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WESTERN DOLLY

Chapman now presents the Western Dolly, a truly remarkable unit. Designed for versatility as well as ruggedness, the Chapman Western Dolly can be equipped with an electronic valve actuator (EVA) for the remote operation of the hydraulic arm. This allows the operator to raise and lower the arm of the dolly from the camera. The installation of the EVA is simple and quick. The maximum standard camera lens height is 9 ', while the lifting capacity is 785 pounds. Vertical travel of the arm is 5 '. A unique feature of the Chapman Western Dolly is that the hydraulic arm can be removed from the chassis creating a hydraulic riser with 3 ' to 7' of added height. The purpose of this is twofold; first, it allows for easy transportation and second, allows the arm to be mounted upon another crane arm. By mounting the Chapman Western on one of our Chapman cranes, i.e., the Titan Crane, allows users to attain more height with the Titan. New shots are now obtainable, such as booming in through small openings where the crane arm movement is restricted and, then, hydraulically raising the camera after passing through this opening.

PEDOLLY®

This is the LATEST to come off Chapman's production line. This versatile unit has the capabilities of both the traditional pedestal, as well as, the camera dolly. The Pedolly obtains a low camera mount height of 15 5/8 " or 40 cm which makes it one of the lowest of all the current pedestals on the market today. The Pedolly shares the crab and conventional steering and variable chassis leg features of the Super Peewee while maintaining the ability to work on both straight and curved track. The Pedolly also has various tires for the different terrains encountered during the filming of productions. The maximum standard height of the Pedolly is 55 " or 1.42 meters. The Pedolly's ability to shift from crab to conventional steering, either manually or electronically, and its silent, smooth performance are major appealing features. There are many accessories for the Pedolly to adapt it to most applications. Call us for a demonstration of this small wonder. Look for more on the Pedolly to be featured in our next issue!

IMPROVEMENTS

Chapman Studio Equipment is constantly researching ways to improve our products. When we design and manufacture a piece of equipment, the design team never stands still. This is one reason the lease program here at Chapman works to your advantage--you never have to worry about owning out of date equipment. The better the equipment, the easier the task.

The new Super PeeWee® II now has an electronic timer which is totally automatic. With the push of a button the timer activates, while remaining completely silent, enabling filming to continue while charging.

The Olympian Dolly has been updated with an additional valve system which can regulate the booming speed of the arm, guaranteeing the same shot, over and over again.

MAINTENANCE

In order to maintain your equipment properly we have designed this Maintenance Section to keep you informed as a user, operator or equipment technician on all the important procedures to insure top performance of your equipment at all times.

TIPS - NITROGEN PRESSURE / OIL LEVEL. For the PeeWee® and Hybrid models, it is important that the nitrogen pressure in the dolly be kept at PSI rating of 1450 lbs. To obtain a true pressure reading, always remember: the dolly must be exhausted of all hydraulic pressure and the arm must be completely down. NOTE - If at this point the gauge reads 0, apply one hand pump to obtain a nitrogen gas reading. At this time the hydraulic oil has returned to the oil tank so now you are ready to measure the dolly's oil level by removing the oil fill cap and using the dip stick supplied by Chapman Studio Equipment. If you do not have a Dolly Dip Stick or Nitrogen Filler Tube, please call or fax us and we will send one to you.