excellent viewing gentlemen....its almost like being in the scene, which I might add, being a fair distance from my location (Woy Woy) is probably why watching where you gents are working is so enjoyable. Thank you one and all.
Great ideas below, good to see just how some people just get the job done, I would say a good winch that can do winch in and out will save your backs from picking up those heavy batteries, also great for lowering towers, a gin pole with a good pulley will make your hot hard work just that little bit easier. Cheers guys keep up the great work.
Perhaps devising a bottom mount for your mast pipe that can be inserted into the existing IBC fill opening that would then allow you to fill IBC with water to weight down tower rather than having to deal with heavy weights. If relocation of tower is required or maintenance, drain water and unit can be tilted over. No Ladders required, however 2nd IBC and transfer pump required to fill IBC mount.. Great work Jack and look forward to the next deployment.
Side mount mast top idea, gravity transfer water from back of ute good but might be a bit slow if Jack and Ant install any quicker. Transfer pump might still be required to fill IBC from the water point. Driving for an hr over station tracks with a full IBC on the back not an option.. I love how they are using UA-cam for a brainstorming session on how to perfect this task..bloody marvellous!
got a great chuckle watching this one. Best part you said a hill, hill like the country is flat as a pancake. Guess it is all relative. Still can't figure out what the cattle eat. Thanks for posting. BC Canada
Container at back of Ute. Don’t unpack the tools off the truck tray. Pre fit the cameras and clamps to the pole ( loose). Have a pole with a horseshoe on end to get more leverage lifting the device up. Can you cap the top and run the cables inside the pole?
Whoever invented work gloves should have their own statue erected somewhere. Tools lying on the ground or the ute back with no shade...man they can get burning hot in summer. I prefer the el cheapo loose garden gloves in some jobs & pour a little water in a coupla times a day in peak summer. 🙂
Hi Jack Just reviewing your repeater, camera and wifi tower installation Set up you could work out the angles of the camera, transmitter dish and wif positions and install them at the workshop. Using a step drip, drill out the holes to 21mm and connect to all devices with grey corrigated conduit for bird and sun protection, Run the cable down the internal of the top pipe to the length you require to connect. Estimate the number of turns your require to thread the top pipe on to the bottom and twist the cables in opposite direction the tape the cables and roll up ready for insertion on site. Do everything you did on the bottom section an cut a large hole for the incoming cables. Push a length of fencing wire up the pipe and leave it ready to tape the other end of the cables on on site. Fit all equipment in the switch box ready to accept cables. I am greatly concerned about your working at heights. The ladder top rung could slide over to one side if you are up the top of the ladder it could easily slip to one side and twist taking the foot off the ground and the whole ladder twist around the pole and you will find your self with life threatening injuries. A solution On the top rung put 2 150x 75mm angle braclets on held down by hose clamps so the pole is inbetween the braclets. Before climbing tie a 1500mm piece of rope around the top rung and side rail. Lean the ladder on the pole, take another piece of rope and tie each rail to the tank corners tightly. When you climb up carefully tie off the top rope around the pole a couple of times and tie it off to the other side of the rail and rung. Wear a pole safety harness with a round turn on the pole. they are cheap as chips compared your l life. Another thing you could do is place the truck so the toolbox is facing away from the pole. Raise the ladder on the truck and tuck the feet up against the tool box and tie off the ladder to the trail carry rail. Gives you a bit more height and the ladder wont slip out. Hope that makes sense
You Boys are working smarter. Doing most of the work in the shop, in the shade and standardizing seems like a really good idea. There must be some kind of genius bracket you could use to stabilize the bottom of the mast, but not sure what that would be.
hey jack, my two cents worth……..to eliminate guy wires are you able to attach to the bottom of the “shuttle” feet the will extend out from each corner to increase floor/surface area. surely theses can be attached on site. maybe something like steel angle that extend 500 mm out and bolted or welded on. secondly i think given. the additional stability of the extended or extendable feet you could then fit a hinge for a hinged mast to the side if the shuttle on site that could more or less “click” into position. again this should not add to deployment time yet it will also allow quicker and easier maintenance and repairs going forward especially if you were flying in to site as no ladder would be required as work can be carried out at ground level. i reckon this would also save a lot of back breaking type lifting and shifting and climbing ladders on site. increasing safety too.
A jack fill your i.b.c with dirt,a drill rod coming out with a hinge ,your truck crane to place it in position on job site.screw in a few drill rod on at hinge,lift mast into place with your truck crane,most of the the work done at homestead shed.cheers.
