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Originally Posted by Startrek
Peter,
I’m considering upgrading to a SW 12” goto later in the year ,mine would be stored in the garage and only has to be moved out on to a paved observing area 8m away ( I was going to use a parcel trolley from Bunnings ) From the information I can find these dobs weigh around 42kg ?
How do you move yours ? Or is it a permanent observatory?
Appreciate your experience and advice
Thanks
Martin
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Hi Martin,
I use a folding trolley from Bunnings similar to this:
https://www.signet.net.au/store/prod...lding-hand-tro
I can slide it under the base board and move the whole thing with the base and tube pretty easily. However, I normally only do this with the tube collapsed. If you do it with the tube extended it can be a bit top heavy.
Also note that if the bolt is not in place securing the tube to the base you MUST keep the back board of the base (the part with the eyepiece rack) towards the handle of the trolley. Otherwise when you tilt the trolley, the tube will slide off the mount (I did this once). And even if the bolt is in, I would avoid lifting it in a different orientation.