System to field install solar racking components and torque beams and methods of use

1 . A system to field install racking components and torque beams to posts in a field, said system comprising:

a trailer base with structural supports;

a first pair of left and right cantilever axles affixed to opposite sides of said structural supports each of said left and right cantilever axles having an independent hydraulic circuit dedicated to control up-and-down movement to adjust a side pitch of said trailer base along a horizontal axis;

a wheel affixed to each of said left and right cantilever axles, each of said left and right cantilever axles pivotably configured to level said trailer base on a horizontal axis via said independent hydraulic circuits;

a first vertical lift system slidably connected to said trailer base, said first vertical lift system having at least two tabletop rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by at least two cross braces, said at least two tabletop rails and said at least two cross braces configured to raise and lower the torque beams on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to position the torque beams above the post; and

a second vertical lift system slidably connected to a rear of said trailer base, said second vertical lift system having at least two lift assist rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by a cross brace, said at least two lift assist rails and said cross brace configured to raise and lower on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to extract the torque beam from the torque beams positioned on said first vertical lift system and to align the torque beam with the posts.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said trailer base further comprising an angled front end.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein said trailer base further comprising a bottom plate to cover a bottom side of said trailer base.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein said independent left and right cantilever axles are configured to place said trailer base on the field to pull and position as a sled to eliminate wheel ruts in the field.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said trailer base further comprising a compartment positioned at a rear of said trailer base configured to store a mounting bracket to install the torque beams to the posts.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said trailer base further comprising a draw bar.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said trailer base further comprising a plurality of outer guide supports and said first vertical lift system having a plurality of inner guide supports slidable therein said plurality of outer guide supports.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least two tabletop rails further comprising a pair of back stops and a pair of front stops.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein said at least at least two lift assist rails further comprising a pair of back stops and a pair of front stops.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein said pair of back stops of said at least two lift assist rails extract the torque beam from the torque beams on said at least two tabletop rails being held in position by said pair of back stops of said at least two tabletop rails.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said trailer base further comprising a motor to drive a pump via controls to provide for hydraulic power to a hydraulic tube connected between said pump and a hydraulic actuator to move said first vertical lift system and said second vertical lift system.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein said hydraulic actuator is configured to move said first left and right cantilever axles.

13 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second pair of left and right cantilever axles affixed to opposite sides of said structural support and proximate said first pair of left and right cantilever axles.

14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising left and right swing arms to connect said second pair of left and right cantilever axles to said first pair of left and right cantilever axles.

15 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a control stand support to support control console, said control console configured to operate said motor, and said hydraulic actuator.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least two tabletop rails further comprising a spool bar removeably affixed to said at least two tabletop rails to support a spool of wire to distribute in the field.

17 . A system to field install racking components and torque beams to posts in a field, said system comprising:

a trailer base with structural supports;

a first pair of left and right cantilever axles affixed to opposite sides of said structural supports, each of said left and right cantilever axles including an independent hydraulic circuit dedicated to controlling up-and-down movement to adjust the side pitch of said trailer base along a horizontal axis;

a track affixed to each of said left and right cantilever axles, said cantilever axles pivotably configured to level said trailer base on a horizontal axis via said independent hydraulic circuits;

a first vertical lift system slidably connected to said trailer base, said first vertical lift system having at least two tabletop rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by at least two cross braces, said at least two tabletop rails and said at least two cross braces configured to raise and lower the torque beams on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to position the torque beams above the post; and

a second vertical lift system slidably connected to a rear of said trailer base, said second vertical lift system having at least two lift assist rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by a cross brace, said at least two lift assist rails and said cross brace configured to raise and lower on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to extract the torque beam from the torque beams positioned on said first vertical lift system and to align the torque beam with the post.

18 . A method of performing a field install of solar racking components and torque beams to posts in a field, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a trailer base with structural supports, having a first pair of left and right cantilever axles affixed to opposite sides of said structural supports, each of said left and right cantilever axles including an independent hydraulic circuit dedicated to controlling up-and-down movement to adjust the side pitch of said trailer base along a horizontal axis, and a wheel affixed to each of said left and right cantilever axles, each of said left and right cantilever axles pivotably configured to level said trailer base on a horizontal axis via said independent hydraulic circuits;

providing a first vertical lift system slidably connected to said trailer base, said first vertical lift system having at least two tabletop rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by at least two cross braces, said at least two tabletop rails and said at least two cross braces configured to raise and lower on a vertical axis the torque beams on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to position the torque beams above the post,

providing a second vertical lift system slidably connected to a rear of said trailer base, said second vertical lift system having at least two lift assist rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by a cross brace, said at least two lift assist rails and said cross brace configured to raise and lower on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to extract the torque beam from the torque beams positioned on said first vertical lift system and to align the torque beam with the post;

loading one or more torque beams on said at least two tabletop rails;

adjusting said first pair of left and right cantilever axles using their respective independent hydraulic circuits to level said trailer base by controlling side pitch;

raising said at least two tabletop rails using said first vertical lift system to move the torque beams above the posts;

transporting said trailer base system to a position between a first set of the posts;

selecting one of the torque beams from the torque beams positioned on said at least two tabletop rails via movement of said second vertical lift system;

lowering said second vertical lift system to position one of the torque beams proximate the first set of the posts; and

attaching one of the torque beams to the first set of the posts.

19 . A system to field install racking components and torque beams to posts in a field, said system comprising:

a trailer base with structural supports;

a first vertical lift system slidably connected to said trailer base, said first vertical lift system having at least two tabletop rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by at least two cross braces, said at least two tabletop rails and said at least two cross braces configured to raise and lower the torque beams on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to position the torque beams above the post;

a cantilever scissor lift mechanism integrated into said first vertical lift system, said cantilever scissor lift mechanism having a pair of scissor arms extending laterally from each of said at least two tabletop rails, said scissor arms pivotably configured to provide a side lift motion in a horizontal plane to adjust the lateral position of the torque beams relative to the posts; and

a second vertical lift system slidably connected to a rear of said trailer base, said second vertical lift system having at least two lift assist rails running lengthwise in parallel with said trailer base and connected crosswise by a cross brace, said at least two lift assist rails and said cross brace configured to raise and lower on a vertical axis relative to said trailer base to extract the torque beam from the torque beams positioned on said first vertical lift system and to align the torque beam with the post.

20 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a cantilever scissor lift mechanism integrated into said first vertical lift system, said cantilever scissor lift mechanism having a pair of scissor arms extending laterally from each of said at least two tabletop rails, said scissor arms pivotably configured to provide a side lift motion in a horizontal plane to adjust the lateral position of the torque beams relative to the posts.

21 . The system of claim 17 , further comprising a cantilever scissor lift mechanism integrated into said first vertical lift system, said cantilever scissor lift mechanism having a pair of scissor arms extending laterally from each of said at least two tabletop rails, said scissor arms pivotably configured to provide a side lift motion in a horizontal plane to adjust the lateral position of the torque beams relative to the posts, distinct from vertical lifting.

22 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of integrating a cantilever scissor lift mechanism into said first vertical lift system, said cantilever scissor lift mechanism comprising a pair of scissor arms extending laterally from each of said at least two tabletop rails, said scissor arms pivotably configured to provide a side lift motion in a horizontal plane to adjust the lateral position of the torque beams relative to the posts.