Satelite TV dish. How to transport?

If you're not using a tripod there are a couple of ways.

Using a dolly wheel bracket bolted to the draw bar, just put the dish on a piece of straight aluminium pipe.

Alternatively, put the dolly wheel bracket on the rear bumper and bend a pipe into the appropriate shape and put the dish on that.

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OK, the other system I've seen to carry a tripod and dish was a large diameter poly stormwater pipe (sufficient diameter to slide the collapsed tripod into) vertically bracketed to the back of a van (or the front, wherever it fits best) with a cutout to lock the dish bracket into and a vinyl cover for the dish. It even included a padlock to ensure it's there when you want it.

It seemed a really good idea.

cheers

Warstar,
I carry our 90cm oval Sat dish on the A Frame of our Van. The original Jockey wheel was mounted on a clamp about 60cm from the Van/tug coupling. I use this clamp and welded another clamp near the van/cruiser coupling. I purchased an approx 50mm tube 90cm long and used the original jockey wheel clamp to hold it. Put 1/4" bolts thru the tube so the pole could not slip down/up the clamp.

Approx 700, up the mounting pole (50mm tube) positioned anothe 1/4 bolt, with a brace to the front bolt of the Van coupling and another brace down the side to the A frame. This further prevents sideways and front/Back movement.

Used Ubolts to hold the Dish (backwards) onto the pole and a further 2x1/4" bolts thru the pole and the dish mounting frame to firm up the dish on the pole.

Also made a bracket to attach the bottom of the dish to the pole.

When travelling can line up the vehicle/van so all I need to do is undo 7 nuts turn the dish around lock onto the Sat then tigthen up the ubolts and watch TV.

Mounting pole should be at least 2mm thick if mounted on the A frame. Top of our dish is about 100mm over our cruiser. We can also open the front boot when the dish is positioned for travelling.

Have also made a fitting so that the Dish/mounting pole can be taken off the van and using 3 tent spreaders and steel pegs can be set up as a tripod.

Peter

I thought the idea of hitting the road was to get away from things like TV - But then again I haven't got kids to worry about.
Cheers 4 now
Mike

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almas
Telsat Communication Aust Pty Ltd