BOSCH BT160 63 in. Aluminum Contractors’ Tripod

The best tripod available for laser level use
5 stars all the way, actually 6 stars be better. Just picking this up, can feel the quality, hard to describe but light years better than the $40-70 tripods found everywhere, not even close. Super rigid when open, no hokey lame balancing, has 2 bubble level circle windows, 1 for the tripod, the other for the rotating pad where the laser level sits. The up/down crank works excellent, smooth with good metal grind on the gear teeth. Liked this so much gave away my other tripod for camera/ laser level use. If this is a negative, is one, this sadly does not come with a carry case or bag. Also, no instructions included either. But this is pretty self-explanatory. Thanks Bosch for a wonderful tripod.

High Quality but be sure to check compatibility with laser level
Purchased for use with a Bosch GLL50 -20G. Discovered that the BT300 HD tripod has only a 5/8 -11 tripod thread and the GLL50 – 20G has only a 1/4 inch threading mount. The two are not compatible. I should have carefully read the compatibility technical data before purchasing. The tripod is the very high quality. It is light weight but also very sturdy. The 110″ height extension is impressive. I hope to find a bracket that will enable my laser so that I can keep this high quality tripod.

Quality Piece
I purchased this to use with a DeWalt DCE34030 laser level. Originally purchased the recommended Dewalt tripod which doesn’t have an elevator pedestal. Pain in the butt to adjust horizontal level line up and down. This Bosch unit works great. Much easier to adjust height of laser line. I saw that some people had issues with locking down the pedestal. Using the crank handle and shaft collar I was able to secure the pedestal in place. I like the removable rubber pads on the tripod legs. They grip well on smooth floor surfaces unlike the DeWalt. The only thing I wish Bosch would have incorporated into this tripod is a built in spirit level in the pedestal. Otherwise I am very happy with this purchase.

Rock solid
I have been using another tripod with telescoping legs. What a pain. This one does not have leg bend stops which makes it easy set up on uneven hillsides. It is strong. The leg points have tabs to step on and push them into the soil. The quick release adjustments are such a dream after telescoping legs. It is just so fast and secure. Another thing I didn’t expect are the built in straps. There is a snap strap to wrap around the legs and secure the legs during transport. And then there is the carry strap. I haven’t tried shoulder carry (it seems a little short for that). For hand carrying it is a big plus. Every thing about this tripod is solid. The only way to secure this to equipment is with the sliding 5/8″-11 male thread. I was able to get a tap at my local Ace hardware. If that is not what your devise requires you will need an adapter. The screw is secured though a slot plate, has large slot grip knob, and a plumb bob hook centered in the bottom of the knob. There are no adapters, cases, know. plumb bob included with the tripod. I would definitely recommend this to friends.

Valued for money.

Overall, quite a sturdy unit, with the choice of using spikes on the tripod legs. Good value for what it provides.Having used several camera tripods, I expected more from this unit. There is only the adjustment for height – and even then, there is no mechanism to lock the splay of the tripod legs. The height crank was plastic and if the tripod accidentally falls on this crank, I think the crank would crack.Also, the mount uses a 5/8″ screw, not a camera screw of 1/4″. Inexpensive adapters are easily available, though.

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