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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 1129772" data-attributes="member: 178786"><p>Postcrete is an expensive way of anchoring a pole in the ground, is there any reason why you are using postcrete rather than making up a sand/ballast and cement mix from bags?</p><p>Once you have worked out the depth of the pole in the ground and the wind load on the dishes you can get a rough idea of the volume of anchorage required for the pole.</p><p></p><p>The rough guideline is for one third of the pole length in the ground and two thirds above the ground.</p><p>Some "Pole Men" also introduce anti spin measures to prevent the pole spinning in the ground.</p><p></p><p>The greater the wall thickness of the pole the less prone it should be to flexing.</p><p>Out of choice I would personally go for steel rather than aluminium.</p><p>However, you are only sticking small dishes on the pole so there aint gonna be that much wind load.</p><p></p><p>Have a sniff on eBay for scaffold poles locally, there gotta be shed loads of 'em surely?</p><p>Alternatively, phone around a few local scaffolders or walk onto a job where they are putting up or removing scaffolding and wave a tenner at one of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 1129772, member: 178786"] Postcrete is an expensive way of anchoring a pole in the ground, is there any reason why you are using postcrete rather than making up a sand/ballast and cement mix from bags? Once you have worked out the depth of the pole in the ground and the wind load on the dishes you can get a rough idea of the volume of anchorage required for the pole. The rough guideline is for one third of the pole length in the ground and two thirds above the ground. Some "Pole Men" also introduce anti spin measures to prevent the pole spinning in the ground. The greater the wall thickness of the pole the less prone it should be to flexing. Out of choice I would personally go for steel rather than aluminium. However, you are only sticking small dishes on the pole so there aint gonna be that much wind load. Have a sniff on eBay for scaffold poles locally, there gotta be shed loads of 'em surely? Alternatively, phone around a few local scaffolders or walk onto a job where they are putting up or removing scaffolding and wave a tenner at one of them. [/QUOTE]
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