Need to build a hoist

[oneisnone]

What are the “posts” made of? 4X4?


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The existing posts that the trusses are sitting on are doubled c-purlin, same as the trusses

[oneisnone]

I built this one w a scrap piece of I beam and some 4inch sq Tubing then slapped some red paint on it...easy weekend project

The nice thing is w the boat trailer Jack's I could roll it out of way

Ive found a few like that one for sale locally on marketplace, just hate to add something else to the floor. It's getting crowded already

[Dale Moser]

The existing posts that the trusses are sitting on are doubled c-purlin, same as the trusses

That’s weird. It’s probably fine, but you could weld a pice of 2X4 tubing to it to set the bottom of your bottom truss piece on.that would put the load directly to the floor, and stiffen the whole structure.


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[oneisnone]

That’s weird. It’s probably fine, but you could weld a pice of 2X4 tubing to it to set the bottom of your bottom truss piece on.that would put the load directly to the floor, and stiffen the whole structure.


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I may have a couple of pieces of 4x4 1/4" tubing that I could use for the vertical posts. I'll start looking at i-beam and see what it would take to get a 30' piece home and raised up in the ceiling.

[Backwoods101]

I built this one w a scrap piece of I beam and some 4inch sq Tubing then slapped some red paint on it...easy weekend project

The nice thing is w the boat trailer Jack's I could roll it out of way

Nice work. Leaning this route for my shop…figured I could hang a punching bag from it during its down time


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[Dale Moser]

I may have a couple of pieces of 4x4 1/4" tubing that I could use for the vertical posts. I'll start looking at i-beam and see what it would take to get a 30' piece home and raised up in the ceiling.

You don’t need anything as heavy as I-Beam if you truss it.


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[oneisnone]

You don’t need anything as heavy as I-Beam if you truss it.


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Thinking for simplicity sake of hanging one piece of steel plus the i-beam serves as a trolley track. Granted, I haven't priced i-beam yet so we'll see

[Hogmauler]

With the load the roof is already carrying, I wouldn't trust c-perlin to carry that load, even if it's only a 10 foot section of I-beam.



A roll around gantry crane would be my choice for a shop like yours. That way, you can store it anywhere in the shop you desire when not in use. You could also load it on a trailer and take it places if necessary. And would come in handy skin-n game.


Harbor Freight has a couple that I just happen to look at last weekend. The 2,000lb modle looks well-designed/built. I don't like buying there because most of it is imported from China. But they do carry better products than they used to 20 years ago.


2,000 lb work load for $829.99:
https://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-...ane-62510.html

This!
Nothing says you can’t build an A frame on wheels