When Jack is up the ladder, Ant should be holding the lower half of the ladder to prevent it slipping out and falling. But I'm still trying to figure out what actually gets done at the top of the mast on-site that can't be done before it is raised up. I see that you have installed the box and dish at home which is good. I'm not convinced that is is doable in 15mins. But maybe 20-25mins. But all good. I like your key and anti-theft device. Your service is better than mine on the Sunshine Coast! It is crap here. 245days! I can't get mine to work for 2days without needing to reboot.
Would the solar panel get crushed if there is excessive movement between the post and the base? Would it be better to mount the panel solely to either the post or base?
Someone already said to put the container on the back, for tightening your nuts 😁either use a socket on a ratchet or use a battery powered impact. build a gin pole using you receiver hitch and cables or chains back to the headache rack (at least that what we call the cab protector I'm sure you have some other term for it)for support then either a chain hoist or small powered winch to set the weights in. this could also be used to set the unit complete is you carried it on a trailer, then all you would have to do is lift it off the trailer unhitch it move over to where u=you ant to set it mount the box and solar cell and your done. or build it on the trailer! If you have to use your ladder on a skinny pole add a round fitting with a slot big enough for the pole to fit through on the top step that way it fits around the pipe and keeps the ladder from slipping from side to side. I built one for climbing up power poles when I was an electrician it's a lot safer to work when your not having to worry about the ladder sliding to one side and dumping you when your 2o feet or so connecting to the transformer Another thought build sperate tool bags one for Ant the other for you that way your not digging through the ammo can and you know you have the right tools for the job, I used to do this with my low voltage stuff I live in the high desert of NM your place looks a lot like my area
Yep. You need to work on lifting solutions. Less manual lifting over 30kg by using a hoist crane, block n tackle or roller ramps. Perhaps you can make these “coms modules” on a 4x6 single axle trailer and once deployed on site use three jockey posts to level it. Each trailer has a water proof / dust proof box for the batteries etc all wired up to plug n play into the camera and dishes. Mast may need to incorporate foot pegs for maintenance access.
Great stuff Jack and Ant. Always good to analyse things when you’ve got multiples to do. Just wondering with your open top on that container has it got holes in the bottom to let the water and rain drain out if and whenever you get any rain? I noticed the one up on the hill had a roof on it so no rain problems there. I liked your hole in the top thermal cooling idea as well. From the other comments it looks like you’ve got the lifting challenge sorted which would make things easier.
Telomast would let you setup the radio/camera at 3M then jumpup the sections with lock pins (to 15m if you’re keen 😂) . You can still swivel the pole at the base for fine tuning angles. That said you do need to guy wire it…. But then you don’t need to take out a heavy base plate either.
Loving the video guys, just wish I was out there with you. Cut the thetop of the plastic pod out so it's like a bucket, put your set up in and filling with dirt like a hesco barrier. And Jack are you ex military? Seriously would love to come and work for you. No money just my keep and a couple of things. Cheers guys Dave
Cheers Dave, hardly, I was a chocco (Army reserve) sig while I was at Uni, and then I was too far away to parade so had to discharge. Definitely done the hasco idea on tower anchors, and would be very effective on final units. Our concern was time to deploy and having to bring the loader, one more piece of equipment to carry. But it would work.
Watching a great video on remote WA Station life. Who would expect to hear "Rage Against The Machine" be mentioned? Absolutely no body at all hahaha Tiny quirky humpourous surprises amongst it all. Do the camels leave them alone? Zip ties...is there anything they can't do? hahaa
Maybe the use of a impact gun and sockets. when your mounting the dish and camera instead of ratchet ringing and especially the Philips head screwdriver. OT looked like a 13mm and 8 mm sockets
Hi Jack; how about welding climbing pegs on the mast back at the workshop and forget the ladder? Is it possible to weld the mast on the outside and fill it with water on site or will it break down in the sun?
Maybe a silly question: is there a video on what gear your using? For the wireless bridges etc Looks like Unifi/ubiquiti (good stuff). Or if there isn’t a video - can you do one? Would be good to see how your running the network like with a drawing or something. Keep up the good work!
excellent viewing gentlemen....its almost like being in the scene, which I might add, being a fair distance from my location (Woy Woy) is probably why watching where you gents are working is so enjoyable. Thank you one and all.
Great ideas below, good to see just how some people just get the job done, I would say a good winch that can do winch in and out will save your backs from picking up those heavy batteries, also great for lowering towers, a gin pole with a good pulley will make your hot hard work just that little bit easier.
Cheers guys keep up the great work.
Good internet speed today . Clear picture and audio is excellent. sweat fruit day !.
