A gimbal system (100, 200) comprising: a ring (104, 210); a plurality of caps (102, 202, 204, 206, 208) attached to the ring (104, 210), wherein the ring includes a channel concentrically aligned with an outer circumference of the ring (104, 210) and a plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217), wherein the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217) are spaced equidistantly around the circumference of the ring (104, 210), and each slot of the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217) is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of caps (102, 202, 204, 206, 208); a first clevis; a second clevis, wherein each of the first and second clevises (220, 230) is connected to the ring (104, 210) and comprise: a hub (139, 224, 234); and at least two prongs (138, 222, 226, 232, 236), wherein each prong extends from the hub (139, 224, 234) though a respective one of the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217), wherein each prong has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a plurality of washers (110, 410), wherein each washer of the plurality of washers (110, 410) is located between a corresponding one of the second surfaces of the prongs of the first and second clevises (220, 230) and the ring (104, 210), wherein the washers further comprise a centrally located hole (154, 434); and a plurality of pins (106, 404) extending through the ring (104, 210), a respective one of the prongs of the first and second clevises (220, 230) and the centrally located hole (154, 434) in the corresponding washer (110, 410), wherein each cap of the plurality of caps (102, 202, 204, 206, 208) is in contact with a respective pin of the plurality of pins (106, 404), and each pin of the plurality of pins (106, 404) includes a shoulder (130, 406) that provides a bearing surface with a corresponding one of the first surfaces of the prongs of the first and second clevises (220, 230). a ring (104, 210); a plurality of caps (102, 202, 204, 206, 208) attached to the ring (104, 210), wherein the ring includes a channel concentrically aligned with an outer circumference of the ring (104, 210) and a plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217), wherein the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217) are spaced equidistantly around the circumference of the ring (104, 210), and each slot of the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217) is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of caps (102, 202, 204, 206, 208); a first clevis; a second clevis, wherein each of the first and second clevises (220, 230) is connected to the ring (104, 210) and comprise: a hub (139, 224, 234); and at least two prongs (138, 222, 226, 232, 236), wherein each prong extends from the hub (139, 224, 234) though a respective one of the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217), wherein each prong has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a hub (139, 224, 234); and at least two prongs (138, 222, 226, 232, 236), wherein each prong extends from the hub (139, 224, 234) though a respective one of the plurality of slots (214, 215, 216, 217), wherein each prong has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a plurality of washers (110, 410), wherein each washer of the plurality of washers (110, 410) is located between a corresponding one of the second surfaces of the prongs of the first and second clevises (220, 230) and the ring (104, 210), wherein the washers further comprise a centrally located hole (154, 434); and a plurality of pins (106, 404) extending through the ring (104, 210), a respective one of the prongs of the first and second clevises (220, 230) and the centrally located hole (154, 434) in the corresponding washer (110, 410), wherein each cap of the plurality of caps (102, 202, 204, 206, 208) is in contact with a respective pin of the plurality of pins (106, 404), and each pin of the plurality of pins (106, 404) includes a shoulder (130, 406) that provides a bearing surface with a corresponding one of the first surfaces of the prongs of the first and second clevises (220, 230).