Well, the telescope weighs in at 30lb and the tripod is 9 lb.
Just check this out,
http://www.meade.com/lt/specifications
http://www.bintel.com.au/Telescopes/...oductview.aspx
I would presume, telescope weighs as OTA, perhaps I am wrong.
Anyway, it is too heavy and it seldom gets taken out nowadays, except on a really good evening.