Lager Dish & pole mounting

[hoytracing]

Looking for a larger dish to use due to rain/snow fade. Currently using Dish 500 dish. Anyone know of a larger dish that would work?? Also must put dish on a 9ft pole and was wondering how much pole must be in the ground for that height. Any info would be helpful.

 

[Barry Erick]

If you google for this, you will find the recommendation for a fence post is 1/3 of the height above ground. I think 30 to 36 inches is good.

One question I have for this weekend. Some say to use Quikrete and stop 3 -4 inches below the surface and fill in with earth. Others say bring it up over the surface and tilt the finish down to let water run off.

 

[charper1]

For my BUD in my area, my 8' mount pipe goes 3' into the ground, which is just over 1/3 INTO the ground for a dish with far more weight and wind capturing. It is a 4" OD pipe though. If you need a DBS (even the larger ones) 9' in the air (no very safe), I would look into a roof mount/chimney kit. If you have to, I would sink it 5' into the ground and brace it into a wall of the house or something, toward the top. I would also see about a more ridgid pipe than standard. Use high-load bearing quikrete.

I also agree with the quikrete about 2" over the ground and about a square foot or so, to form a tiny pad; sloped at a few degrees for run-off and extra stability.

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