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Colorado

I havent used one in years. It will handle the weight. You have to worry about the legs sinking in more and hurting your clearance.You might add some wood "shoes" to keep it from sinking too far.

9/11/2024 1:40:42 PM

SF Bay Area, California

I have the same chain hoist and a similar tripod. The chain hoist is only rated for 2,000 pounds. Most I've ever attempted was 1,500. Be careful...

9/11/2024 3:07:45 PM

Grittyville, WA

Id say just be diligent about it and minimize your risk. If there's any bends or a weak points in the boards (splits, knots) then that could cause failure... Id lay all the legs on their side and walk on each face just to be sure there's no hidden weaknesses...

I would lightly test them rather than assuming. If one of the legs is inferior, then I think you'll notice it, and you can decide what to do.
(...Replace or reinforce?).

9/11/2024 3:12:12 PM

Grittyville, WA

Wood is finnicky stuff. I think a tight grained (old growth) douglas fir could hold 8x the weight of a warped, knotty southern pine... so I mean who knows. Douglas fir or sitka spruce can incredibly strong, using the absolute best pieces (hard to find nowadays & not your average hardware store fare) you could probably lift 10k. That may or may not be an exaggeration.

[Last edit: 09/11/24 3:24:48 PM]

9/11/2024 3:18:29 PM

Sonoma County, CA

Anaid, the hoist is a 2 ton (4000 lbs capacity). And cojoe I like the idea of “shoes”. Ketchup, agree that the wood available these days ain’t what it used to be.

9/11/2024 4:11:27 PM

NE Kansas

I would add a shoe as crosspieces above the bottom of the post. You still need the end of the post to dig into the ground as a cleat so that the post doesn't just slip out sideways

9/12/2024 9:24:29 AM

Rocklin, CA

Out of Rocklin, CA. I just purchased a handy knuckle replica from Jeff Theil, and sourced 15 foot schedule 80 steel pipe to lift my 2200+ lber for Bishops. You can find him on Facebook.

9/13/2024 7:36:18 PM