Image of the day Captured by Gary Taylor M27 - Dumbell Nebula About Astromart Terms of Service Privacy Policy Help & FAQ Astronomy Links User Profiles Top Users List Sponsors Supporters RSS Feeds My Account Log In New to Astromart? Register an account... Need Help? [email protected] Home Forums ASTRONOMY EQUIPMENT Equipment Talk LXD 55 Mount LXD 55 Mount Started by LMD527, 05/13/2003 07:34PM Post Reply Posted 05/13/2003 07:34PM Opening Post Luis De Vivero View public profile Send a private message to Luis De Vivero Find more posts by Luis De Vivero Find threads started by Luis De Vivero Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Northridge CA, US Posts: 39 What's the load bearing capacity of this mount? Can it hold a MN 76 (27lbs + accessories)and track well? Thanks, Luis Quote Posted 05/13/2003 08:20PM #1 Jake Jacobson View public profile Send a private message to Jake Jacobson Find more posts by Jake Jacobson Find threads started by Jake Jacobson Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Long Beach CA, US Posts: 303 The LXD55 would not support 27lbs.It has a similar load capacity to a CG-5 mount. Quote Posted 05/14/2003 12:08AM #2 Luis De Vivero View public profile Send a private message to Luis De Vivero Find more posts by Luis De Vivero Find threads started by Luis De Vivero Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Northridge CA, US Posts: 39 Thanks Jake. I thought so. Luis Quote Post Reply Funding Member Sponsors APM-Telescopes SellTelescopes.com astronomy-shoppe Matsumoto Company Astromart Customer Service kwtelescope BW ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN PUGH Anacortes Telescope AstroMart LLC FocusKnobs Desert Sky Astro Products OMI OPTICS USA LLC BBLABS LLC View all sponsors Search News Classifieds Auctions Reviews & Articles Members Reviews & Articles Forums Calendar Events Go