How a solar trailer/light tower works

[@WalkingTrashcan]

Now I REALLY wanna open the battery box.

[@sandasturner9529]

Wish it had three of those battery boxes. I'm a cat 🐈 by the way mmrrrrp.

[@DavidSmith-ez4vv]

Don’t open the box. The red button is in there. Don’t open the box.

[@kaceesavage]

I heard there’s sour patch kids in there just the red ones

[@JClaudeo]

The attention to detail, and effort that went into building this is probably not said enough - This is so cool!!!

[@EdisonMotors]

We worked for 2 years to make sure it’s the best light tower built, and we sell if for the same price as the other companies sell cheap alibaba resell specials

[@suprestoner]

Could you rig one of those trailers up to run an RV? No lights

[@HumanityAwakenZ]

​@@suprestoner yes

[@RedRyan]

​@@EdisonMotors That's wonderful. I'm so glad those people like you building quality products locally

[@td1938]

​@Edison Motors Setup looks great quick question how does the system ground ? Is it grounded via the trailer itself ? Do you need an additional ground ? Thanks

[@elcanorte]

What a great product! Perfect for search and rescue locations with minimal access, emergency lighting after storms or something as mundane as a block party or sporting events. The Canucks got us beat on the solar front , hands down.

[@tylerhatfield3892]

The built-in level. That put it over top. Fantastic engineering design and execution. Kudos and hope it sells like plan B at a swingers brunch!

[@chasewebber4316]

110 and 220. No fuel to purchase to run it. Incredible. Options are almost endless.👏

[@deansmits006]

Pulling double or triple duty is awesome. It's a solar light tower, with the ability to recharge some hand tools or run a small electric tool for a bit, and phones. Plus having a high up camera is awesome.

[@CubbyTech]

@@deansmits006 15kW is roughly half of a home's daily usage - so it's got plenty of juice.

[@TheSkoog83]

Really nice setup, one teeny tiny little improvement potential not everybody has an Eric "on tap" :) . However on a job site there might be a cordless drill that could do the heavy lifting. So what I am suggesting is an option for putting on a socket and using a drill similar to what I have seen used on the jacks on gooseneck trailers.

[@EdisonMotors]

We already have that. Take the handle off and hit the socket with an impact gun (but that’s not in the operation procedure for Finning so I didn’t say that)

[@devontrent6986]

Exactly what I was going to say. I was thinking a straight through shaft to put a half inch drill on so you don't risk damaging something with an impact. Could even use a corded drill powered by the SLT.

[@hobbit321a]

​@EdisonMotors I thought you could put a socket on the end to just slip a half inch impact in and go

[@TheSkoog83]

@@EdisonMotors Having watched nearly all of your videos I should have known that you had it under control. Something about people who actually have worked out in the field, they tend to think about these things. As you have said many times Engineer < Mechanic/operator at least when it comes to operation / servicing of the equipment. Anyways thanks for the response :) Greetings from Norway.

[@ryancj1542]

This would be dope in the oilfield. It needs fork pockets and d rings added to the bottom for hauling on a trailer

[@EdisonMotors]

Look close. It actually has forklift pockets already and you can sling off the landing legs for a picker

[@davidrice4873]

I may need this one day but right now theres no conceivable use i have for it. That doesnt stop me from absolutely loving everything about it and wanting one

[@deathhog]

Makes sense for Canadian remote construction work.

[@ethanhand7570]

Really cool product. It’s literally a job site power station. I like all the power hookups, it would make it easier than having to walk back to the truck to charge phones, lights, radios etc. keep up the great work I definitely think Edison Motors will be a household name in the near future.

[@22trevorc]

This is a great application for disaster relief

[@EdisonMotors]

When our town flooded and highways washed out we actually restored power to emergency services for the week with these

[@lbeck119]

Prepare to get very busy Bud.... This is really going to take off

[@yukitheunknown1]

I love the high viz. This is god damn amazing! This is why the world needs to stop calling the United States of America strictly "Americans". The human beings that come from North and South America are of a different breed! All Americans from north and south are mind-blowingly ingenious people!

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

Your detail in construction and application is amazing. Such a simple thing as a light tower made so that there is no thought when you need to use it. Just like what I have seen in your truck, thought, rework, and then apply to a product.

[@kylehawthorn8464]

As a rental company in Central usa i would love to have a few of these in my fleet any way to get them to the U.S.

[@EdisonMotors]

We’re working on it. Right now all our orders mainly go to rental fleets in Canada. It’s an easy sell: rent this and have no extra costs, or rent a diesel and pay someone to fuel it up consistently

[@husamabudawoud3258]

The steep angle also will make the ice or snow fall off and no moving parts this is pretty neat.

