For some time, I've been considering how to expand ScopeRoller's telescope mobility solutions to Dobsonian mounts. If you aren't familar with them, here's an example:
These lack the ability to track objects across the sky (unless you put an equatorial platform under it like this:
which means you still need casters under the ground board of the platform), so they aren't very useful for astrophotography, but they are a cheap way to get a large reflector built, so they are popular. And these are often very heavy telescopes, especially when you get to the aptly named Obssession 36":
The problem is that while it is pretty obvious how to put wheels under a conventional tripod, attaching to the ground board of a Dobsonian is a bit more complex. My competitors build cart like things to put the ground board on. Heavy to ship and expensive to make without welding. Anyway, I think I have a solution that has a similar form factor to what I sell now, and is rugged and durable.
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