
In this article you will discover the contents of the two transport fly cases of the Robojib P420 Pro telescopic camera crane as well as the steps to follow for its installation.
Let's start with the contents of the fly case of the dolly, you will find the following parts:

Dolly mounted on 4 pneumatic wheels
Push bars x 2
Column shrouds x 4
Telescopic column
Pivot shaft
80 Kg of counterweights (6x10 Kg + 4x5 Kg
Counterweight holder
Trackwheels x 4
Screws and bolts required for assembly
And here are the contents of the fly case for the telescopic arm:

Aluminium telescopic arm
Side bars x 2
Wireless telescopic control unit
head mount + cardan
Monitor mount
Screws and bolts
Build
To assemble the crane, you will need two people.
Start by mounting the two push bars on either side of the dolly on the directional mounts provided using the thumb screws.

Next is the telescopic column.

Position it in the center of the base by letting yourself be guided by the 4 screws in place then turn the column counterclockwise until it stops.
Tighten the 4 screws firmly.

Then get the 4 column shrouds.

Position them at the 4 corners of the dolly in the brackets provided and maintain them by tightening screws and bolts.
Connect the other end of the shrouds to the column and insert the 4 threadless screws. Finally, turn the shrouds counterclockwise to tighten them.
Then take the pivot shaft.

Attach it to the top of the column.
The base of the crane is ready to receive the telescopic arm.

Take care to tighten the tilt brake before mounting the arm.
Pay attention to the 3 holes on the pivot shaft and locate the pivot point of the telescopic arm, which is indicated by the 3 pins that must be inserted.

Now grab the telescopic arm with two people and position it in front of the holes.
That's it, the telescopic arm is in place.

Now get the counterweight holder.

Install it in its place and tighten the two thumb screws.

Get the side bars.

Attach them now on both sides of the arm as well as the head and monitor mounts and you're done !

With a little practice, the whole setup takes no more than 5 minutes.
Allow 15 minutes to assemble a stabilized head, camera setup and cabling, then 10 minutes to balance the arm and you are ready to shoot within only 30 minutes !
In the next article we will detail the steps for a perfect balancing of the crane.