mounting arm and bracket for sat dish for caravan

Hi terry

I have mine mounted on the plate on the drawbar of the van.
It is mounted on the flat plate the tow hitch connects to

I use a piece of 16g exhaust tube and fix it with a length of 12mm threaded rod
The rod runs the full length of the tube and the tube has a cap on the top with a 12mm hole.
Just drill a 13mm hole in the plate and install the rod, add a nut and washer to the bottom and tighten at the top
Once tight it doesnt move.
Just point the dish where it needs to go. About 30 NE or something.

I do not travel with the dish or tube assembly as too many vibrations for the dish

Regards
Geoff

Thanks for that info it gives me something to work with.

Terry

We too have ours mounted like Geoff using exhaust pipe which we had bent specifically to our requirements.

Our sat dish travelled on the rear bumper attached to the exhaust pipe around Oz for 15 months - we had no issues with vibration. Many people would come and check out our set up to see how it was mounted.

As we used a "trailamate" type of jockey wheel which my better half made a bracket for on our A frame, it meant that we weren't using the original jockey wheel bracket on the A frame. Then, when we required the sat dish to be mounted at the front of the van so we could get signal, we just moved the sat dish and pipe from the rear bumper and used the original jockey wheel bracket to hold the exhaust pipe. We never required the original stand for the sat dish in all of our travelling which meant one less item to haul around. It worked a treat :-)

If you would like any pictures, I can arrange if it would help.

hI i'machocoholic great way you did it a photo or two would be appreciated..


Thanks

Terry

Have a look at this thread on Caravaners Forum Sat TV Dish Mounts
I mount and transport mine on straight pipe on the A frame. I have a second pipe on the rear bumper. Both are secured with a jockey wheel clamp.

Thank you for that thread had already seen it.

Terry

Hi Terry, I have a few detailed photo's of the setup on the rear of my van that you may like. Email me at peeweewood@iinet.net.au if you wish.
Bill