[@ingamej21994]

I’m very excited about what you guys are doing!! A huge fan from Michigan!

[@southerndiy1]

I love this. Also works as shelter if you’re in a pinch ⛺️

[@StrikingCrayon]

This gives me hope for our towns.

[@mojojuicejoe1]

This is dope.

[@TheBks573]

Could you add an option in the cranking mechanism to use a drill to raise and lower the tower?

[@stauker.1960]

Or impact wrench, not all of us have a drill

[@TheBks573]

@@stauker.1960 Ha yeah is kinda generic like Kleenex

[@Timi7007]

According to another comment here they have this already, just didn't mention it since it's not the official procedure.

[@JoeMcLovin69]

@@TheBks573 you gotta paid more attention buddy 😂 you have the attention span of a worm. It’s literally in the video at 6:20

[@TheBks573]

@@JoeMcLovin69 I would rather have the attention span of a worm than being a dick

[@briananderson1781]

These trailers with a simple output distribution box instead of a light tower would be great for Florida after a hurricane!

[@cartmanrlsusall]

Simply a good idea no fuel or servicing needed

[@ctdieselnut]

That's a awesome unit. You guys design great stuff.

[@FFWrench]

Great design! Love it! I want one for at home!

[@pascalj4331]

well designed. For ludicrous power, being able to tilt panels with linear actuator all to one side would be pretty big. Would require an extra column in front. The set it and forget aspect of existing setup is a very nice feature, but squeezing ludicrous power out of it would have applications.

[@joep8520]

Well now I want to know what is in the box.... Going to have to open it.

[@SRQmoviemaker]

This is awesome would be perfect for off grid camp/cabin

[@gregorylewis9442]

Welder and washing machine? Awesome 👍😎😍

[@LarryRichelli]

One improvement is that if one could unhook one side of the panels and crank it up to be facing the same way as the lower panels.

[@Berry-McCaulkiner]

I'm probably going to open the box......

[@Henry..s]

Nice work man.. 👌

[@Griff287]

Someday I'd love to hook my Edison motors pickup truck to my toy hauler with solar across the roof and (excuse me for my ignorance but) whatever it is that makes the turning wheels on the trailer charge the truck wheels as well; All hooked up.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Maybe put eyebolts on the tower somewhere for guy wires? The tower doesn't have much area but the panels do. Great idea and solid execution by the look of it.

[@ctdieselnut]

With 4 extended outriggers, if the wind blew hard enough to tip it, a light trailer is probably the least of your worries. Lol I do wonder how fast that wind would have to be...

[@michaelratliff7775]

That's a money tree! 😎

[@dennistucker1153]

I've been dreaming of a trailer like this. I don't want the light tower part. What I want to do is hook it up to a hybrid Prius so I can travel the country only on solar.

[@Electronzap]

Definitely a lot better than a generator for construction sites.

[@g-3409]

Does it come with a transportation cover? Rock chips on dirt or gravel roads can take out those solar panels pretty quick I guess…

[@RandomSkitts]

I didn’t wanna open the battery box before. Now I reeeeeally wanna open the battery box. 😅

[@jacemusgrove3073]

Awesome! Can the untit be wired in a small home or cabin?

[@EdisonMotors]

Yes

[@devankrebs4477]

I think you guys are doing some great things at Edison motors looks really good. Can’t really think of a way to improve it but to me (and this is just me) those on/off switches always make me think for a second because to me the circle is a continuous loop which means running and a flat line is dead or off but it’s actually the other way around on the switch vs just having on/off or run/off but maybe that’s the standard across the board in Canada. Thanks looks good!

[@MichaelArtelle]

I think it's more of a North American thing. It's been adapted from Binary where 1 = On, 0 = Off. Hence the circle and line pictogram.

[@jaredlancaster4137]

The circle and line are for open and closed, meaning a closed circuit.

[@ctdieselnut]

@@jaredlancaster4137 yes, but i get what he's saying. Its sort of counterintuitive if you don't know its based on binary code. If i knew nothing about switches and was asked what represents a closed 'circuit', an o or an I, id think it would be the circle.

[@mikebuck958]

How many amp is the 220 plug and do u have a way to daisy chain then together.. like let's say I want to do off grid welding and was wanting to use those for the power

[@Nikkia742]

love what you do

[@jeffsnider3588]

Would you guys or Finning Cat consider selling the wiring plans (even maybe a sketch) What size inverter and what brand components do you find reliable? Are there manuals and parts books for these? I would like to build a similar device for myself, not to sell but to use on my farm as remote power and backup power.

