Meade standard field tripod for LX200 12" classic

[rkshar (RK)]

Hi all,
This could be a dumb question. My apologies if it is.
I have a Meade standard field tripod with an eq wedge. I also have an LX200 12" classic scope with fork mount (without a tripod). My question is, can the standard field tripod manage the weight of the 12" OTA on fork mount? I think more than the weight, I am more concerned about the length of the fork+OTA vs spread of the tripod legs. Can you guys advise if at all it is a sane idea to try?
Thanks.

[OICURMT]

From a weight handling perspective, I believe the standard tripod is limited to the 10" LX200.

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Rajesh,
Over the years I’ve had and used every size of the Meade SCT.
The standard tripod is OK for the 8” but marginal for the large sizes.
I used a HD tripod (and rebuilt wedge!) for the 12” but had to Cut it down by 200mm to get best stability.
Hope this helps.

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Here's the 12" on the cut down HD tripod.