Volvo Bird Perch on Back of Sleeper.

Has anyone tried this? I'm giving it serious consideration.

JD

 

Yup

JD

 

Well this type of installation is, IMHO, only going to work for mid roof/flatbed or similar situations. I first tried the normal readily available screw-in bird perch but many antenna mounts won't tighten up properly due to the diameter of the perch.

So next I tried a Top Gun Z-Perch I had laying around. These have a much beefier perch on them so tightening the mount worked out much better!

Seems to be much sturdier with the 5 foot Skipshooter(just a hair over 13'). The work continues............

JD

 

Regarding the factory mirror mounts on the Volvo...............we had quite few break with the stock antennas on the older trucks. I decided to avoid that route. I didn't like the way the Z-Perch mounted on the door. It seemed a little too flexible, for my taste, and it really needs longer than stock bolts which aren't included. This seems to be working out pretty good on the sleeper. Next step is some bonding. Sleeper cab to frame looks reasonably easy, but door to cab might be an issue due to the countersunk door to hinge bolts! I'll figure something out.

JD