would this work with a bogen 525 legs and 516 head.
Dont have the finances for a complete setup yet.
I believe my tripod has 75 mm bowl and the one for the crane is 100mm. Would I need an adapter of some sort ?
You would be pushing your luck. Maybe with the 8' extension and be real careful. By the time you get your counterweights on and a control station and much of a cam, your weight will be pretty significant. You might want to figure a way to ballast your stix. The Kpod and hercules is a real monster, but the crane feel good on it and is well worth the $$.