You are correct Mintsauce
Handles do at least make it possible to lift the Base & OTA as a unit, however it is still awkward to carry, I use this to lift it over something or out a doorway.
It is the Castors that have really made it a truely moble scope.
Good at a viewing night when a tree is in the way of something i want to see
Try doing that with an EQ mount !