Figure 4-61 Adjust Legs As Needed And Consult Bubble Level To Ensure Tripod Is Level; Figure 4-62 Stake The Tripod - Will Burt EXPEDITION RANGER MAST Operator's Manual

Level the Tripod
39. Check the front level. If the tripod is not level, unlock one of the adjacent leg clamps and
lower one of the legs. Relock the leg clamp.
Tripod Levels

Figure 4-61 Adjust Legs as Needed and Consult Bubble Level to Ensure Tripod is Level

40. Check the side level. If the tripod is not level, unlock one of the adjacent leg clamps and
lower one of the legs. Lock the leg clamp.
41. Check that all clamps on the mast are locked. There are three clamps on the legs, and
two on the center of the tripod.
Stake the Tripod
Safety Instruction! Be careful of buried cables and utilities when staking the mast.
42. 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.
•
For masts taller than 40 ft / 12.2 m: Two stakes are required on each tripod leg
plate.
TP-4549901-G
February 2024
Hammer
Stakes

Figure 4-62 Stake the Tripod

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