Perhaps devising a bottom mount for your mast pipe that can be inserted into the existing IBC fill opening that would then allow you to fill IBC with water to weight down tower rather than having to deal with heavy weights. If relocation of tower is required or maintenance, drain water and unit can be tilted over. No Ladders required, however 2nd IBC and transfer pump required to fill IBC mount.. Great work Jack and look forward to the next deployment.
mount the mast on the side with u bolts and the ute tray is higher than the IBC on the ground => gravity transfer.
Side mount mast top idea, gravity transfer water from back of ute good but might be a bit slow if Jack and Ant install any quicker. Transfer pump might still be required to fill IBC from the water point. Driving for an hr over station tracks with a full IBC on the back not an option.. I love how they are using UA-cam for a brainstorming session on how to perfect this task..bloody marvellous!
Ant, JACK is always right.
got a great chuckle watching this one. Best part you said a hill, hill like the country is flat as a pancake. Guess it is all relative. Still can't figure out what the cattle eat. Thanks for posting. BC Canada
Great show Jack Andy is just the best 😅
Container at back of Ute. Don’t unpack the tools off the truck tray. Pre fit the cameras and clamps to the pole ( loose). Have a pole with a horseshoe on end to get more leverage lifting the device up. Can you cap the top and run the cables inside the pole?
I 2nd leaving tools on ute tray, bending down to pickup tools has hairs on it when you get as senior as Ant.
Whoever invented work gloves should have their own statue erected somewhere. Tools lying on the ground or the ute back with no shade...man they can get burning hot in summer. I prefer the el cheapo loose garden gloves in some jobs & pour a little water in a coupla times a day in peak summer. 🙂
Hi Jack
Just reviewing your repeater, camera and wifi tower installation
Set up you could work out the angles of the camera, transmitter dish and wif positions and install them at the workshop.
Using a step drip, drill out the holes to 21mm and connect to all devices with grey corrigated conduit for bird and sun protection, Run the cable down the internal of the top pipe to the length you require to connect. Estimate the number of turns your require to thread the top pipe on to the bottom and twist the cables in opposite direction the tape the cables and roll up ready for insertion on site.
Do everything you did on the bottom section an cut a large hole for the incoming cables. Push a length of fencing wire up the pipe and leave it ready to tape the other end of the cables on on site.
Fit all equipment in the switch box ready to accept cables.
I am greatly concerned about your working at heights.
The ladder top rung could slide over to one side if you are up the top of the ladder it could easily slip to one side and twist taking the foot off the ground and the whole ladder twist around the pole and you will find your self with life threatening injuries.
A solution
On the top rung put 2 150x 75mm angle braclets on held down by hose clamps so the pole is inbetween the braclets. Before climbing tie a 1500mm piece of rope around the top rung and side rail.
Lean the ladder on the pole, take another piece of rope and tie each rail to the tank corners tightly.
When you climb up carefully tie off the top rope around the pole a couple of times and tie it off to the other side of the rail and rung.
Wear a pole safety harness with a round turn on the pole. they are cheap as chips compared your l life.
Another thing you could do is place the truck so the toolbox is facing away from the pole. Raise the ladder on the truck and tuck the feet up against the tool box and tie off the ladder to the trail carry rail. Gives you a bit more height and the ladder wont slip out. Hope that makes sense
You Boys are working smarter. Doing most of the work in the shop, in the shade and standardizing seems like a really good idea. There must be some kind of genius bracket you could use to stabilize the bottom of the mast, but not sure what that would be.
hey jack, my two cents worth……..to eliminate guy wires are you able to attach to the bottom of the “shuttle” feet the will extend out from each corner to increase floor/surface area. surely theses can be attached on site. maybe something like steel angle that extend 500 mm out and bolted or welded on. secondly i think given. the additional stability of the extended or extendable feet you could then fit a hinge for a hinged mast to the side if the shuttle on site that could more or less “click” into position. again this should not add to deployment time yet it will also allow quicker and easier maintenance and repairs going forward especially if you were flying in to site as no ladder would be required as work can be carried out at ground level. i reckon this would also save a lot of back breaking type lifting and shifting and climbing ladders on site. increasing safety too.
A jack fill your i.b.c with dirt,a drill rod coming out with a hinge ,your truck crane to place it in position on job site.screw in a few drill rod on at hinge,lift mast into place with your truck crane,most of the the work done at homestead shed.cheers.
When Jack is up the ladder, Ant should be holding the lower half of the ladder to prevent it slipping out and falling.
But I'm still trying to figure out what actually gets done at the top of the mast on-site that can't be done before it is raised up. I see that you have installed the box and dish at home which is good. I'm not convinced that is is doable in 15mins. But maybe 20-25mins. But all good. I like your key and anti-theft device.
