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This JMI Large Universal Wheeley Bar gives you an easy way to roll your very heavy tripod- or pier-mounted and assembled 10" through 14" telescope from garage to patio or driveway. You don’t have to take the telescope out in a number of heavy individual pieces and struggle to lift and assemble it in the dark. Simply roll your fully assembled telescope from indoors to outside. This Wheeley Bar is designed to work primarily with the following telescopes: ATS Portable Pier mount (depending on weight of telescope and configuration of the pier legs); Celestron C14, CI-700 mount (CGE scopes and mount require the 10" wheel upgrade version #BWBAR10); Meade LX200 12" and 14" (Ritchey-Chrétien, GPS and non-GPS) with giant field tripod, LXD700 and 750 mounts, RCX400 10" through 14"; Mountain Instruments MI-8P mount; and Particle Wave Technologies Monolith Pier mount. The Wheeley Bar adjusts to fit a tripod leg tip-to-tip distance of 48" to 56" so telescope tripods not listed above that adjust to those dimensions can also be used. For more details, click on the “tip-to-tip distance" icon above. The tips of your telescope tripod’s legs fit into 2.75" diameter receptacles at the ends of the three arms of the Wheeley Bar’s sturdy painted steel tripod base. The Wheeley Bar’s raises your mount 4" off the ground with its standard 2-3/8" hard rubber wheels. It is designed to be used with the tripod legs fully retracted to keep the center of gravity low and allow the telescope to be moved through doorways more easily. Locking wheels and leveling screws on the Wheeley Bar allow you to move, lock, and level the complete telescope assembly with ease. Due to the extra weight of the telescopes typically used with this Large Wheeley Bar, extra bracing is added between the three legs of the Wheeley Bar to add strength and rigidity to the assembly. This adds stability to the scope by keeping the legs from twisting if one wheel hangs up temporarily on an uneven surface. The 2-3/8" hard rubber wheels of this Wheeley Bar are designed to be used on hard surfaces only – driveways, patios, etc. Optional larger diameter 5" polyurethane (#WB5) and 10" pneumatic (#WB10) wheels are available – either at the time you buy your Wheeley Bar, or as a later upgrade – so you can maneuver on grass, dirt, and gravel surfaces. A word of warning. Care should be used when moving the complete system. Be certain the tripod legs are fully and firmly inserted into the Wheeley Bar’s leg receptacles. Pull or push the system only by gripping the telescope tripod below the center of gravity, particularly with a heavy scope mounted on the Wheeley Bar. Do not push the top of the scope to get it moving, particularly on uneven surfaces. Astronomics and JMI are not responsible for incorrect loading or operation.
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