Lawn Lizard

Assembly video

Watch one go together.

Three and a half minutes from the hardware in the box to a standing Lawn Lizard: the frame, the ground screws, the panels, and the tilt.

This video is the moving version of “What the video shows” below, which is the same build written out. Layout, assemble, anchor, adjust: the four stages, in text, on the product page.Read the install sequence

What the video shows

The video has music and no narration, so nothing in it is spoken. This is the same build written out, shot by shot, with the time each part starts and every card on screen quoted.

  1. 0:02A round badge: palm trees against a sunset, inside a ring reading “CHIKOUSA SOLAR RACKING, EST 2016”.
  2. 0:06A card: “CHIKOUSA WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE”.
  3. 0:09A card: “THE WORLDS GREATEST ADJUSTABLE SOLAR GROUND MOUNT”.
  4. 0:15The Lawn Lizard logotype draws itself on, lizard and all.
  5. 0:18The title card: “Lawn Lizard, ADJUSTABLE GROUND MOUNT”.
  6. 0:22A card: “PLEASE ENJOY THIS ASSEMBLY VIDEO”.
  7. 0:26The finished mount, three panels in one row, seen from behind. It turns to the front by 0:29.
  8. 0:31Every part laid out on white: the rails, the legs, the braces, the ground screws, the bolts, the nuts, the clamps and the pivot plate.
  9. 0:36The build starts. Two rails meet on the ground in a T.
  10. 0:39The legs and the braces go on one at a time, and the frame stands up as an A.
  11. 1:00Close on the pivot, where the bolt that sets the tilt goes through.
  12. 1:12The second and third frames go together the same way, tied to the first by the front rail.
  13. 1:37A base plate goes on the foot of each leg.
  14. 1:42A ground screw is driven through a base plate into the ground, then the others.
  15. 1:54Three frames stand anchored in a row.
  16. 1:57The first panel goes onto the rails.
  17. 2:01Close on the panel clamp: the round clamp turns onto the rail and grips the panel frame.
  18. 2:07The rest of the panels go on.
  19. 2:15The finished row: three panels at tilt.
  20. 2:16Close on the adjustable joint at the foot of the leg.
  21. 2:24The finished mount turns slowly: the front, the back, and the side at tilt.
  22. 2:48A card: “Engineered Performance Lasting A Lifetime”.
  23. 2:51The Lawn Lizard mark draws on, over “TheLawnLizard.com”.
  24. 2:59A card: “Hit a snag, need additional information, or need step-by-step guidance?”, answered at 3:02 by “WE HAVE YOU COVERED”.
  25. 3:07Three support cards. “Toll-Free Phone: direct access to US-based technical support specialists, 1-800-948-5390.” “Priority Support Email: send photos, part numbers, or build questions for rapid same-day diagnosis, info@chikousa.com.” “Live Product Experts: direct assistance from specialists who know every bolt, bracket, and tolerance measurement, Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00 PST.”
  26. 3:15“100% ASSEMBLY GUARANTEE”, with six badges: US Engineered, Universal Solar Panel Compatible, Express Delivery, Installation Instructions, Installation Support, and a 25-Year Warranty.
  27. 3:23A card: “CHIKOUSA & THE LAWN LIZARD, ENGINEERED PRECISION, BACKED FOR LIFE”.
  28. 3:28The end card: a round badge reading “CHIKOUSA LAWN LIZARD”, the line “Catch The Sun”, and info@chikousa.com, 1-800-948-5390 and TheLawnLizard.com.

The cards in the video are Lawn Lizard’s own. The mount carries a 25-year warranty, written terms on request. The written warranty governs.