takahashi teegul questions please help????

i just recently purchased a takahashi teegul mount. what tripod are you guys using with this mount? i know a bogen 475 would probably be good and a berlebach tripod would work anybody using anything else? i will mount a tak fs60 and probably my orion 80ed if possible for quick looks. also has anyone modified one of these mounts to accept a gm8 saddle plate so attachment of the scopes would be quicker (obviously i also own a gm-8) thanks dan