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Today my faithful field companion of 12+ years hit the ground. Hard.
I was 75' away when I heard the clatter of my trusted 802A on the pavement.
Not pretty. Only thing I can figure is that a tripod leg lost clamp and collapsed.
Hayes Instrument Company has a used one on a FEDEX plane on the way. Those guys are the best.
Naturally I'm up to my ass in alligators, but if the "new" one spins up and talks to my SMI, I'll only lose a half day.
Check your tripod clamps, they bear a lot of "weight".
Posted : April 16, 2013 9:49 pm
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Sorry about your loss.
After hearing couple of these kind of stories, I bought two TriMax Dual clamp tripod. Those things are simply perfect!
Posted : April 16, 2013 10:48 pm
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At my school we broke a brand new just out of the box robot when a clamp failed. Sorry for your loss.
Posted : April 17, 2013 3:51 am
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My experience happened while starting out to cut out 10 acres around a house in a case where the lender was repossessing everything but the house. Borrower was getting to keep the house. Borrower was not at all happy about losing his farm. He comes out to chat with me as I'm getting the gear out. Less than a minute after fastening the instrument to the tripod, and turning to get something from the chariot, I hear a sickening noise. I spin around to see everything toppled over and him with a very guilty look on his face standing next to it.
Posted : April 17, 2013 8:16 am
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> ....a very guilty look on his face standing next to it.
What did he say?:-X
Posted : April 17, 2013 9:03 am
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Lies, followed by damm lies.
Posted : April 17, 2013 10:55 am
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I am so sorry for your loss. I am feeling sick for you all the way over here in Indiana.
Posted : April 17, 2013 11:24 am
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10-4 on checking, re-checking, and re-adjusting those clamps. Spring and fall seem to be the worst, and I think I use a tripod a year or two past it's prime.
Your story has inspired me to dispose of a back-up back-up unit I've let hang around.
Lots of $20 clamps out there are the lifelines for $2000 to $40000 pieces of equipment.
Steve
Posted : April 17, 2013 11:46 am
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Earlier in the year had a brand new Leica TS12 go down in a 40mph gust the first day it was in the field (got one shot in before it hit the pavement).
Posted : April 17, 2013 4:24 pm