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07-16-2017, 09:46 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
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M.O.C. #11455
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Portable Satellite dish
A question for those of you who put your protable dish on a slide. Ever had the wind blow it off?
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07-16-2017, 10:30 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Castle Rock
Posts: 248
M.O.C. #11369
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No- last time it was on there for two months.
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07-16-2017, 11:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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I usually set mine on a slide, I've never had a problem. I always try to push it back from the edge
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07-16-2017, 03:56 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Have slide toppers cant do that. However never had a problem with it blowing over.
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07-16-2017, 06:32 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Haysville
Posts: 4,261
M.O.C. #3085
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I "acquired" 2 small lead shot bags and droop them over the bottom framework of my Pathway X2 when I have it on a slide top. Seems to work as we've been thru a couple of good wind storms in KS. Boy Howdy, I surely hope that lead doesn't make my kids be born naked%&^#@.
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07-16-2017, 07:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dieselguy
I "acquired" 2 small lead shot bags and droop them over the bottom framework of my Pathway X2 when I have it on a slide top. Seems to work as we've been thru a couple of good wind storms in KS. Boy Howdy, I surely hope that lead doesn't make my kids be born naked%&^#@.
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Don't eat it, it will make you lazy when it settles in your butt
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07-16-2017, 08:55 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
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M.O.C. #11455
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Too late for that for me
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07-16-2017, 11:58 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Eureka
Posts: 276
M.O.C. #14208
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Portable Satellite Dish on Slide
I have never had it blow off but what I do is I fill up a large plastic water or juice bottle and tie it to the Portable Satellite Dish, works good.
Jim Bonhote
2014 3582RL, 2015 Ford F350 Platinum
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07-17-2017, 07:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hanover
Posts: 1,471
M.O.C. #13325
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We've a new version Tailgater that I usually put on the roof (most times that's the best southern view) and have never had a problem with it.
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07-17-2017, 09:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,167
M.O.C. #6433
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You don't say what dish antenna you have, but the Pathway X2 instructions specifically say not to use it in winds greater than 35 mph as it will roll. Weighting it like dieselguy does would help with that.
I don't set my Tailgater on a slide, and have never been in overly high winds, but I could see it could topple over during storm winds.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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07-17-2017, 12:35 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
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M.O.C. #11455
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It's a King Tailgater. Short and rounded. It's for the front TV. The Winegard is mounted on the ladder.
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07-18-2017, 02:17 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Livermore
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M.O.C. #1920
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Beat me to it Dick, I was going to suggest mounting to a ladder. Not enough outputs from the Winegard? Our Winegard on the roof powers both dishes and the (2) tuners on the DVR.
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07-18-2017, 09:05 PM
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Site Team
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M.O.C. #11455
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Between NASCAR and football we may be recording things on multiple satellites so we need two receivers and we didn't mount the King on the ladder so we can move it around if trees are in the way.
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07-19-2017, 08:14 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,550
M.O.C. #2283
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What I have done is have one mounted permanent on the camper and a portable one. If the one on the camper don't work drag out the portable one. Hook it up flip the switch, watch TV.
Lynwood
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07-19-2017, 02:15 PM
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Site Team
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M.O.C. #11455
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Yup that's what we've doing, except our permanent one is mounted on the ladder with the cable stored in the back bumper.
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