Re: Mounting a jib into a truckbed

What Mark said. Plus, why are using a truck to begin with? That's 90% of your problem right there.

My students just failed miserably trying to do the same thing with a small jib. I wished they'd asked first, because the first thing I would have said was, don't use a truck. Use a convertible car. preferably a luxury or american car. Eldorados used to be great for this. Trucks, especially trucks that aren't carrying much of a load, are goind to transmit way to many shocks to the tripod. Letting the air out of the tire helps some.

Find a big old american car with a good size trunk, and remove the trunk lid. An old Town Car is perfect. You now have something very much like a pickup in back, but with a very smooth ride. After letting the tire pressure down to 22 or so.

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