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It's more to do with machining accuracy than load bearing capacity. EQ5 and CG5 gears are generally not good enough.

If you don't mind buying use' date=' Astromart and Cloudy Night Classified are two places to look for used equipments in the US. Astronomers tends to look after our equipments well and don't take them out in bad weather, so used equipments tends to be in very good condition. You should also look for Vixen GPDX in addition to the other mounts. It is the same as the GPD2, but older and have a different paint scheme. It has been around for a long time so the used price for one could be less than the price of a used Orion Sirrus.[/quote']