Aloha,
I'm trying to make my CGX-L 14 EdgeHD portable. I'm moving in and out from house to lanai (10'-15'). I have a door threshold and step to clear. It rains a lot on Kauai so I need to be able to move relatively quickly. I've been reading lots of discussion about JMI wheeley bar vs Scopebuggy, but I don't get a sense of which is more stable/solid other than some questions about the Scopebuggy QC. If my equipment weighs in the 250lbs to 300lbs range is there a consensus of which dolly would be better suited to this config? Any real life pros and cons?
Mahalo,
Rich
Aloha Rich, Your stuff weighs 250lbs, what is the spread of the legs of the tripod?? How wide is the door?? To be honest, at 250lbs + I would probably build it my self. No matter the system you come up with it will be top heavy.. If you go with a three wheel system like Scopebuggy, for stability reasons push it with the two wheels in front. My neighbor built his for a 12" meade LX200. A local machine shop welded channel iron in a T formation, he rolls it in and out of the garage. He is now making another one for his smaller set up. This time he is using a hydraulic lift cart, Jegs brand from Harbor Freight 500lb capacity. The idea is simple, make another triangle stabilizer / eyepiece holder attach it to the tripod and roll the cart underneath, secure and lift the tripod, roll it in - roll it out.
I think it is in the Equipment section here, search for scopebuggy / wheelie bar. These people came up with and made some nice stuff. some used tube steel or aluminum others used 2 x 6 wood. Some slick stuff. Joe
