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The pier and the mount isn't made for lugging around your typical astropiccie setup of a decent sized refractor and all the bits n pieces. That's not what it was made for. Common sense would tell you that. Brendan hit the nail on the head when he mentioned its intended use. Just a convenient, lightweight pier and setup for a camera and lens, or maybe a lightweight refractor (66-80mm at the most) at a pinch.
I'd rather be lugging that around as a portable setup than an EQ6 or larger mount, with a 4-6" refractor, CCD camera and all the add ons (including the counterweights)...that is not exactly portable. Maybe movable, but hardly an easy exercise.
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