Your service is better than mine on the Sunshine Coast! It is crap here. 245days! I can't get mine to work for 2days without needing to reboot.
Would the solar panel get crushed if there is excessive movement between the post and the base? Would it be better to mount the panel solely to either the post or base?
A portable hoist off the side of the bed would be great.
Someone already said to put the container on the back, for tightening your nuts 😁either use a socket on a ratchet or use a battery powered impact.
build a gin pole using you receiver hitch and cables or chains back to the headache rack (at least that what we call the cab protector I'm sure you have some other term for it)for support then either a chain hoist or small powered winch to set the weights in. this could also be used to set the unit complete is you carried it on a trailer, then all you would have to do is lift it off the trailer unhitch it move over to where u=you ant to set it mount the box and solar cell and your done. or build it on the trailer!
If you have to use your ladder on a skinny pole add a round fitting with a slot big enough for the pole to fit through on the top step that way it fits around the pipe and keeps the ladder from slipping from side to side. I built one for climbing up power poles when I was an electrician it's a lot safer to work when your not having to worry about the ladder sliding to one side and dumping you when your 2o feet or so connecting to the transformer Another thought build sperate tool bags one for Ant the other for you that way your not digging through the ammo can and you know you have the right tools for the job, I used to do this with my low voltage stuff
I live in the high desert of NM your place looks a lot like my area
Yep. You need to work on lifting solutions. Less manual lifting over 30kg by using a hoist crane, block n tackle or roller ramps. Perhaps you can make these “coms modules” on a 4x6 single axle trailer and once deployed on site use three jockey posts to level it. Each trailer has a water proof / dust proof box for the batteries etc all wired up to plug n play into the camera and dishes. Mast may need to incorporate foot pegs for maintenance access.
I think Ant is a frustrated M&D society actor.
Great stuff Jack and Ant. Always good to analyse things when you’ve got multiples to do. Just wondering with your open top on that container has it got holes in the bottom to let the water and rain drain out if and whenever you get any rain? I noticed the one up on the hill had a roof on it so no rain problems there. I liked your hole in the top thermal cooling idea as well. From the other comments it looks like you’ve got the lifting challenge sorted which would make things easier.
If you paint the bin plastic bin before deployment it will resist sun damage for a little longer.
Telomast would let you setup the radio/camera at 3M then jumpup the sections with lock pins (to 15m if you’re keen 😂) . You can still swivel the pole at the base for fine tuning angles.
That said you do need to guy wire it…. But then you don’t need to take out a heavy base plate either.
Loving the video guys, just wish I was out there with you. Cut the thetop of the plastic pod out so it's like a bucket, put your set up in and filling with dirt like a hesco barrier. And Jack are you ex military?
Seriously would love to come and work for you. No money just my keep and a couple of things.
Cheers guys
Dave
Cheers Dave, hardly, I was a chocco (Army reserve) sig while I was at Uni, and then I was too far away to parade so had to discharge.
Definitely done the hasco idea on tower anchors, and would be very effective on final units. Our concern was time to deploy and having to bring the loader, one more piece of equipment to carry. But it would work.
Watching a great video on remote WA Station life.
Who would expect to hear "Rage Against The Machine" be mentioned?
Absolutely no body at all hahaha
Tiny quirky humpourous surprises amongst it all. Do the camels leave them alone?
Zip ties...is there anything they can't do? hahaa
You need a small crane on the Ute or turn a engine cutaneous into one
Conveniently I happen to have one 😊
Maybe the use of a impact gun and sockets. when your mounting the dish and camera instead of ratchet ringing and especially the Philips head screwdriver. OT looked like a 13mm and 8 mm sockets
It's not an Esky if it doesn't have beer in it. Just sayin. Good job guys.
Hi Jack; how about welding climbing pegs on the mast back at the workshop and forget the ladder? Is it possible to weld the mast on the outside and fill it with water on site or will it break down in the sun?
Jack stands
Anyone know what camera that is? I guess something to ask for the next livestream.
Maybe a silly question: is there a video on what gear your using? For the wireless bridges etc
Looks like Unifi/ubiquiti (good stuff).
Or if there isn’t a video - can you do one? Would be good to see how your running the network like with a drawing or something.
Keep up the good work!
Wouldn’t the feral livestock just wreck that solar panel & the guy wires on the unit on Komatsu Hill .?
Nothing has actually walked near any of our towers with guy wires. So it seems to be working. 365+ days of uptime is going well.
You should tie the ladder off
Maybe put a hinge in the pole so you can lower it down for maintenance rather than climb up the thing
Dont cattle rub on things....with force
Jack why do you get up ladder why not just move the plastic tub
fill ten or 12 sand bags in the tank and your done