That sounds like mounting overkill to me William - all you really need is a couple good anchors in the drywall! ;-) Well, maybe in your dreams that is. Your method sounds similar to how I have mine mounted to the ceiling. I have two 4X4s traversing four joists with a 1/4" steel plate spanning the two 4X4s (you can see the 4X4s on either side of the chainfall and the plate on top of them). Then I have a large (some number of tons) cast eye bolt going through the plate with a nut or two on the other side. Pretty solid setup I think. Terry Farrell On Apr 1, 2010, at 8:07 AM, William Monroe wrote: > I also use a chain fall. An old Yale taken from my fathers trucking > company - they used it for truck engines so.........I think I'm > good. ;-] > > I use moving straps for attaching to the plate, and my hoist is > mounted with a piece of plate steel that spans two joists (2"x12") > in the ceiling. It has no perceptible flex, even when pulling a 9' > plate like the one shown. I didn't shorten my chain, but it is > short enough already to not drag on the plate in the "all the way > out" position. Then I hooked up a couple pulleys and a string with > a caribiner. Caribiner clips to the pull chain when not in use, and > the string pulls down on a wall and onto a hook to keep the chain up > and out of the way. > > William R. Monroe
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