Thread: Care and Feeding of a 12 foot Paraclipse...

Id love to see pics as well. A 16ft dish?? Wow nice. U could pick up a satellite orbiting mars.

Here's a 16 footer still in use for FTA. Don't know the maker, anyone?

Some photos of a 16 Paraclipse, with problems in the feed.

wow that is crazy. I got a line on a possible 14 footer paraclipse. Won't be able to haul it unless I can get the pieces small enough to fit in trailer or van. How much can these be disassembled for transport?

Originally Posted by rrob311

wow that is crazy. I got a line on a possible 14 footer paraclipse. Won't be able to haul it unless I can get the pieces small enough to fit in trailer or van. How much can these be disassembled for transport?

If you have enough time, sure. It will disassemble to a rib by rib sections. for a 14 footer I'd say they will be around 7 foot long, in a arc section.

You gonna need some time though, especially if all the bolts are rusted.

I broke my 12 footer in half and transported it across town on a 5X10 single axle trailer, includng the h-to-h mount.

do they break down into 4 sections like my winegard? This one looks like anywhere from 12-15 feet. Its a bit of a drive to get it but I am interested if there is a decent way to transport it. I am curious to know if the sections can be broken down enough to fit in a full size van with no seats.

They arent made that way. Paraclipse is built like a metal building, main beams (the ribs in this case), held together by bridging inbetween. Each rib is fastened to the hub by a few bolts, and there's X-type bracing separating the ribs, and aluminum angle also, all held together with bolts. Have a look at the earlier pics in this thread and I think I have something that should show it, I replaced all the bolts in mine when I brought it home.

You can disassemble it as much as you like, though, halves, thirds, fourths, hell even eighths I guess...LOL

The only cautionary note would be that unless you remove the mesh completely from betwen the ribs where you want to disassemble th dish, you run a risk of bending it. Once a rib is detached from the cross supports, and you pull the dish apart, the edge of the mesh is exposed and susceptable to damage. Good luck.