Building a gantry to use for a hanging a chain hoist that will be used to pull my boat engine. I tried some online calculators but most go into too much engineering details needed and I can't seem to concentrate long enough to glean useful information. Thought maybe some here could help me shortcut this.
I need at least 1k lbs capacity, first and probably only use will be a 4.3MPI bobtail. Just want to have a good safety margin for the beam. It will be maximum 10 feet between supports, but probably have gussets that will reduce that to 8-9 ft.
So, questions like: Will one 6x6 beam work. Or do I need to build a beam from 3 2x6 or 2x10 or 2x12, these are my ideas. Vertical supports probably 2 2x6 each side with some spacing between them, and appropriate floor stand gusseting.
What are y'alls thoughts, thanks!
I need at least 1k lbs capacity, first and probably only use will be a 4.3MPI bobtail. Just want to have a good safety margin for the beam. It will be maximum 10 feet between supports, but probably have gussets that will reduce that to 8-9 ft.
So, questions like: Will one 6x6 beam work. Or do I need to build a beam from 3 2x6 or 2x10 or 2x12, these are my ideas. Vertical supports probably 2 2x6 each side with some spacing between them, and appropriate floor stand gusseting.
What are y'alls thoughts, thanks!