I believe what Bill is calling a dolly is what some
people call a hand truck.

Barre
> Sorry but I do not have a camera or a website. The
> dolly is a plain
> vanilla pneumatic tire model rated for something
> like 500lbs that Home Depot
> has on special. The platform or base I made simply
> slides on top of the
> metal lip at the bottom of the dolly to provide a
> more secure platform for
> the scope to ride on and raise the scope higher so
> you can put it on and
> take it off easier. Obvioulsy you could simply put
> the scope right on the
> dolly with some padding behind it and it would work
> OK but when I tried that
> the scope wanted to shift around and it was too
> difficult to pick it up off
> the ground. So I made the base unit with a U shaped
> area slightly bigger
> than the scope base to keep the base from shifting
> or sliding off the
> platform and made the platform 4-5" thick so I can
> easily lift it up from
> that height. I grab the scope under the fork arms.
> Used most of one 8' 2x4
> and a small scrap of 1/2 plywood. Took an hour to
> design cut and screw
> together. Not up to my furniture making standards
> but it works perfect.
>
> Regards
>
> Bill Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Bill Nicoll
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [M]: Moving 10" LX200/EyePiece Case
>
>
> Bill,
> Do you have a web site where you could post a
> picture of your dolly?
>
> Bill Nicoll
> Pueblo, Colorado
>
> William R Wood wrote:
>
> > Maybe some other new users will like these ideas.
> After making a
> scopesaver
> > type plate to allow me to mount the scope on the
> tripod easily my next
> > problem was how to move the scope around my yard
> or anywhere else. I like
> > the sled idea from the MAPUG site but cant use it
> since my yard has a
> nasty
> > slope everywhere.
> >
> > My wife suggested that I use a dolly. Bought a
> neat dolly at Home Depot
> > with air filled tires for about $50. Made a base
> platform out of 2x4's
> and
> > plywood that fits and protects the scope base and
> makes it easy for the
> > dolly to hold it. Used a bungee cord to wrap
> around scope and hold to
> > dolly. Used high density foam to pad dolly. This
> works unbelievably
> well.
> > Takes 5 seconds to put the scope on the base
> platform which I made about
> > 4-5" thick so I can pick it up easier. One sec
> to attach the bungee cord
> > and I can pull the scope up hills and over bumps
> with ease. The bouncy
> air
> > filled tires provide sufficient suspension as long
> as you go slow over
> rough
> > spots.
> >
> > Then wife bought me a little Igloo Legend12
> cooler. About 13"x10" with a
> > nice lid and carrying handle. It came with 2 blue
> bottle inserts for
> > filling with water to freeze. The inserts have
> round sections to fit
> soda
> > cans. The round sections fit wide angle EPs
> perfectly and fit regular
> size
> > EP's well too. You can carry 6 EPs in one cooler.
> I put a sheet of high
> > density foam in bottom and it is perfect. Cost
> $9. Had her buy me
> another
> > one in which I can carry the hand controller, star
> diagonal etc. In this
> > one I made 1/4 thick plywood inserts to make 3
> sections in the cooler.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Bill Wood
>
>
>
>


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