[@gregoryballestero4369]

I know you guys said it's more that over kill but here in 'murica you gotta have more than you'll ever need so I'd like to see the 'murica model with an extra panel of 6 on each side to slide out with some drop down legs to support em. 🌱 (seed planted)

[@Felix-ny3fv]

Can you tow multiple units around a site so that you could drop one off at a time? Is there a max tow speed for on-road and off-road?

[@daniellewis1789]

Pintle on the back - not suitable for on road use but for e.g. temporary parking...

[@dallascross8992]

I have 4 of those exact lights on my headache rack for my camping van

[@taichanie]

How hard would it be to mount a starlink on top of that?

[@EdisonMotors]

Not hard at all. We’re looking at including it as an option right now actually

[@msytdc1577]

​@@EdisonMotors Soon as a Starlink goes up someone's gonna want to have it also provide on site 4g/5g micro-cell service as well as a powerful outdoor WiFi access point up on that nicely elevated mast too. Might as well sell a light tower version and a remote communications tower version, or at least make an easy swap capability to switch out which payload is mounted to the top of the mast.

[@eformance]

_What's in the box?_

[@EdisonMotors]

A power invertor /bms system. Couple of heating pads, it’s pretty simple but if you push buttons then it’ll screw up the settings

[@randomfastreader]

​@Edison Motors but me want to push button

[@msytdc1577]

​@@randomfastreader Do you want to get everything potted in silicone and enclosures ultrasonically welded shut? Because that's how you get everything potted in silicone and enclosures ultrasonically welded shut.

[@husamabudawoud3258]

Sure can be a ton of useful in a remote site or a camp home farm I can hook one up to my camper pickup n go setup out there no need to tilt no panels open nothing

[@pr5991]

At a time only 3 panels will receive sun? Do panels get unfold to face the sun all together?

[@taterkaze9428]

Really impressive. Way to go Canada!

[@beefitter]

what type of battery chemistry is being used? LFP?

[@eformance]

How do you deal with wind?

[@EdisonMotors]

We used really thick H-beam frame, and thick steel, and heavy batteries on the bottom to lower the centre of gravity and then added outriggers

[@amtrak713productions8]

This is some cool stuff

[@8Jory]

I wish we could get these out here on the east coast

[@kylelaw7210]

How much does it cost to buy?

[@jasonburguess]

Thank you!!

[@joeyisamazing1091]

The only thing I don’t like is the solar panels on both sides, I understand why you do it since it dummy profs it but I’d rather be able to fold em out so they all face the same way or just have half as many and save some money and then set it up in an optimal direction. I understand why a lot of companies would rather this so they don’t have to worry about having it face a optimal way and they aren’t as worried about cost

[@bent1208]

Also less moving parts, less stuff to break. The cost of setting up a rig with foldout solars may be the same cost as 6 more solar panels.

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

Any over here on the East Coast?

[@SPLIFFZPUFFZ]

I don't need one... but i wish I did!! So considered

[@jtswhitewater4940]

What are they worth ? The Cat dealer site has no info?

[@joseflavallee8577]

I am sold, but can you post a picture from after dark, showing the area and level of the lights?

[@robertroberts5218]

Does the light set swivel to change illuminated areas without moving the trailer?

[@EdisonMotors]

Yes

[@Hixes]

This is an amazing trailer. Is there any resources out there or companies that make a kit to add something like this to a small cargo work trailer. I am a trailer dealer in Iowa and think to be able to offer a install like this so construction companies can have power at a remote site would be extremely handy.

[@augustincloutier508]

Is it a one channel mppt?

[@deansmits006]

Is rock damage during transportation to the panels a concern?

[@GuntherRommel]

That's awesome.

[@tymburrwolf7527]

Will this power my fridge and freezer when I loose power during hurricane season down south

[@tymburrwolf7527]

Or even power part of a house

[@Spawn303]

How good is the battery output on a cold Canadian winter day or night?

[@sandasturner9529]

Throw in a mattress for free and I'm sold!😁

[@Horgus96]

Would that run a welder?

[@gackaret]

Finning doesn't have it on their website yet.

[@jordanabendroth6458]

Now i want to see what's inside the box

[@SuperEye2eye]

Why are the tires so far back? What’s the tongue weight?

[@EdisonMotors]

To make it easier to back up and for a forklift to grab it easy. Most of the weight is all at the back with the batteries and light tower

[@robwest1331]

01:52 What about battery temperature? And in frozen Canada.... God bless USA AND CANADA

[@wilty5]

Do you have a dealer for this in the United States? Or do you ship to the United States? At what cost?

