Very good. But i prefer not to plant the mast. I want to be able to remove the mast in case i need it. What do you think of these anchors ?
Very good. But i prefer not to plant the mast. I want to be able to remove the mast in case i need it. What do you think of these anchors ?RimaNTSS hit it on the head. The frost line in our area of PA can range from about 6" to 18". Not sure how they get such a big difference for our area but they do so...
The first c band dish I installed was mounted using concrete anchors on an existing huge slab previously occupied by a shed - that one definitely wasn't going anywhere. When I planted my first pole in the ground I dug down to 24" to be past the frost line. The top of hole was a bit under 2ft and the bottom a bit over 2ft (bell shaped). Not exactly even all the way around because our ground is full of large and small rocks. I had to dig some out but left others jutting out to give the concrete something to bite into. I used (16) 40lb bags of 1101 Quikrete and rounded the top off with a dome to let the water run away. That pole has been up since late 2015. It has held the 8ft dish and now my 10ft Sami and it is still solid and plumb.
Very good. But i prefer not to plant the mast. I want to be able to remove the mast in case i need it. What do you think of these anchors ?
So, where is the problem, then?! Just make the mast removable and with adjustable plumbness, like I have made in several installations. View attachment 158096
Which anchors? I'm not seeing a link or pic?
P.S. My rescued dishes came with bare poles so i just sunk what I had. If I was doing a completely new dish install I would likely sink some threaded rods in concrete and add an adjustable plate just in case. My other pole in ground installs have all gone fine and lasted though.
Not bad at all. This picture is for a pole of wich dish size ? Maybe i could do this for a 3.7m dish ?So, where is the problem, then?! Just make the mast removable and with adjustable plumbness, like I have made in several installations. View attachment 158096
Currently, there is 1.8m Channel Master installed, but if I had 2.4m antenna that would certainly easily fit on the same pole. The base is about 1 meter deep and holds almost 1 ton of cement. And anchor-bolts (as on your picture) are used. I think it is possible to make the same type of mount for your 3.7m mesh antenna.This picture is for a pole of wich dish size ? Maybe i could do this for a 3.7m dish ?
coolTo Houston Rockets, i have a 2.3m dish already, no problem for installation. But this time with a 3.7m i want to be sure i am doing the concrete base correctly.
Just remember what the old nike commercial once said: "If you don't know you better ask someone" LOLTo Houston Rockets, i have a 2.3m dish already, no problem for installation. But this time with a 3.7m i want to be sure i am doing the concrete base correctly.
I would have welded those threaded rods to the re-bar. I hope they don't turn in that concrete. Nice job just the same.Thank you again for advices. Here is the process in pictures.
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Putting a bend a few inches long in the bottom ends would have been fine.I would have welded those threaded rods to the re-bar. I hope they don't turn in that concrete. Nice job just the same.
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