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[Jason S]

Around Oklahoma and Kansas, there's places like Wheeler Metals and GoBob! that sell pipe and market it for agricultural uses like fence H-braces or livestock corrals and lots. Perhaps there's similar companies in Michigan? Another place to check is with oil/gas producers, if there are any in the area, they might have a pipe yard with used pipe.

 

[Penguin0456]

Anyone got a recommendation for depth in ground? I need to be over 5 out
of the ground.

 

[ken2400]

Anyone got a recommendation for depth in ground? I need to be over 5 out
of the ground.

As deep as you can dig by hand. Here comes the fun part. Drill a like two holes and put some rebar at the end of the pipe to stop twisting.
From an old posting Fill 13 ft. pole for dish with concrete?

 

[Cham]

You would want at least 2' of ground clearance for lawnmower, snow etc, so radius of dish + 2ft would be lots for the pole to be sticking out. Really depends on your preference., but lower it is the more stable it will be. As far as depth below ground goes, depends somewhat on your soil situation. In sandy-rocky soil that is stable a 4X4X3 block should work. In clay you can double that and go deeper. If you have frost then piles might be better. It's kind of a balance between cost and stability...

 

[Penguin0456]

You would want at least 2' of ground clearance for lawnmower, snow etc, so radius of dish + 2ft would be lots for the pole to be sticking out. Really depends on your preference., but lower it is the more stable it will be. As far as depth below ground goes, depends somewhat on your soil situation. In sandy-rocky soil that is stable a 4X4X3 block should work. In clay you can double that and go deeper. If you have frost then piles might be better. It's kind of a balance between cost and stability...

alright, thank you.

 

[Penguin0456]

So I see that the titanium dish positioner is pretty good. But to be honest it seems like a bit much for what I'm going for, with this project. I'd like something I guess a little more basic? Is there any other good dish positioner on the market still?

 

[FTA4PA]

So I see that the titanium dish positioner is pretty good. But to be honest it seems like a bit much for what I'm going for, with this project. I'd like something I guess a little more basic? Is there any other good dish positioner on the market still?

There is the Vbox series of positioners. The Vbox II is currently available for $54.99 (shipping included) from Ricks Satellite. Keep in mind that these are not built to be as durable/long-lasting as the ASC1 and the ASC1 is obviously a better long-term investment but a Vbox will get you by in most situations. I've never used the Vbox II but I am using a Vbox 7 with a c-band dish. Worth noting that the latest Vbox7's had some quality issues, don't know if there have been any issues with the Vbox II series.

 

[waylew]

So I see that the titanium dish positioner is pretty good. But to be honest it seems like a bit much for what I'm going for, with this project. I'd like something I guess a little more basic? Is there any other good dish positioner on the market still?

Does the guy you got the dish from still have the old sat receiver/dish mover he used to use ?If it still functions you could use that.

 

[wvman]

So I got it home. It is still most in one peice I couldn't lift it with the mounting hardware so I took it off that. However I did keep the dish in one piece.

Good deal, I always try to move one all in one piece if possible. Saves a lot of time and keeps everything lined up.

 

[wvman]

Anyone got a recommendation for depth in ground? I need to be over 5 out
of the ground.

I always set fiberglass dishes on a base 3x3x3 foot. After I dug the 3 ft square hole, I went down another 18 inches in the center of the hole for the pole to extend 18 inches below the main hole for a kicker foot. 24 inches up from the end of the pole, I drilled a 3/4 hole through both sides of the pole and installed a piece of 3/4 all thread to keep the pole from twisting in the concrete. In 30 years, I never had a pole twist or an dish upset in all that time. A 12 foot pole left you with 8 feet above groung to give plenty of clearance for mowing under the dish.

If you live in a high wind area, you can always fill the pole with concrete for added strength. I'd rather spend the xtra money and not have to reset the pole again. I did that a couple time with poles we didn't set, and it's not fun to get the old base out of the ground when there wasn't room to move the dish elsewhere. You may want to put a short piece of 2 inch plastic pipe along side the pole, extending out through the side of the concrete pad to run your wires through.

