> On Apr 12, 2024, at 10:36 AM, Carl Hansen via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
> 
> Nick,
> 
>   In New Mexico it was popular on flat roof homes to lay down pressure treated 4x4's and lag your L-feet onto these then weight them down with cinder blocks filled with concrete, this would be an inexpensive temporary option. 
> 
>    Carl Hansen
> 
>    Hansen&Sun Electric
> 
> On 2024-04-09 2:58 PM, AE Solar via RE-wrenches wrote:
>> Are helical piles overkill for what you are trying to do? They can be unscrewed when you are done so nothing is left behind. 
>> 
>> Adam Katzman (he/him)
>> Autonomous Energies | Owner/Operator
>> www.AutonomousEnergies.com <http://www.autonomousenergies.com/>
>> (518) 567-1468
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>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM Nick A Lucchese via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
>> Greetings Wrenches,
>> 
>> Has anyone utilized any ballasted style commercial roof rack solutions directly on the ground? I have an upcoming project that is only predicted to be left in place for around 5 years and is on land expected to be put back as it was found therefore concrete is out of the question. I’ve successfully made temporary arrays with standard rails and tilts by pinning 2x wood material to grade but this one calls for something lower in profile. Very minimal use is expected during winter months so the lower production of a 10 degree tilt is not an issue. The Ironridge BX seems like it would be ideal and have been told at conferences and distributor shows that it would work but figure one of you may have experience with this product or something more appropriate and affordable? Perhaps even go for the bonus of something with a 15 degree tilt if it exists? I realize weeds and grasses will be a factor as well but client can come up with many low tech solutions for that aspect. The grade is quite flat, few rocks and site prep can certainly improve even more before the project begins.
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>> Thanks for the wisdom and experience, Nick
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