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Originally Posted by marki
See if you can have a go at lifting a 12" lx200 fork mount. Make sure you spend some time in the gym and steriods would also be helpful  . Claude they are bloody heavy buggers, takes 2 people to get mine on a wedge. At least with a EQ you can break it into seperate components.
Mark |
Marks right here, good point, they are very heavy, 34 kgs and you don't want to drop one. I got the Peterson gt a grip handles, and mounting assistant and I could mount it no worries in Alt/AZ but would not do it on a wedge without a 2nd person, but I am 100Kgs fit and lift heavy airconditioners for a living so unless you are strong you will need 2 people. Mines now in a permanent observatory so if your on your own a eQ mount will be the go so you can break it into smaller pieces or get a smaller scope or permanent mount.
Matt