It keeps all your wires in the center of the pad so they don't get snagged by the mower blades. If you bury a piece all the way to the house, it makes for a nice, clean install and an easy way to replace cables without digging up your lawn if you have trouble later or need more wires to the dish. Just a suggestion.

 

[Cham]

The heavy duty (black) PVC hose makes a good underground conduit, and fits standard PVC electrical conduit fittings.

As far as cement goes, maybe check at a local TV/radio station and ask their engineer how big of a pad/block they might recommend... That's actually where I got the idea of using piles for my dish in heavy clay soil with deep frost issues.

 

[Penguin0456]

Does the guy you got the dish from still have the old sat receiver/dish mover he used to use ?If it still functions you could use that.

Unfortunately no. As he put it "I burned all that stuff awhile ago". Not sure why you would burn that kind of thing......

 

[iccoldbeer]

There is the Vbox series of positioners. Keep in mind that these are not built to be as durable/long-lasting as the ASC1 and the ASC1 is obviously a better long-term investment but a Vbox will get you by in most situations. I've never used the Vbox II but I am using a Vbox 7 with a c-band dish. Worth noting that the latest Vbox7's had some quality issues, don't know if there have been any issues with the Vbox II series.

Got Vbox II second hand n 2012 use daily without issue. But I believe asc1 will control polarity if using a feedhorn with servo the vbox will not..

 

[FTA4PA]

Got Vbox II second hand n 2012 use daily without issue. But I believe asc1 will control polarity if using a feedhorn with servo the vbox will not..

Correct, as built, the Vbox will not control polarity and would need to be used with a LNBF such as the Titanium C1-PLL. If one is the technical type a Vbox controller can be modded to add polarity control.

Neat adaptation of my Corotor polarity/skew control
Another N0QBH polarity control project

 

[Penguin0456]

This a photo of the actuator.

 

[FTA4PA]

This a photo of the actuator.

Nice! Hope it works well for you! This currently sells for $269.99 at the Von Weise eStore.

Specifications

V76-5 Actuator with telescoping tube
http://www.vonweise.com/CatalogActuators.pdf

Some parts

Gear Assembly: Gear assembly for VW76 and US76 gear motors with 19:1 gear ratio
Acme Nut: Acme Nut for V76-5 and V76-10
Output Gear: Output gear for VW76 actuators
Brushes: Brush for a variety of Von Weise Gear Motors and Actuators
Weather Boot: Boot for Von Weise VW76 actuators

 

[Penguin0456]

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Nice! Hope it works well for you! This currently sells for $269.99 at the Von Weise eStore.

Specifications

V76-5 Actuator with telescoping tube
http://www.vonweise.com/CatalogActuators.pdf

Some parts

Gear Assembly: Gear assembly for VW76 and US76 gear motors with 19:1 gear ratio
Acme Nut: Acme Nut for V76-5 and V76-10
Output Gear: Output gear for VW76 actuators
Brushes: Brush for a variety of Von Weise Gear Motors and Actuators
Weather Boot: Boot for Von Weise VW76 actuators

That's really cool to know, that it's fully serviceable!

 

[Satfan_GER]

Hi,

the weather protection for the engine is standard in the scope of delivery at V76-5 in bye estore with it?
My english is not good. That's why the question. An Accordion boat as protection when extending the
telescopic rod is included?

Does anyone know exactly?

Greetings

 

[Penguin0456]

Hi,

the weather protection for the engine is standard in the scope of delivery at V76-5 in bye estore with it?
My english is not good. That's why the question. An Accordion boat as protection when extending the
telescopic rod is included?

Does anyone know exactly?

Greetings

I'm not sure what you are asking.......

 

[catamount]

Hi,

the weather protection for the engine is standard in the scope of delivery at V76-5 in bye estore with it?
My english is not good. That's why the question. An Accordion boat as protection when extending the
telescopic rod is included?

Does anyone know exactly?

Greetings

I dont know for certain but my guess would be yes, that the accordion boot is included with the actuator. They sell a replacement boot for $40 without the VonWeise lettering.

Someone who has bought one will likely post to confirm, or you could email VonWeise and ask them.

Catamount