Counterweights balance the pole perfectly in the gimbal, allowing fingertip adjustment of the pole.  Gimbal and pole can be locked into any position with set screws.  Adding 5-pounds additional counterweight makes pole self-righting to vertical position unattended in calm weather. 

30-ft Aluminum T-Lock™ TeleScoping Pole with Universal Mount tool tip at top with standard, toothed, wing nut fitting for Special Tools or mounts(see link).  Or, 5/8-inch x 11 thread mount at top fits standard GPS antennae or other equipment with similar mount. Most rigid very long pole available.  Made with lightweight drawn aluminum, with all metal machined locks pressed into tubing.  System shipped with 10 pounds of couterweight; additional weight may be used for special applications. Caution:  Aluminum is highly conductive in any electronic environment. 

40-ft Fiberglass Poles are lightweight and non-conductive made with high-strength dielectric fiberglass with Epoxy Resin coating, poles feature positive locking, spring-loaded buttons for fast and easy extension.  Universal Mount tool tip at top with standard, toothed, wing nut fitting for Special Tools or mounts (see link).  System shipped with 40 pounds of couterweight; additional weight may be used for special applications. 

Entire system collapses down and straps together into an easily carried package. 
 

System collapses down into an easily carried package with a shoulder strap. (Aluminum T-Lock™ TeleScoping Pole shown) See Padded Canvas Storage Bags (below)

System may be used for any purpose:  elevated horizontal photography,  vertical overhead photography,  studio equipment "menace arm",  boom pole,  video / audio pickup,  surveillance,  radio antenna,  GPS antenna,  professional surveying, precision tool use at elevation (such as EOD), or  any unusual location (such as rescue operations). System w pole weighs 40-pounds without counterweights, 80-pounds typical complete with weights.  Additional counterweights required depending upon use.    FT  extended † SEGMENTS  extended ‡ tool WT (lbs) Counterweight  to balance (lbs) 35 30 25 20 16 12 8.5 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1.3 5.5 70 52 36 22 11 0.0 0.0 † length between pole tip and gimbal, 5-ft (pole base segment 9) below gimbal ‡ segments not extended remain within pole base (segment 9) below gimbal, therefore acting as additional counterweight

for 30-ft aluminum T-Lock™ GmblTsht.pdf for 40-ft fiberglass HV, EV, MV Gmbl_sht.pdf fully articulated Gimbal Mount 360º horizontal -5º to 90º vertical pole full rotation about its own axis in mount

Mounted in Tripod with Gimbal mount, poles require counterweight during use. 

Amount of counterweight and exact positioning of pole in gimbal mount depends on length of pole extended and weight of equipment at tip end of pole.  For survey purposes, gimbal is recommended to be left unlocked with counterweights adjusted to allow pole to automatically self-right itself to vertical. 

Tripod and Gimbal may also be used with the largest GPS Antenna Poles or Measurement Sticks:

Aluminum T-Lock™ GPS Antenna TeleScoping Pole with 5/8-inch x 11 thread mount at top for standard GPS antennae.  Most rigid very long pole available.  Made with lightweight drawn aluminum, with all metal machined locks pressed into tubing.  Useful in elevation of antenna in areas of tree cover or urban canyons where reception of satellite signals is impaired. Caution:  Aluminum is highly conductive in any electronic environment. 

Fiberglass TeleScoping GPS Antenna Poles with (AGPS) 5/8-inch x 11 thread mount for standard GPS antennae.  Poles display English (EVG-40) or Metric (MVG-40) reading of antenna height as extended vertically.  Useful in elevation of antenna in areas of tree cover or urban canyons where reception of satellite signals is impaired.  Top section is foam-filled, with Universal Mount tool tip.  Base has rubber boot.

General purpose (HV-240), GPS poles (EVG-40, MVG-40) and Measurement Sticks (EV4-40, MV4-40) or T-Lock™ pole with Universal Mount tool tip, may be used with a variety of tip-end attachments, see Special Tools.

Caution:  Aluminum is highly conductive in any electronic environment.