T&K Brackets / U-Bolts & scaffold pole

[thevilla1]

hi everyone... ive started building my dish / motor etc..

now for the fixing of pole to shed...

im going with the 12 inch T&K brackets... i was going to get an 8 ft
scaffold pole.. the problem is...most brackets come with 1.75" or 2" ubolts... im sure scaffolding is bigger than that...i can get larger ubolts but then they wont fit in the elongated holes on the brackets..

any pointers

[Shady]

exhaust clamps, i had similar problem with not being able to get hold of u clamps big enough..
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i hope your dish stays up, but your team goes down KRO

[abr]

you could always drill another hole in the bracket to suit the new "u bolts"
this is what i had to do as i use a 3" pole for my cm 1.2 dish

[lincsat]

Also keep the pole as short as possible or it will flex in any wind

[dick b]

as said car exhaust cklamps do the job you want 52mm ones

[thevilla1]

Also keep the pole as short as possible or it will flex in any wind

i was thinking about that...as im bolting it to the shed..i thought it might be better to have a longer pole..touching the ground for extra stability? or would you go with 4ft / 5ft and just bolt it on?
i`ll be putting some supports inside the shed to bolt onto


thanks everyone

[thevilla1]

i hope your dish stays up, but your team goes down KRO

at the mo i have visions of both plummeting!

[ramjet]

cant see a shed being stable enough for this job, not unless you concreted some of the pole into the ground

but I used car exhaust brackets too , as for the T- bracket holes its easy enough to enlarge the slots or holes with a drill or reamer to accomodate any larger size U bolts or clamps

[thevilla1]

cant see a shed being stable enough for this job, not unless you concreted some of the pole into the ground

but I used car exhaust brackets too , as for the T- bracket holes its easy enough to enlarge the slots or holes with a drill or reamer to accomodate any larger size U bolts or clamps

yeah i was thinking of concreting the pole...i`ll also be using 4 brackets if i use an 8ft pole

[digicon]

2" Vbolts will be fine i use them all the time on scaffold pole installs they fit perfect.

And as others have said i would not be securing an 8ft scaffold pole to the side of the shed either it needs to be concreted into the floor for added stability.

[thevilla1]

2" Vbolts will be fine i use them all the time on scaffold pole installs they fit perfect.

And as others have said i would not be securing an 8ft scaffold pole to the side of the shed either it needs to be concreted into the floor for added stability.

thanks.. yeah i think the plan now is... 10ft pole...fix loosely with t&k brakets...getting vertical etc...dig a hole under pole...lower pole into 2ft in conrete so it sets in the correct position

[shankill2012]

I used 2" v bolts on my t&k bracket and scaffold pole last week and theyr a perfect fit.

[portbhoy]

Don't listen to the crazy man I have 2 dishes bolted to the side of my shed don't get me wrong it's a big shed but the principles the same. Set up a couple chocks across the struts inside the shed glue and nail them then drill straight through to secure your t&k

[portbhoy]

P.s they've been they're for nearly 2 years through all the gales etc and the shed sides still there

[lincsat]

i was thinking about that...as im bolting it to the shed..i thought it might be better to have a longer pole..touching the ground for extra stability? or would you go with 4ft / 5ft and just bolt it on?
i`ll be putting some supports inside the shed to bolt onto


thanks everyone

OK, I'll re-word that - keep it as short as possible above the top bracket. It doesn't hurt to have more pole between the brackets or even have an extra T in the middle, the concrete base helps too.