HTC 2000 Universal Mobile Base

Features stable 4-wheel design, heavy-duty 3" wheels and rubber leveling feet to “park” your machine.

• Easily expands from 12" to 52"; adjusts in 1" increments.
• Base increases machine height by just 9/16".
• Industrial-grade foot levers raise and lower tool; full 7/8" clearance under leveling feet during movement.
• Maximum square: 36" x 36".
• Maximum rectangle: 20" x 52".
• Heavy-gauge steel.
• 500 lb. load rating.

All in all I find this to be a good and mostly sturdy mobile base. I would have given it 5 stars except for a few what I would consider flaws in the manual. It suggests to measure 1" beyond the feet of your tool base. I did and it was off by 2"! at least in my estimation for a good fit. I have a 12" Bridgewood table saw. Since it was a wrestling match to get it under the table saw initially, I decided to change the dimensions while it was under the saw. It can be done. The only other thing I would change is the floor stops when you drop from the wheels. They have the wiggles and I like my saw completely secured. I'll change them to a hard rubber rather than soft. It's a good piece and better than most I have seen outside of dedicated bases by Delta or Jet. You won't go wrong at this price.

I am getting rid of the two of these I purchased, not because they are not workable, but because in a small shop, they simply eat up too much space in a small shop. Consider your space carefully before buying these. They are OK, but there are other options.

I needed a mobile base for my Ridgid thickness planner and looked at the HTC 2000 base but was concerned because the specs said the max rectangle was 20” X 54”. I also talked to the sales rep at my local Rockler and was told the same thing. Problem was that I needed a base that would accommodate the odd angled base legs on the planner which is 23” X 31”. After looking it over at the store the specs didn’t seem to coincide with the design so I figured I would give it a shot. Turns out I am glad I did, I was able to reconfigure the basic assembly to meet my needs with no problem and was able to fit the base to my planner stand very easily. Now I can move the planner around to work where I need it. So far I have not noticed an problems with it and am going to add a wood platform to it first chance I get. I would recommend the HTC 2000, it is easy to assemble and much more versatile than the specs indicate.

Ridgid planner