Hi all, Here is the contraption i have got a steel shop to fab. http://picasaweb.google.com/wlanddx/TreeMountFixture?feat=directlink Question: In one of the photos, i have marked cutting points in re
Sorry, the rotor/bearing mount plate actually weights about 62lbs and not 84lbs as per the original post. My Poor metric -> pound conversion after weighing it with a spring balance marked in kilos. _
You can use http://www.google.com to convert: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00479.html Sorry, the rotor/bearing mount plate actually weights about 62lbs and not 84lb
Cutting those areas will reduce the strength. The weight should not be much of a factor once it's mounted. The swing arm mount adds a lot more stress to the tree and if that is the concern, I would o
http://picasaweb.google.com/wlanddx/TreeMountFixture?feat=directlink In one of the photos, i have marked cutting points in red color. Should i cut or not? The objective is to reduce weight. Cutting t
Considering how big the tree is at the mounting point (2' ??), the extra weight is nothing more than a big pain in the butt to get it up at that height. 3/8" plate construction is overkill, for sure.
I am not an engineer but I recently visited a Holiday Inn but seems to me that removing the areas in the photo in red is going to significantly weaken the device. 73's Tom Tom Gregory, N4NW n4nw@n4nw
I think it would be a mistake to entirely cut away the gusset plates. I do think, however, you could remove part of the plates, leaving good bracing in the corners. I'm not sure all this would be wor
I'm going to offer another very important thought on the topic of Yagis in trees. I have 8 acres of very tall redwoods, and I strongly considered a Yagi in one of them. This advice, from NI6T, who HA