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LeeT

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Posted: 04/01/08 01:15pm

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RollingRockTX wrote:

Yuppers, just set on the ground and use your signal finder and a compass and you are good to go.

Found the plans here

Found the plans here and an explanation of how it works like this.

In that link, the 4" vertical piece needs to be a lot longer, the farther north you want to go.

Up here in the State of Washington, you need an elevation of 31 degrees. With this inverted setup, that would actually be 59 degrees.

In Dallas, the angle is about 51 degrees, or 39 degrees because it's inverted. That difference of 20 degrees will require a much taller stand.

(The reason that I call it an 'inverted' setup is that your D*TV box will tell you an elevation 'above the horizon'. But, with this stand, you start with the dish pointing straight up and need to angle it downward, so 90 minus whatever D*TV says. This is explained in the link, also.)

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Posted: 04/02/08 09:20pm

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Loopy wrote:

Well, I picked up my Jayco branded counter top extension (flip up TV shelf) today.

I thought for sure when I called my dealer for a price on this they were going to bend me over. Believe it or not I got the 15 3/4" X 15 3/4" piece of counter and both hinges for around $40. It's a small price to pay for an extra piece of real estate and not having to build something myself.

Pictures will follow once I get it installed.

And here are the pics as promised. The shelf wasn't difficult to mount, it was the reinforcement of the side of the cabinet that was the bear.

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Posted: 04/03/08 12:52am

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I have the same set up for counter and sofa in my Northwood. After putting a flat panel LCD HDTV on an articulating mount on the interior bedroom wall along with a permanent DVD shelf near the ceiling next to the tv, I took the existing folding tv shelf down (kept hitting my back on it when going around the bed). I will reuse it. I am going to mount it on the end of the cabinet too, but I have to add a couple of verticle 1 x 2's or 1 x 3's inside the cabinet between the horizontal framing before I can mount the shelf to the cabinet side paneling.

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Posted: 04/15/08 04:37pm

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Had time to take pictures of some new mods.

I finally got around to removing the front scissor jacks and replacing them with another set of BAL "C" jacks. I also added BAL's stabilizer bars...

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I then took two of the now spare scissor jacks and mounted them to the frame (with a spacer to clear some dump pipes) just in front of the axles...

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This setup and really reduced unwanted trailer motions in all directions. There is hardly any yaw or bounce which makes me very happy when sleeping in!

I also decided to add a set of backup lights. I didn't want them all the way in the rear because I can't really see back there anyway. I placed them up front where they shine along the sides of the trailer and also show the wheels...

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The beam pattern looks good in test but with the time change, I probably won't test these in real life until the fall.

Last but not least, I also finished my generator (and other stuff) racks. I posted these in a new thread since there is always a lot of interest in that sort of thing...

Rear bumper generator (and other stuff) rack

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Okay, why would I want a screen over my fridge and whatever vents?? I feel like I am totally missing something obvious!! *lol*

BTW, my Husband is cursing this tread!! ;o)

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sweetpnuts wrote:

Okay, why would I want a screen over my fridge and whatever vents?? I feel like I am totally missing something obvious!! *lol*

BTW, my Husband is cursing this tread!! ;o)

The screens keep the wasps, bee's and spiders out of your appliances.

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I have a friend that spent several hundred dollars, to have the dealer clean mud daubber nests from his refrigerator heating area, to make it operational again.

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And don't forget to put screen over the Air Conditioner openings; the whole TT will shake when mud daubers build a nest on the AC fan. Been there, done that.

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I built the three legged one it is really easy to level it with only three legs. I mounted a cheap compass on it to locate north with then level it and you should be fairly close. I also have everything marked so when I put the dish on it it's close. Every now and then I have set it on the ground and had the bird right on. These are not wind proof but they are wind resistant. I had it blow over once, but then I thought the camper was going over that day also. If its that windy just lay a rock or something heavy on it and becomes wind proof unlike a tripod that will blow over anyway.

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RollingRockTX wrote:

Our sat set up.

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How does that sat. setup work? Do you just put it flat on the ground or do you attach it to the trailer?? We just got sat. to go camping with. Swore we'd never have it since the DH works for the cable company and gets a deep discount. We wanted to take the dish off the side of the house and take it with us since we will NEVER use it at home. Is this feasible?

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