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<blockquote data-quote="dreadnutz" data-source="post: 1060096" data-attributes="member: 324947">I just replaced mt 2.4M Prodelin 1251 with a 3.8M Prodelin era 2002.The thing is a beast at about 1500lbs total weight!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; I got it second hand for a reasonable price, the previous owner really wanted it badly but it got damaged when it was taken down from some telco company when he tried to get a crane to remove it from the 15ft tall pipe.&nbsp;&nbsp; So he got it home in a truck and they stowed away the pieces for 5 years as he just could not contemplate how to fix it or set it up.&nbsp; Then I came into the picture.I got the whole thing trucked to my house, the truck had a small crane for lifting in the heavier parts.&nbsp; We put it all out on the lawn and over the next six weeks we did fiberglass repair, sanded the surface, resprayed it with the factory paint and then cut the 11 1/4&quot; pipe down from 15ft to 5ft and welded back on the support ring.The LNB support arms had been left lying on the dirt so they were encrusted in rust.&nbsp; We used Crud cutter and got all the rust off to the point that they were rust free.&nbsp; Then I did a few coatings of cold galvanized spray on them and sealed them in aluminum epoxy type paint.&nbsp; All new stainless bolts for the petal seams and a general clean down for the rest of the parts bought it back to looking new.&nbsp; The finished dish would be very hard for anyone to know its not brand new.The dish was installed on a concreate roof on a pedastal we made using 19&quot;x19&quot;x3/4&quot; steel plate for the upper and about 24&quot;x24&quot;x3/4&quot; for the lower base plate.&nbsp; 75lbs for one and way over 150lbs for the other.&nbsp; The bottom plate has arms welded on going outward that are made of 3&quot;x3&quot;x3/8&quot; angle iron and the support between upper and lower plate is made from the same iron.&nbsp;&nbsp; A total of 14x (3/4&quot; Rawl/ concrete bolts) were then used to secure it in it's 4'x4' area and cement was poured into a boxing that went to just a few inches below the top plate.&nbsp; This was all done next to a corner support beam for the roof.The dishes pipe weight is about 450lbs at the 5 ft length and had to be lifted by a small crane onto the roof and next the pipe top and the back plate, about 250lbs each.&nbsp; The Pipes plate to the roof plate was held together by 8 x (1&quot;x4&quot; Nut and bolts).Don't ask what I am receiving with it as that has backfired on me in the past.&nbsp; Needles to say that I am picking up twice as many transponders across several satellites than I was with the 2.4M dish.&nbsp; And it works all day on all transponders, not only at night.&nbsp; I suspect in the summer it should be fine where as the 2.4M would lose signal for 3 months in the summer.John</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dreadnutz, post: 1060096, member: 324947"] I just replaced mt 2.4M Prodelin 1251 with a 3.8M Prodelin era 2002. The thing is a beast at about 1500lbs total weight!!! I got it second hand for a reasonable price, the previous owner really wanted it badly but it got damaged when it was taken down from some telco company when he tried to get a crane to remove it from the 15ft tall pipe. So he got it home in a truck and they stowed away the pieces for 5 years as he just could not contemplate how to fix it or set it up. Then I came into the picture. I got the whole thing trucked to my house, the truck had a small crane for lifting in the heavier parts. We put it all out on the lawn and over the next six weeks we did fiberglass repair, sanded the surface, resprayed it with the factory paint and then cut the 11 1/4" pipe down from 15ft to 5ft and welded back on the support ring. The LNB support arms had been left lying on the dirt so they were encrusted in rust. We used Crud cutter and got all the rust off to the point that they were rust free. Then I did a few coatings of cold galvanized spray on them and sealed them in aluminum epoxy type paint. All new stainless bolts for the petal seams and a general clean down for the rest of the parts bought it back to looking new. The finished dish would be very hard for anyone to know its not brand new. The dish was installed on a concreate roof on a pedastal we made using 19"x19"x3/4" steel plate for the upper and about 24"x24"x3/4" for the lower base plate. 75lbs for one and way over 150lbs for the other. The bottom plate has arms welded on going outward that are made of 3"x3"x3/8" angle iron and the support between upper and lower plate is made from the same iron. A total of 14x (3/4" Rawl/ concrete bolts) were then used to secure it in it's 4'x4' area and cement was poured into a boxing that went to just a few inches below the top plate. This was all done next to a corner support beam for the roof. The dishes pipe weight is about 450lbs at the 5 ft length and had to be lifted by a small crane onto the roof and next the pipe top and the back plate, about 250lbs each. The Pipes plate to the roof plate was held together by 8 x (1"x4" Nut and bolts). Don't ask what I am receiving with it as that has backfired on me in the past. Needles to say that I am picking up twice as many transponders across several satellites than I was with the 2.4M dish. And it works all day on all transponders, not only at night. I suspect in the summer it should be fine where as the 2.4M would lose signal for 3 months in the summer. John [/QUOTE]

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