HTC 3000 Heavy Duty Universal Mobile Base With 700 lb. Capacity
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10 Customer Reviews Posted
- Works great
- I bought this for my Craftsman contractor saw. I have two cast-iron extensions, so it weighs a bit more than most similar saws. It is also well below the rated capacity of this base.
I set mine up for 24" x 28", which is doable, but barely, with the rails as supplied. I ordered the extension rail kit from HTC for an additional cost. It was worth it to me, as I wanted the most rigid base I could find. I also put floor of 3/4" plywood inside the base to tie it all together.
The results are spectactular; the base easily handles the load and it is both easy to move around, but also quite immovable when put into position.
It is exactly what I had expected when I ordered. - 2008-04-28, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Not suitable for heavy equipment--
- This HTC 3000 "heavy duty" mobile base is supposedly rated for 700 pounds, but I mounted my Grizzly 10" cabinet saw (less than 500 pounds) on it and, after moving it less than a half dozen times, one of the casters has completely disintegrated and a second one is coming apart. And this is on an absolutely smooth concrete floor. I tried without success to find a manufacturers number/contact to complain with no luck. Fine if you have a light-weight piece of equipment, but don't try putting anything near the "700 lb. capacity."
- 2008-04-05, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Poorly Designed
- What's killing this product is that HTC went with cheap plastic lifting pedals that raise and lower the base. Mine lasted for about 2 years and then both pedals cracked. My table saw weighs 450lbs. The floor I am working on is flat, I move my saw about 5 feet each time and I have never left the base stay in a raised position for more than 2 minutes. I'm going to contact HTC to see if I can get a couple of replacement pedals (at a reasonable price). Make the investment and go with a base that does not use plastic pedals as this is the critical leverage point for the entire base.
- 2008-03-31, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- HTC 3000
- Works fine for a contractor table saw ~350 lbs. Moves easy and smoothly. I would have preferred it to be a little more solid when locked. I think it is the compliance of the rubber feet. You won't break the bolts if you keep in mind that they are 1/4-20 and use the appropriate torque.
- 2008-01-31, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- really disappointed, not strong enough, cheap materials
- I snapped about 4 bolts in half on this thing just tightening the rails together. That just shouldn't happen, for 700lb rating that type of flimsiness scares the crap out of me.
When I lifted one of the rear wheel stops, a piece of plastic snapped off from the pressure.
All in all, i was looking for a no-joke, heavy duty monster that scoffed at the weight of my jointer/planer, this thing just didn't cut it. - 2007-10-31, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
