Caster wheels for Kessler K-pod

robmneilson

robmneilson

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Has anyone had any experience with these? I just bought a K-pod for my jib arm, and I'd love to have some wheels on the tripod for ease of movement. I checked out the wheels Kessler is selling for the K-pod, but they look exactly like the caster wheels I had on a rubbermade cart that broke under the weight.

Since I'm putting a jib with 75lbs of counterweight, and a 30lb camera on it I'd like to not have the plastic sides of the wheels crack and toss the camera while it's setup.

So can anyone chime in from experience? Or has anyone modded other caster wheels for use on their kpod?
 
I have the 8' Kessler, pretty heavy crane. I don't know a thing about their wheels, but getting the crane on a sturdy set of locking wheels is the sh*t. I end up using the crane as a tripod often, it's crazy-handy.
 
Yup, think I have to go this route. I'll try and see if I can find an old caster dolly on ebay that was made for heavy studio cameras back in the day. I think I'd have more faith in that than the plastic/rubber caster wheels.
 
I found a manfrotto dolly for fifty bucks, new they're a lot more; they have the ball-things that the manfrotto legs click into, and they fold up. No prob with a heavy set of sticks and the big kessler. Really sturdy and they have foot-stomp posts that raise the wheels off the floor. They also have a 3/8-16 bolt poking up in the center to you can mount a head right to the base, very cool for low shots. I've made a set of skate wheels that can pop into the wheel receivers and go on a track, too.

I have one of those $30 china specials as well - Ok for a lightweight tripod but really not for heavy use, gets more use with light stands or for holding an HDTV on set. Poke around eBay, there's often a good, old professional piece on there from back in the days when men were men and gear was heavy duty.
 
Yup, think an old caster dolly from ebay is the way to go. Unfortunately all the ones I found came with tripods and are a bit expensive so I'll keep up the search. Figure something old will be able to support the weight of the tripod, jib, 75 lbs of counterweight, and 30 lbs camera rig.
 
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