Benro travel tripod - head removal help (1 Viewer)

Allen

Well-known member

• May 10, 2018

• #1

Hi

I have just bought 2nd hand a Benro A0685F tripod with ball head and want to remove the head; however I cannot figure out how to do so! I found some online instructions but still no luck. Picture attached; can anyone help?

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• May 10, 2018

• #2

Doesn't the head just unscrew from the top of the central column? It might be a bit stiff but otherwise I think it should just unscrew.

 

Allen

Well-known member

• May 11, 2018

• #3

I also thought that but whilst there seems to be some rotation with force, it just seems to rotate and not actually unscrew

 

Allen

Well-known member

• May 11, 2018

• #4

On closer inspection against the instructions, I think that the problem is gripping the bevelled edge of the head which is actually where it screws to the column, the rotation I am getting is just the head itself turning with my pressure v the grub screw that tightens it. So I can now see what I need to actually grip but can't get a hold of it!

 

J

jring

Well-known member

• May 12, 2018

• #5

Hi,

can you put the head in a vise with some wood to protect it?

Joachim

 

Kevin Conville

yardbirder

• May 13, 2018

• #6

Making sure the grubs screws are backed off and the column with head attached has been removed from the tripod.

Sit down and hold the head, with pan lock fully tight, between your knees, tightly.
Grab the column with both hands and twist hard and fast. Counter clockwise, of course. The quick motion helps.

Wet and towel dry your hands just before doing this and the slight moisture in the skin will help you gain traction.

 

R

Rotherbirder

Well-known member

• May 14, 2018

• #7

Kevin Conville said:

Making sure the grubs screws are backed off and the column with head attached has been removed from the tripod.

Sit down and hold the head, with pan lock fully tight, between your knees, tightly.
Grab the column with both hands and twist hard and fast. Counter clockwise, of course. The quick motion helps.

Wet and towel dry your hands just before doing this and the slight moisture in the skin will help you gain traction.

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... or grip as described above with the panning arm horizontal & pan & tilt controls tightly locked, rap the panning arm sharply (but not too hard) against the thread, with a suitably hard object/implement . May take a couple of raps but it usually does the trick.

Edit: Ignore the above; just noticed its a ball head, doh!

RB

 

Allen

Well-known member

• May 17, 2018

• #8

Thanks all, there are no grub screws on this model and having tried various ways it seems that the head is integral to the tripod centre column. However I'll be visiting a tripod shop in July so will get their expert opinion on whether I'm missing a trick somewhere!