Dear Birders, I have a Manfrotto 190 tracker tripod (distinctive by being green in colour). I broke a LOWER leg clamp on the tripod and Manfrotto no longer supply parts. I would be interested in buying a second hand tripod of this model whether in good order or not so that I could use the clamp off it to repair mine. regards Peter Marsh _______________________ Peter Crispin Marsh 82 Louisa Road Birchgrove NSW 2041 +61 2 9810 4264 0414 810 426 crispin_marsh@scp.com.au ===============================
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Maybe you should put some Loctite on the thread.
Peter Shute
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Hi Peter,
I had similar troubles a few months ago, breaking the angle adjustment ratchet on a Manfrotto 055xprob. A similar tripod. I couldn’t wait as I was travelling, so I glued the joint solid with epoxy.
However, if you can wait, you can get spare parts for Manfrotto tripods. See this PDF:
http://mediacdn.shopatron.com/media/mfg/2747/media_document/live_2/190XPROB_ 20090310.pdf?1272346402
If you Google the part number you need (e.g. “R055,399”), you will find many people selling it. Here are some examples for R055,399:
http://www.photovideo.com.au/manfrotto-r055399-upper-clamp-190xb-190xprob-pr -4320.html
http://www.manfrottospares.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=66 5
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/775375-REG/manfrotto_r055_399_asm_slee ve.html
The first is in Australia, and probably the cheapest shipping wise.
Hope this helps.