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To open crate 1, one of the sides needs to be removed. To do this, you will need an electric Phillips
screw driver. Remove one of the side panels as shown in the picture above. To choose the correct side
look at the bottom of the crate. It has a palletized bottom, meaning you can put a pallet jack or fork lift
under the crate. Remove one of the sides that has the opening for the fork lift underneath.
To remove the side panel, you will need to wood screws along the perimeter of the side panel. Once the
panel is removed it will look like the left hand image above.
Now you will want to remove the remaining sides and top. This you can do all at once. Just remove the
screws at the bottom of the three remaining sides, than you and another person will be able to slide the
remaining panels off together as one unit.
When the side and top panels have been removed from crate 1, it will
look something like the picture to the right.
The telescope mount is actually supported by the wooden side structure.
It is slightly lifted off of its base. This way the bearing is protected from
the mass of the telescope during shipping.
Unpacking the Mount
Step 1:
Attach the tandem lift bar to your crane of lifting device and attach
the tandem bar to the side lift plates on the inside of the forks as
shown in the picture to the right. At this point, put some tension of
