I guess I should have looked at another M-TOW. It isn't listed on the M-TOW-P-36 spec sheet. Thanks!!
Vince West Tower Hand Technical Support Shelby Broadband 148 Citizens Blvd Simpsonville, KY 40067 Phone: 1-888-364-4232 On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > Pipe is currently 1.685 OD > http://wbmfg.com/specs/M-TOW-P.PDF > > Normal MTOWP is 24" tall, but there's a 36 and 48 inch option. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Vince West <vi...@shelbybb.com> wrote: > >> We use a fair amount of UBNT RD-5G30 dishes, and I prefer to mount them >> with M-TOW-P-36. I don't know what size the pipe is, but I find that it is >> useful for just about everything we do. If we are doing something like a >> PTP-800 or SAF links, I use a larger pipe with a different type of mount. >> >> For smaller links using ARC IE kits, we use the M-TOW-10. Again, the pipe >> diameter is perfect. >> >> For a tower mount with a larger pipe, do you plan to still use the same >> design for fixing it to the tower (ie. saddle to saddle with bolts)? Or >> will something more heavy duty be used with u-bolts to a mount that holds a >> pipe? To clarify, this CommScope kit >> <https://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=500401&eventGroup=4&eventPage=1> >> uses brackets that mount to the tower and separate brackets to hold the >> pipe. >> >> I ask because one of the things I like the most about the M-TOW mounts, >> especially the 36" mounts is that I can mount the dish to it and then have >> sent up the tower. For larger dishes, I like to have the pipe mounted to >> the dish, but have the hardware for mounting to the tower sent up >> separately. Depending on the tower, sometimes I have to loosen other cables >> to get my mounts fixed and doing this with a large dish and mount at the >> same time can be a pain. >> >> Vince West >> Tower Hand >> Technical Support >> Shelby Broadband >> 148 Citizens Blvd >> Simpsonville, KY 40067 >> Phone: 1-888-364-4232 >> >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 4:27 PM, George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) < >> geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: >> >>> 2-3/8" OD rigid. No reason to go larger. If we're putting up a 3' or >>> 4' licensed dish, then it will be with heavy-duty pipe-to-pipe kits with >>> 5/8" all-thread and probably 4-1/2" rigid pipe. >>> >>> Just my opinion. >>> >>> On 2/13/2015 1:46 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >>> >>> I am doing this universal pipe mount that will allow a larger dish on >>> a Rohn type or crappy sheet metal freestanding type. >>> >>> And doing the larger version of the M-TOW-P >>> >>> The question is, what size pipe? >>> I had initially designed it with 3 inch pipe which is actually 3.5” OD. >>> Looking at the pipe chart, 2.5” has an OD of 2.875”. >>> >>> The smaller pipe would be noticeably lighter to heft. Is that large >>> enough to make SAF type mounts happy? >>> Or would y’all rather have the larger pipe. >>> >>> >>> >> >
