>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Ferguson <fergie@ntplx.net> writes:
Michael> Peter Schauss wrote:
>> I am thinking about using a 1 ton chain hoist to pull
>> the engine on my Healey (about 600 # without the
>> gearbox ). If I run an eye bolt through the ceiling
>> and spread the weight over several joists, will they
>> hold the weight safely? If so, how many joists and
>> what size eye bolt?
Michael> I'm about ready to do the same thing (my garage
Michael> is about 24x24), but I'm thinking of propping up
Michael> the joist with a couple of 4x4s or 2x6s, one on
Michael> either side of the car. Might make two A-frames
Michael> of 2x4s instead, again with one one either
Michael> side. If I'm about to bring the garage down
Michael> around me, PLEASE let me know!! Thanks.
I've done this several times now. I have a length of black
iron pipe upstairs in the loft across ~4 joists (6' pipe, 18"
joists, a legacy from the previous owner who pulled the small
block from his hopped up camaro with it at least once) and a
chainfall. I feel perfectly comfortable up to the 1000lb
limit of the chainfall, and probably beyond truth be told.
After all, I weigh nearly 300lbs and I walk around up there
all the time, and there's a furnace up there that's got to
outweigh me by a few pounds too...
-MM
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