Raise The Mast; Figure 4-26 Stake The Tripod; Figure 4-27 Installation Progress - Will Burt EXPEDITION RANGER MAST Operator's Manual

Stake the Tripod
Safety Instruction! Be careful of buried cables and utilities when staking the mast.
23. Remove the stakes and hammer from the guy bag. Stake the base plates of each leg by
driving a stake(s) in the two stake points aligned with the shaft of the hitch pin using the
hammer. Stakes should be driven at an angle toward the center of the mast with the
eyelet toward the tripod leg.
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For masts 8 ft / 2.4 m to 40 ft / 12.2 m tall and smaller payloads: One stake may
be sufficient.
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For masts taller than 40 ft / 12.2 m: Two stakes are required on each tripod leg
plate.

4.6.1.3 Raise the Mast

Currently you have installed the tripod and connected the guy lines to the guy collar. Figure 4-27
shows the progress on the installation of a mast with one accessory arm. Now you will breech
load the remaining tubes, which raises the mast. The last tube installed is the base tube that will
have a plate at the bottom.
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Hammer
Stakes

Figure 4-26 Stake the Tripod

Figure 4-27 Installation Progress

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