[@user-qu1xl3ee1d]

would be lovely if the solar panels were on a hinge to have them straight flat or one of the sides going up to the same angle as the other side (can't really explain this part well).

[@dposcuro]

Kind of, but it also then takes away the primary benefit of the solution: Set it up, and forget it. It is meant to be as idiot proof as possible, and the less interactions with the North American 230lb Gorilla? The better. I mean, as he said, it charges to full in ~4-5 hours on a clear sunny day, as is. Because they devoted that much space to the panels. If you could orientate them, you cut the charging time down to....2-3 hours? In 99% of regions this might be used? That additional capacity would be meaningless.It would also greatly increase the surface area for wind-loading, making the whole trailer less stable. About the only places where such a feature would be useful, is in the farthest north work camps and towns, where they get almost no sunlight at all during the winter. Even then, they likely would need to be supplemented with grid/vehicle/generator power anyways, because...such limited hours of "low quality" light. Everywhere else? It won't matter, and the ability to just drop them where they are needed, just makes them more appealing.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Do you ship down to the USA? 😊

[@seldoon_nemar]

This would be great for road crews in the states

[@deathhog]

One thing that would be nice is a version with a bigger battery and perhaps the ability to "fully deploy" the solar panels.

[@garymartin7369]

I woulda like to see it working in the dark.

[@EdisonMotors]

Yeah, now that you said that I realized we should have included some night time video. But it’s so hard to get a good sense of light output on a video/picture

[@dogefort8410]

​@@EdisonMotors get someone with slightly better camera skills, and someone with marketing skills to sort through the selling points so they don't crowd out eachother.

[@rolc8272]

What 120 and 220v inverters are you using? I am guessing you are using 2 separate inverters? How many watts are they good for?

[@malachihart7370]

I'm guessing they are using an all in solar inverter and charging kit cable of outputting split phase power or possible two different ones paired together to provide split phase. If you're curious look up eg4 6.5 kw inverter. To answer your question on wattage that looks to be a 20 amp 240 plug specifically a nema l14-20 at 4:53 Watts =amps x voltage At a minimum there is 4800 watts available Not saying this what they're using this just an educated guess.

[@robertengel3092]

Can we get these in the States, Wisconsin specifically

[@Guds777]

Full on PPE is important kids, even when making KZbin infomercial video. Then they know you are professional... :D :D :D :D

[@brokenmarbles70]

My guy just told the internet do NOT open the box! Internet: challenge accepted lol

[@loseitlarry478]

Im having trouble finding where to buy it

[@EdisonMotors]

Unfortunately you can only get them through your finning / CAT dealership

[@Spartanfred104]

Pricing?

[@Cirnobyl1]

Though I think it would be better to have the inverter and batteries be separate modules. The batteries aren't going to last forever, and it would be nice if you could replace the batteries without having to replace a still-good inverter.

[@barrelfish8106]

"what's in the box?" - Se7en

[@andrewcalderwood2580]

The safety gear 😂😅

[@christophersteves]

Hello! I recently discovered you on KZbin and have been really interested in your heavy electric trucks. Seeing this “generator”/light tower product is actually perfect timing. I work in utility scale solar construction in the US and I’d like to talk to you about something I’m looking to have fabricated, and I’m curious if it would be a good fit for you. Is the best way to contact you through the email address on your website? Thank you!

[@nickgibb4687]

where do i buy one?

[@susanhafner6906]

What was the cost I don’t think I saw it

[@EdisonMotors]

You have to go to Finning CAT to get them. We made a licensing agreement with them

[@EdisonMotors]

About similar to a diesel light tower. Finning CAT sets the cost not us unfortunately so it’s not easy to just say an msrp, lots of different options effect total cost too

[@nickgibb4687]

@@EdisonMotors Nah im good

[@aevangel1]

I dont think you have enough trailer jacks on there.... /s

[@redtoppeddevil6699]

I really wanna open the box

[@BlumpkinSpiceLatte]

Not only do I want one, I want to open the box. Begging us not to open the box likes that just make me think there's something interesting in there. Why not weld it shut or something if it shouldn't be opened? Don't make it so easy and tempting!!

[@gregoryballestero4369]

(5:27-5:33)Brad Pitt in Sev7n, What's in the box, What's in the box.... no,no,no, What's in the Boxx!!! (Great dark movie)

[@MadeOnAMacBook]

cool

[@slamdvw]

Want people to leave the box alone? Should have said "This box contains stuff that needs weekly maintenance!" It'd never get looked at, let alone opened.

[@hendrikdeputter6279]

Mke an attachement so yo can raise the tower with a drill

[@wryghty]

Imma open the box😅