12FT BUD Question
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Hauled To My Home
I brought home the Dish yesterday (Sunday) with the help of two additional guys. We broke it into parts and moved it with a 6X12 U-HAUL trailer. You should've seen the curious look on people's faces as we slowly drove through the streets. Luckily, the drive was local and the distance short to my house. Here are some photos of the move.
I brought home the Dish yesterday (Sunday) with the help of two additional guys. We broke it into parts and moved it with a 6X12 U-HAUL trailer. You should've seen the curious look on people's faces as we slowly drove through the streets. Luckily, the drive was local and the distance short to my house. Here are some photos of the move.
It was a 3.5" or so pipe, But it was 4ft deep and I had no means of digging it up, so I left it.
LOL!!! I was tempted to drive around with the dish before getting home, but I decided against it
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I had a chance for one of those about 5 years ago.
At the time, that would've been my first move.
Not the dish to start with.
But you sure made it look easy! :up
Congrats.
At the time, that would've been my first move.
Not the dish to start with.
But you sure made it look easy! :up
Congrats.
Congratulations Babadem! Maybe looking at your pictures will give me the incentive I need to go ask about the one I'm watching.
Finally, The 12ft Paraclipse Behemoth is Scaaning the Skies Again.
Finally, the 12ft Paraclipse is up and running...............
WOW!!! What a difference a bigger dish makes with Signal Quality!!
Right now, the dish is tracking perfectly from 43.1°W to 107.3W°. I maybe able to get to 31.5°W when the leaves fall off, but I can't go any further to the west because of the building obstructing from 110.0W° to 135.0°W. I'm using The POWERMAX PMA24 24" Actuator that I scavenged from my WSI 6ft dish, which I may point to one of the Circular C-band satellites as a stationary dish. Still working on restoring the original actuator that came with the 12ft Paraclipse. Photos to come in a few days.
Finally, the 12ft Paraclipse is up and running...............
WOW!!! What a difference a bigger dish makes with Signal Quality!! Right now, the dish is tracking perfectly from 43.1°W to 107.3W°. I maybe able to get to 31.5°W when the leaves fall off, but I can't go any further to the west because of the building obstructing from 110.0W° to 135.0°W. I'm using The POWERMAX PMA24 24" Actuator that I scavenged from my WSI 6ft dish, which I may point to one of the Circular C-band satellites as a stationary dish. Still working on restoring the original actuator that came with the 12ft Paraclipse. Photos to come in a few days.
Good job!
I HIGHLY suggest you put some sort of unbreakable strap or cable between the polar mount base and to the frame on the dish (in tandem with the actuator). Something that is long enough to not interfere with moving it, BUT, can catch it and save your bacon if that junk Powermax actuator breaks in half. Which is very likely looking at the one I used for a short time.
I can't recommend those for anything larger than a 6 footer, and I wouldn't trust it on a 6 footer either.
I HIGHLY suggest you put some sort of unbreakable strap or cable between the polar mount base and to the frame on the dish (in tandem with the actuator). Something that is long enough to not interfere with moving it, BUT, can catch it and save your bacon if that junk Powermax actuator breaks in half. Which is very likely looking at the one I used for a short time.
I can't recommend those for anything larger than a 6 footer, and I wouldn't trust it on a 6 footer either.
Short of using the original Actuator that came with it, what is your recommendation?
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http://www.venturemfgco.com/satellite-maxi-ball-screw.html
This will do nicely. I have one and it's fantastic! Yes, they are pricey, but it won't be china junk that breaks in a couple months or sooner.
https://impaktproducts.com/Venture-24-Maxie-Heavy-Duty-Ball-Screw-Actuator-p-16516.html
https://impaktproducts.com/Venture-36-Maxie-Heavy-Duty-Ball-Screw-Actuator-p-16729.html
This will do nicely. I have one and it's fantastic! Yes, they are pricey, but it won't be china junk that breaks in a couple months or sooner.
https://impaktproducts.com/Venture-24-Maxie-Heavy-Duty-Ball-Screw-Actuator-p-16516.html
https://impaktproducts.com/Venture-36-Maxie-Heavy-Duty-Ball-Screw-Actuator-p-16729.html
You're very welcome, looks great !Thanks to all that contributed ideas and special THANK YOU to Toucan-man for pointing out this great find to me.
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